Nine people were killed in Israeli bombings on villages in southern Lebanon on Monday, December 2. Tel Aviv announced that it would strike dozens of Hezbollah targets in retaliation for an attack claimed by the Shiite group for the first time since the ceasefire came into force. The Lebanese Health Ministry said the raids killed five people in the village of Harris, and four in the village of Tallousa. Follow our live stream.
Washington says the truce “holds.” Benjamin Netanyahu denounced on Monday a “violation grave” of the ceasefire, Monday, after the shots of the Lebanese movement in the direction areas controlled by the Israeli army. Lhe president of the Lebanese Parliament, an ally of Hezbollah and who negotiated the truce on its behalf, affirmed for his part that Tel Aviv had violated the agreement in “at least 54 times”. “THE ceasefire holds”assured the United States, Israel's main ally.
Emmanuel Macron calls for a presidential election in Lebanon. The French president and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, “have together called for the holding of a presidential election in Lebanon”Monday, on the first day of a state visit by Emmanuel Macron to Riyadh. This vote would allow “to bring together the Lebanese and carry out the reforms necessary for the stability and security of the country”according to the Elysée.
Evacuations in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army called on the population to evacuate areas near the town of Khan Younes on Monday. This is the first time in weeks that the south of the Palestinian territory has been affected by a call of this type, the Israeli army concentrating its operations on the north of the Gaza Strip since October.
