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Hezbollah says deadly Israeli attack violates ceasefire agreement
Hezbollah He made a statement regarding the Israeli attack South Lebanon Killing of two people is a violation of the ceasefire agreement IsraelAccording to Reuters news.
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Here is more information about the two people killed by Israeli fire South Lebanon:
Israeli soldiers opened fire on a group of people near the bulldozer. el-Deir Nabatieh el-Fevka neighborhoodAccording to Reuters, citing Lebanon’s state news agency NNA.
The Israeli military told Reuters it had shot down “armed terrorists” who posed a direct threat to Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.
Since then Hezbollah On March 2, it opened fire on Israel in support of Iran, bringing Lebanon into the conflict. Killed more than 4,100 peopleThey included 773 women, children and healthcare workers, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. It was not stated how many warriors were among the dead.
Israeli attacks have also forced approximately 1.2 million people from their homes in Lebanon.
On the Israeli side, at least 32 soldiers and four civilians He was killed in clashes with Hezbollah.
Iranian Ambassador warns that any attack on Lebanon would jeopardize negotiations
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Iran’s UN Ambassador in Geneva He warned that Tehran’s red line in negotiations with Washington is: Israel will stop attacks on Lebanonincluding the capital Beirut.
The ambassador added that Iran “will respond” if Israel violates the memorandum of understanding established on Thursday in any way, including attacks against Lebanon and the Iran-backed militant group. Hezbollah.
According to Reuters, Israeli gunfire on Tuesday killed two people in southern Lebanon; the first deaths reported by Israeli gunfire in Lebanon in three days. Responding to the attack, the Iranian envoy said that any violation of the memorandum of understanding would create difficulties in peace talks.
The attacks between Hezbollah and Israel have been a major point of contention in talks between the United States and Iran to reach a peace agreement. Israel currently occupies part of southern Lebanon in the so-called “security zone”. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu He claimed that the region was necessary to protect Israel’s north from Hezbollah.
Here are some other important developments:
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J.D. Vance said talks with Iran provided “a good foundation for a successful final agreement” to end the war. “The ultimate deal is home,” the US vice president told reporters. “We laid the foundation. We didn’t build the house, but we laid a successful foundation for the American people to do well.”
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When asked how soon IAEA inspectors could arrive in Iran, J.D. Vance said nuclear inspectors were called at 2 a.m. last night, but no one answered the call. “As you can imagine, not many people are answering their phones at two in the morning,” the vice president said.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will begin a trip to three Gulf states on Tuesday as part of talks with Iran to end the war in the Middle East, his spokesman said. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement that Rubio, who visited the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, would discuss “the memorandum of understanding with Iran, efforts to ensure full and free safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and the importance of peace and stability in the region.”
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Tehran is not negotiating on its nuclear program and did not accept any new commitments during talks with the United States in Switzerland on Sunday, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told the official IRNA news agency on Monday. Baghaei added that Iran’s interaction with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will continue in accordance with existing procedures, subject to the approval of the Iranian parliament and the decisions of the Supreme National Security Council.
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