Israel strikes Lebanon as US preps fresh Iran sanctions package
The strikes were retaliation for a Hezbollah attack that injured three Israeli soldiers and came as Washington readies new sanctions on Iran.
- On Saturday, The Israel Defense Forces killed senior Hezbollah commander Abu Hassan Alaa in southern Lebanon, where 11 people died in strikes marking the deadliest escalation since the June ceasefire.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were retaliation for a Hezbollah attack that injured three soldiers on Saturday, targeting militant infrastructure in response.
- Ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah has persisted throughout the 60-day deadline intended to end the war, with both sides accusing each other of violating the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding signed in June.
- These clashes threaten to derail the U.S.-brokered ceasefire providing for Hezbollah's disarmament, as Israel warned it would strike the proxy group again if threatened by further attacks.
- The ceasefire agreement is set to formally expire tomorrow, with the sides remaining at an impasse and no apparent path forward on a permanent end to the war.
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