Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Beirut as U.S.-Iran Deal Nears
The strike killed at least 3 people and threatened to complicate talks over a 60-day framework for ending the wider war, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Israeli military struck Beirut, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in response to projectile attacks on northern Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed the strikes occurred in the southern suburbs.
- Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalize a U.S.-Iran 60-day ceasefire framework as President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prepared for electronic signing of the broader agreement.
- Iran holds 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60% purity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Trump asserted that when all is calm, the U.S. would "downblend and destroy" the material.
- Israel's government feels sidelined by negotiations led by Pakistan, while the Republican Party criticized the deal for failing to improve upon the 2015 nuclear agreement that Trump withdrew from during his first term.
- A tenuous ceasefire since April 7 remains threatened by ongoing regional military activity, even as Trump expects the Strait of Hormuz to open immediately following the electronic signing of the agreement.
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Israel bombs Beirut, allegedly hoping to sabotage US-Iran deal
The Israeli military bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday just as Iranian and US officials voiced optimism that a diplomatic agreement was in reach, prompting accusations that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to derail the negotiations. Israel’s strikes reportedly targeted a five-story apartment building, killing at least three people, according to Lebanese authorities. […] The post Israel bombs Beirut, a…
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