Lebanon warns of the “New War” while Israel launches new fatal strikes Israel attacks Lebanon news

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says that his country is at risk of withdrawing from a “new war” as dozens of new air strikes, Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah, has killed at least two people.

Salam issued the warning on Saturday, saying that “renewed military operations on the southern border” of Israel will bring “the problems of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.”

At least two people were killed and eight others were injured by the Israeli air strikes, according to the reports of the National Agency for Lebanon. He said that three of the victims, including one of them who were killed, were children, referring to the government -running emergency center.

The Israeli artillery and air strikes struck in southern Lebanon after its army said that it had intercepted three missiles fired from a Lebanese area, about 6 km (4 miles) north of its joint borders. Israel said it had targeted the missile launchers that it claimed to belong to Hezbollah, which is responsible for the launch operations.

Hezbollah issued a statement denied any involvement in a series of missile attacks on northern Israel from southern Lebanon.

In its statement, Hezbollah accused Israel of creating an excuse to renew its air attacks and repeated its commitment to the ceasefire in November, which ended a year of war between the two sides.

Quoted by two security sources, the Israeli army radio stated that the military response in southern Lebanon has not ended.

“There will be additional strikes in the coming hours,” the sources said.

Long struggle

The exchanged exchange was on Saturday since Israel on Tuesday Abandon the ceasefire separate In the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian group Hamas.

Lebanon blamed Israel for the lengthy conflict yet Failure to withdraw From all Lebanese lands as determined in the ceasefire.

According to the deal, a final date was set in January to withdraw, but Israel extended it until February 18. Since then, the Israeli soldiers have been in five locations inside Lebanon, and its army has implemented dozens of deadly strikes against Hezbollah’s hypothetical targets, and often hit civilians.

Saturday, Salam announced that “all security and military measures must be taken to show that Lebanon decides the issues of war and peace.”

In a separate statement, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned “attempts” to destabilize his country and violence and called for action to prevent the escalation of the conflict.

Israel said the attacks were “in response to the missile fire in Israel.”

In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he and the Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israeli army to “act strongly against dozens of terrorist targets in Lebanon.”

Netanyahu said that Israel was carrying the government of Lebanon responsible for “everything that happens inside its territory.”

“There is a lot of concern that the situation will go out of control,” said Al -Jazeera Zina Khoder, which reports from Beirut.

She said: “What we understand is that Lebanese officials are holding talks with the US -led committee as they are watching the ceasefire to try to remove tensions.”

Gaza war of shrinkage

The conflict in Lebanon was the bloodiest in the Gaza war, as it was roaming across the border for several months before he escalated to a severe Israeli attack that killed many senior leaders and leaders of Hezbollah, and destroyed a lot of arsenal and killing thousands of civilians.

Andrea Tentente, a UNFIL, UNIFIL spokesperson, said that the situation is still “very worrying”.

“We have urged the parties to use the maximum restraint,” Tinenti said, adding that there are intensive negotiations that include many stakeholders “to prevent any escalation of conflict and tension – something that no one wants to see after 16 months of conflict in this region.”

UNIFIL spokesman also stressed that the mission of peacekeeping, which was subjected to an attack by Israeli forces during the recent war, intends to maintain its presence in southern Lebanon.

In an interview with Al -Jazeera, political analyst Sultan Barakat from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha warned that “as long as the (Israeli) occupation continues, the resistance will continue.”