The southern suburbs of Beirut were targeted by a series of Israeli airstrikes on Friday morning.
The night was marked by new bombings on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital and the Lebanese national agency (ANI) reported at least 10 strikes.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday with American envoys who came to Israel to move towards a ceasefire in Lebanon, stressing that a truce with Hezbollah must guarantee the security of his country.
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NEW STRIKES ON SOUTH BEIRUT
The southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, were targeted by a series of Israeli airstrikes on Friday morning.
The night was marked by new bombings on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. The Lebanese National Agency (ANI) reported at least 10 strikes. According to images broadcast by AFPTV, they caused strong explosions and thick plumes of smoke then rose from the area.
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This visit to Jerusalem by emissaries Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk aims in particular to find a way out of more than a month of war between Israel and the Lebanese Islamist movement, supported by Iran, while the United States tries to achieve a framework agreement a few days before the presidential election.
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, affirmed in the evening that the discussions had “good progress”. “We still have work to do”he added, calling for “a diplomatic solution, including via a ceasefire”.
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