Israel seeks Lebanon talks
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Israel’s massive attacks in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon this week are threatening to derail a fragile ceasefire with the US and Iran.
Israel and the US say Lebanon is not included in a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel struck "the greatest blow" to Hezbollah in strikes today.
The two-week ceasefire agreed upon by Iran and the United States is facing a major challenge from Israel’s decision to bomb Lebanon, a key ally of Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained that there is ’no ceasefire’ in Lebanon as tensions in West Asia continue to escalate.
Lebanon is reeling after the deadliest day of renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The death toll has exceeded 300 as more bodies are found.
Israel says the truce with Iran does not cover Lebanon. But Tehran says it does and has threatened retaliation unless the bombing stops.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit expresses solidarity with Beirut, supporting ceasefire efforts and stronger state authority amid continued violence.
Lebanon’s health ministry says that Israeli strikes during the day killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will begin negotiations with the government of Lebanon after the war’s deadliest waves of strikes against Hezbollah. After the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday,