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Opening summary: Israel says clashes will continue in southern Lebanon despite new ceasefire agreement
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s ongoing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz said the army would continue ground operations in southern Lebanon. Just hours after Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a US-backed ceasefire to end hostilities.
Katz said: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon, including Beaufort Castle. and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes He won’t be able to return.
“IDF is at this stage It will continue its fire and ground operations and will remain in the security zone in Lebanon until the yellow line. – including the Beaufort area – and without the return of the population, “On the other hand, we continue to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in the region,” he said.
He added that the IDF is holding it. “Freedom to strike in Beirut with American support In response to fire on Israeli communities and lands.”
The IDF also issued a warning this morning: Clashes will continue in Southern Lebanon It urged people to “avoid going south of the Zahrani River.”
Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported Many people were injured in Israeli attacks on the southern Tire and Nabatieh regions. has seen repeated attacks in recent weeks.
This came just a day after the Israeli and Lebanese governments agreed to implement a conditional ceasefire following the fourth round of talks in Washington. The ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire by Hezbollah militias, and a series of “pilot” security zones will reportedly be established in Lebanon from which fighters of the pro-Iranian group will be barred.
According to a joint US-Israel-Lebanon statement issued by the US State Department, the ceasefire includes “the evacuation of all Hezbollah members” from areas south of the Litani River.
It is not yet clear how Lebanon’s security zones will be established, but the agreement requires the Lebanese army to take full control of these areas.
Hezbollah has not yet commented on the ceasefire. The group is not participating in the talks and is staunchly opposed to them, saying it will not abide by any agreements that may emerge. A Hezbollah official told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday that the group “will not accept a partial ceasefire.”
In other developments:
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Oil prices increased by nearly 2 percent Following the attacks on Kuwait, the fragile ceasefire was tested. Kuwaiti officials and state media said flights at the international airport were suspended after an Iranian drone and missile attack damaged airport facilities and diplomatic missions, killing one person and wounding more than 60 others. Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airlines later resumed flights, officials said.
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of Iran Revolutionary Guards say no shots were fired at Kuwait airport Iran blamed the destruction on US interceptor missiles that failed to hit their targets, according to state media. US military says this is not true It was stated that Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles deliberately targeted the airport.
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Before, Iranian media said the Revolutionary Guard attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a US air baseand also a ship. US Central Command denies that its bases were hitHe also stated that he was carrying out new “defensive attacks” in southern Iran.
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Iran’s negotiations with the United States were not interrupted, but no progress was made. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen on Wednesday.
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Donald Trump previously said progress could be made on reaching a deal this weekend. “I hear the negotiations are actually going very well,” he said at the White House. “If so, it could be the weekend.” Iranian religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei was involved in the negotiations, he said in a podcast.
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Oil prices fell on news of Israel-Lebanon ceasefireAfter jumping to $100 this week, both major crude oil contracts are down more than 1%.
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Katz says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is ‘a great success’
Israel Katz He said the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon was an agreement. “Great success in Lebanon, both on the field and at the diplomatic level.”
“We promised security to those living in the north and we delivered,” Israel’s defense minister said in a statement, according to the Times of Israel.
“The declaration contains a clear statement on the disarmament of Hezbollah, the removal of Hezbollah terrorists from the area south of the Litani River, the continued presence of the IDF in the security zone, and freedom of movement for Israel.”
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Opening summary: Israel says clashes will continue in southern Lebanon despite new ceasefire agreement
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s ongoing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz said the army would continue ground operations in southern Lebanon. Just hours after Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a US-backed ceasefire to end hostilities.
Katz said: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon, including Beaufort Castle. and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes He won’t be able to return.
“IDF is at this stage It will continue its fire and ground operations and will remain in the security zone in Lebanon until the yellow line. – including the Beaufort area – and without the return of the population, “On the other hand, we continue to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in the region,” he said.
He added that the IDF is holding it. “Freedom to strike in Beirut with American support In response to fire on Israeli communities and lands.”
The IDF also issued a warning this morning: Clashes will continue in Southern Lebanon It urged people to “avoid going south of the Zahrani River.”
Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported Many people were injured in Israeli attacks on the southern Tire and Nabatieh regions. has seen repeated attacks in recent weeks.
This came just a day after the Israeli and Lebanese governments agreed to implement a conditional ceasefire following the fourth round of talks in Washington. The ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire by Hezbollah militias, and a series of “pilot” security zones will reportedly be established in Lebanon from which fighters of the pro-Iranian group will be barred.
According to a joint US-Israel-Lebanon statement issued by the US State Department, the ceasefire includes “the evacuation of all Hezbollah members” from areas south of the Litani River.
It is not yet clear how Lebanon’s security zones will be established, but the agreement requires the Lebanese army to take full control of these areas.
Hezbollah has not yet commented on the ceasefire. The group is not participating in the talks and is staunchly opposed to them, saying it will not abide by any agreements that may emerge. A Hezbollah official told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday that the group “will not accept a partial ceasefire.”
In other developments:
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Oil prices increased by nearly 2 percent Following the attacks on Kuwait, the fragile ceasefire was tested. Kuwaiti officials and state media said flights at the international airport were suspended after an Iranian drone and missile attack damaged airport facilities and diplomatic missions, killing one person and wounding more than 60 others. Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airlines later resumed flights, officials said.
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of Iran Revolutionary Guards say no shots were fired at Kuwait airport Iran blamed the destruction on US interceptor missiles that failed to hit their targets, according to state media. US military says this is not true It was stated that Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles deliberately targeted the airport.
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Before, Iranian media said the Revolutionary Guard attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a US air baseand also a ship. US Central Command denies that its bases were hitHe also stated that he was carrying out new “defensive attacks” in southern Iran.
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Iran’s negotiations with the United States have not been interrupted, but no progress has been made. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen on Wednesday.
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Donald Trump previously said progress could be made on reaching a deal this weekend. “I hear the negotiations are actually going very well,” he said at the White House. “If so, it might as well be on the weekend.” Iranian religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei was involved in the negotiations, he said in a podcast.
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Oil prices fell on news of Israel-Lebanon ceasefireAfter jumping to $100 this week, both major crude oil contracts are down more than 1%.
