The president of the United States, Donald Trump, defined a cease-fire “in that part of the world, when it is shot in a more moderate way.” But the actions of the Israeli Army in Lebanon They do not fully meet their definition. The intensity of the attacks against Lebanese territory has not decreased and the trail of blood continues to stain the land of cedars. During the night from Thursday to Friday, at least 11 personas have lost their lives in the south of the country, the majority in the city of Numberthe main coastal city in the region. In the last few hours, Tel Aviv has ordered the forced eviction of seven villages more in the district of Sidon. In some of them, hundreds of people are displaced and forced to flee again.
Meanwhile, from Washington and Beirut, the leaders insist on the cessation of hostilities, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahufollow your own path. In a meeting with his cabinet on Thursday night, the president assured his government ministers that “at the moment there is no agreement” with Hezbollah and that, for this reason, it will not put to a vote the latest version of the ceasefire negotiated by USA until the militia accepts its terms, according to the Israeli media Ynet. Ministers reportedly criticized the fragile truce, demanding that it be voted on in the cabinet before Tel Aviv accepts its terms, but Netanyahu refused to call the vote: “Hezbollah opposestherefore I will not make a decision; If you agree, I will present it for your approval.”
Growing humanitarian needs
Hezbollah, for its part, has rejected the conditions of the truce and maintains its strategy. A Israeli officer died this Thursday in an attack with anti-tank guided missiles by the militia in southern Lebanon. At least 26 soldiers and one contractor have lost their lives since the resumption of intense hostilities on March 2. Most have died during the truce. Tonight the Shiite group announced new attacks against Israeli troops positioned near the Beaufort medieval castlea strategic location south of the city of Nabatiye that the Israeli Army occupied on Sunday. According to the Lebanese media The Orient-The DayIsraeli troops again attempted to expand their ground incursion towards the village of Ghandouriehin the border district of Bint Jbeil, where Hezbollah fighters gave them a ambushforcing them to retreat.
The humanitarian situation in the country reaches catastrophic levels. With the increase in eviction orders in the Sidon district, thousands of families who had fled their villages further south in this region, 40 kilometers from Beirut, have had to be displaced again. In the face of these growing humanitarian needs, United Nations has doubled its appeal for aid to Lebanon. This Friday the organization launches a call for help to the Lebanese Government to raise an additional 331.5 million dollars and thus reach 1.4 million people, raising the total of the appeal to $639.9 million. As of May 31, it had received $185.9 million. “In the last three months, the communities across Lebanon have faced a terrible situation due to the escalation of hostilities,” he denounced Imran RizaUN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.
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