Israel bombs Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire came into force

El Periódico

Israel hits again Beirut. For the first time since the entry into force of the cease-firethe Israeli Army bombs the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. “I have ordered, together with the Minister of Defense, Israel Katznow attack in Beirut the commander of the Radwan Force of Hezbollah with the aim of eliminating it,” the Israeli Prime Minister published shortly afterwards, Benjamin Netanyahuin X. Since the entry into force of the truceannounced by the American president Donald TrumpTel Aviv has maintained its attacks in southern Lebanon but Beirut has been left off its radar after the Black Wednesday on April 8, in which a hundred bombings in less than 10 minutes killed more than 300 people.

“Los terrorists of Radwan are responsible for attacks on Israeli populations and the attack on soldiers of the Israeli Army,” Netanyahu has written. Although in the first days of the ceasefire Hezbollah respected it and stopped its attacks on Israeli targets, it later renewed violence against the troops occupying southern Lebanon. Currently, the 5% of Lebanese territory is low israeli occupationsubjected to constant demolitions and preventing the return of the population of 55 border villages. “No terrorist has immunity: outstretched arm of Israel It will reach all enemies and all murderers; we promised to ensure the safety of northern residents; “This is how it is done and this is how it will continue to be,” Netanyahu added.

At the moment, it is unknown if the bombing, which took place without prior noticehas caused fatalities and whether it has managed to achieve the objective. Several Israeli media claim that the commander Malek Ballout He would have died along with several other people present. The newspaper Israel Hayom assures that the attack has been carried out from a warship who shot three times at an apartment in Haret Hreik. An Israeli official quoted by the public broadcaster defends that the operation would have been carried out in coordination with the United Statesengaged in achieving an agreement with Iran. Hours earlier, the Israeli Army had attacked the town of Zlaya, in the Bekaa Valley, east of Lebanon. The bombing has killed four peopleincluding two women and an elderly man, and has injured five more, including a child and three women. Since March 2, Israeli troops have killed 2,700 people and displaced more than a million, causing a humanitarian crisis across the country.

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