The Israeli army and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah have once again exchanged attacks in the early hours of this Friday, despite the ceasefire negotiated during a new round of dialogue between Israel and Lebanon this week in Washington. Israeli warplanes attacked the vicinity of Jabal Amel Hospital, in Tyre (southern Lebanon), with more than four missiles, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. One person has died and at least 14 have been injured in the offensive. Hezbollah, for its part, claims to have attacked a concentration of Israeli vehicles and soldiers in the vicinity of Beaufort Castle with a precision missile, “in response to Israel’s violation of the ceasefire.” Meanwhile, the Iranian navy says it has fired warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman.
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Iran fires warning shots at US ships
The Iranian navy says it fired warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman this Friday.
The deterrent action was to counter “hostile actions and maritime nuisances,” according to the navy’s statement. According to this message, missiles and Shahed drones were fired at the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS Truxtun (DDG-103), which “would have left the area after these maneuvers.” (Reuters)
Lebanese Parliament Speaker says he would agree to Hezbollah withdrawal from the south if Israel does the same
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stated that he would agree to Hezbollah’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, if it coincides with a simultaneous withdrawal of Israeli troops from the occupied territories in his country.
Berri added that “the ceasefire must be complete, comprehensive, and without any conditions on land, sea, and air.” (Reuters)
Hezbollah distances itself from attack that killed a Serbian peacekeeper and injured two Spaniards
The Shiite group Hezbollah has distanced itself this Friday from the mortar attack that killed a Serbian soldier and injured two Spaniards from the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and has called the Israeli army’s accusations identifying it as the perpetrator of the launches “unfounded.”
“The enemy’s accusations that the Resistance attacked a UNIFIL position in the town of Debbine and caused the death of one of its soldiers are an unfounded allegation and a complete falsehood,” the political and armed movement denounced in a statement.
“This is especially so given that the accusation comes from the same enemy that has never concealed its discomfort with the presence of international forces in southern Lebanon and its constant efforts to limit their role, because they are living witnesses to its crimes,” it added. (Efe)
Israel orders evacuation of six towns in southern Lebanon
The spokesperson for the Israeli forces in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, has issued a new evacuation order targeting six towns in southern Lebanon, where Israel continues its attacks against population centers despite the ceasefire signed this week.
The affected populations are: Sarafand, Tebnata, Al-Babliyeh, Qaqaiyat al-Snoubar, Al-Marwaniyah, and Al-Saksakiya, and must “head north of the Zahrani River,” according to Adraee’s message.
Israel claims to have killed a Hezbollah commander
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed to have eliminated the commander of Hezbollah’s engineering unit, Abed Harb, according to a message published by the military on X.
“Harb’s unit built explosives (…) and was behind numerous attacks against IDF soldiers,” according to the same message. The Lebanese armed group has not yet commented on the matter.
Israeli officer dies in southern Lebanon, the first since the new ceasefire
An Israeli soldier died yesterday, Thursday, in southern Lebanon despite the new ceasefire agreement reached this week, the Israeli army reported overnight.
“Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21 years old and from Mishmar HaShivá, an officer in the armored corps of the 75th Battalion of the 7th Brigade, fell in combat in southern Lebanon,” the military statement reads, without providing further details on the circumstances of his death. Following the announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a message on his channels lamenting his passing and sending his condolences to the family.
Including his death, 28 Israeli servicemen have now died since the start of the conflict against Hezbollah on March 2. Furthermore, he is the first to lose his life after the new truce agreed on Wednesday between the governments of Israel and Lebanon. (Efe)
Update | One dead and at least 14 injured in southern Lebanon
One person has died and at least 14 have been injured after Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon this morning, according to the latest balance provided by the Lebanese National News Agency. (Efe)
At least 12 injured in southern Lebanon after cross-attacks between Israel and Hezbollah
At least 12 people have been injured after an “enemy air attack” in southern Lebanon, the country’s news agency reported this Friday, after Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah exchanged attacks in recent hours, despite the ceasefire negotiated this week in Washington.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reports that “an enemy air attack” caused these injuries and destroyed a bank building near Jabal Amel Hospital, located in Tyre. In addition, “enemy artillery shelled the vicinity of Burj Qalawiya and the area adjacent to Deir Kifa at dawn,” the NNA added. (Efe)
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Hezbollah and Israel exchange attacks despite ceasefire
Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah have once again exchanged attacks in recent hours, despite the ceasefire negotiated during a new round of dialogue between Israel and Lebanon this week in Washington.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reports this Friday that Israeli warplanes attacked the vicinity of Jabal Amel Hospital, located in Tyre (southern Lebanon), with more than four missiles. “Simultaneously, an artillery bombardment was recorded against the city of Deir Amas,” also in the Tyre district, the NNA adds.
Hezbollah states in a communiqué that, at dawn, it attacked a concentration of Israeli vehicles and soldiers in the vicinity of Beaufort Castle with a precision missile, “in response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and attacks against villages in southern Lebanon.”
Israel and Lebanon, with US mediation, agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire conditioned on Hezbollah ceasing both attacks and operations in southern Lebanese territory. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the day before that he is awaiting internal “responses” to the proposals negotiated with Israel and assured that a solid cessation of hostilities could be implemented just 24 hours after receiving the green light.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, for his part, criticized the “humiliating” negotiations with Israel and argued that any ceasefire must be “comprehensive,” assuring that they will continue to confront Israeli attacks as long as they continue.
The planned plan, announced on Tuesday in a joint statement, contemplates the creation of “pilot zones” in Lebanon that must be controlled by the Lebanese army and where there can be no presence of the Shiite movement.
Lebanon and Israel had already agreed on an initial ceasefire in mid-April, which has been extended on paper until early July, although in practice it has not prevented the continuation of attacks by both sides, with hundreds of new deaths in Lebanese territory. (Efe)
Good morning. We begin our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East conflict, this Friday, June 5. Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah have once again exchanged attacks in recent hours, despite the ceasefire negotiated during a new round of dialogue between Israel and Lebanon this week in Washington.
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