Lebanon, Iran and Israel
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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.
On Wednesday, April 8, Israel launched a torrent of missiles aimed at sites Lebanon. They killed and injured hundreds. Here's what to know.
The announcement came after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday which killed 303 people, according to health officials.
Even as the U.S. and Iran seek to cement a ceasefire, Israel is seizing more territory from its neighbors in preparation for a long, drawn-out conflict across the Middle East.
Israel says the truce with Iran does not cover Lebanon. But Tehran says it does and has threatened retaliation unless the bombing stops.
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Trump urges Netanyahu to be ‘low-key’ after Lebanon strikes — as Israel set to negotiate with Beirut
President Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be “more low-key” after the strikes in Lebanon that are threatening to undo the fragile cease-fire with Iran — with the Jewish state agreeing to negotiate with Beirut next week.
More than 300 people in Lebanon have been killed in recent Israeli strikes, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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FOX News reporter Trey Yingst reports Thursday from Tel Aviv that 48 hours before negotiations are planned to begin between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad, the Strait of Hormuz "appears to be closed" and Iran's president is saying continued Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon are a violation of the ceasefire they agreed to.