At a time when Israel is under heavy criticism for the attacks in Lebanon, he appears unrepentant. The Prime Minister of Israel in his new post, which is accompanied by , points out that the strikes against Hezbollah will continue.
“We continue to strike Hezbollah with force, precision and determination. In Beirut, we neutralized Ali Youssef Harsai, the personal secretary of the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s secretary general, Naim Qassem, and one of his closest associates.
At the same time, last night the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck a number of terror infrastructures in southern Lebanon: crossings used to transport thousands of weapons, rockets and launchers, as well as ammunition depots, launchers and Hezbollah headquarters.
Our message is clear: anyone who acts against Israeli citizens – will be hurt. We will continue to strike Hezbollah wherever necessary until we restore full security to the people of the north.”.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s post
We continue to hit Hezbollah with strength, precision and determination.
In Beirut we eliminated Ali Yosef Harshi, the personal secretary of the Secretary General of the Hezbollah terrorist organization Naim Kassem and one of the people closest to him.
At the same time, tonight the IDF attacked a series of terrorist infrastructures in southern Lebanon: crossings that were used to transfer thousands of weapons, rockets…
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu)
“We will continue to respond,” Hezbollah said
For its part, Hezbollah announced that it had bombed northern Israel overnight in response to the “ceasefire violation.”
“Retaliation will continue until the Israeli-American attack on our country and our people stops,” added the Iran-aligned movement, which has not claimed responsibility for any other attacks since the announcement of the Iran-American truce overnight Tuesday.
More than 200 dead
According to the latest official, non-final count announced a while ago, yesterday’s simultaneous Israeli strikes launched without warning and targeting downtown Beirut and many other areas of Lebanon killed 203 people and injured 1,000 others.
“The toll of the attack in Lebanon is 203 dead and more than 1,000 wounded,” Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine said today. His ministry had recorded 182 deaths and 890 injured yesterday.
Calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon are increasing
Diplomatic calls to extend a regional ceasefire in Lebanon are growing as Israel and the US say the country is not included in the ceasefire.
“Continuing military activity in Lebanon seriously jeopardizes the ceasefire (…)” said in a statement the representative of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern over the strikes in Lebanon, telling his US and Iranian counterparts that stopping them was a “necessary condition” for the ceasefire to be “credible and lasting”.
The International Committee of the Red Cross expressed its “outrage at the deaths and destruction” caused by the Israeli strikes.
