Bombing comes an hour after Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed a ‘strong’ response to Hezbollah’s action
Israel has carried out a series of airstrikes in the Nabatieh district, south Lebanon, in response to Hezbollah rocket fire near a watchtower, in the deadliest attacks since a
The resumption of tit-for-tat strikes in south Lebanon and north Israel has caused concern that fully-fledged fighting between Hezbollah and Israel could resume just five days after a ceasefire was announced.Residents of Lebanon braced themselves for Israel’s response to Hezbollah’s attack on Monday night, with a witness saying that people started leaving Dahiyeh, the southern suburbs of Beirut where Hezbollah enjoys strong support, shortly after Netanyahu vowed to retaliate.
A key point of contention in the ceasefire has revolved around Israel’s right to unilaterally enforce what it deems to be violations of the truce. Israel has sought assurances from the US that it could take action against Hezbollah on its own if the Lebanese army fails to stop Hezbollah from acting in south Lebanon.
Hezbollah has said that Israel does not have the right to carry out attacks in Lebanon or fly its aircraft in Lebanese airspace, saying this would be an encroachment of Lebanese sovereignty. The Hezbollah MP, Hassan Fadlallah, said on Wednesday that the group is ready to respond if Israel violates the truce, saying the ceasefire agreement recognises “the right of the two parties to self-defence”.
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