Israel has launched a series of deadly attacks on Lebanon despite the announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington, DC.
The death toll from the fresh clashes has reached 3,256, while more than 10,700 people have been injured in Israeli strikes across Lebanon since the resumption of conflict on May 2, the country’s health ministry said on Friday.
In response to the latest attacks, Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem outrightly rejected the ceasefire deal as a “farce” and warned that northern Israel will remain a target for fighters as long as Israel continues bombing Lebanon.
A ceasefire was announced by US President Donald Trump after he pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his consistent attacks on Lebanon.
On the other hand, President Trump has branded as “unpatriotic” lawmakers who voted in favour of a resolution to limit his ability to wage war on Iran, adding, “We’re going to win one way or the other … it’s going to be militarily or on paper.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said there will be “no peace in the region” until Israel withdraws from Lebanese territory, adding that a deal between Tehran and Washington also involves an end to the conflict in Lebanon.
