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The airstrike occurred in a part of Beirut close to several Lebanese government buildings not affiliated with Hezbollah and foreign diplomatic buildings
More than 3,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since cross-border strikes between Israel and Hezbollah began on October last year. (Reuters)
Four people were killed and several others sustained injuries in a fresh Israeli airstrike in Beirut as the US pressed ahead with cease-fire efforts.
The unusual and unprecedented airstrike occurred in a part of Beirut close to several Lebanese government buildings not affiliated with Hezbollah and foreign diplomatic buildings.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not made any official statement regarding the recent strike but has targeted more high-risk locations in Lebanon in response to additional Israeli casualties from ambushes by terrorist groups and rocket and drone attacks on civilian areas.
The escalating actions by Israel have led some commentators to suggest that this could put pressure on the Lebanese government to accept more of Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire. Overall, the IDF has successfully removed Hezbollah’s weapons from certain regions within four to five kilometers of the southern Lebanon border.
US Envoy Heads to Beirut
Meanwhile, United States envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Tuesday, according to two Lebanese official sources, in what is seen as a sign of progress in ceasefire negotiations for the deadly cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The news comes after Beirut responded “positively” to a US-backed proposal to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, per Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Makati. Speaking to Al Araby TV news channel on Monday, Makati said the Lebanese government had been seeking clarification on some “unclear points” in the ceasefire proposal, but that large parts of the draft agreement were resolved.
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