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Several videos circulating on X showed large plumes of smoke rising from the targeted areas following the strikes.
Iran-Israel tensions escalated after Israeli strikes on Lebanon. (File/Reuters)
Israeli warplanes on Friday reportedly carried out strikes on southern Lebanon shortly after a truce announcement, according to initial reports. Official confirmation from both sides is still awaited.
According to Al Jazeeraat least 12 Israeli air strikes, along with ongoing artillery shelling, have been reported in southern Lebanon since a ceasefire was said to have taken effect.
Several videos circulating on X showed large plumes of smoke rising from the targeted areas following the strikes. The footage has not yet been independently verified.
Less than half an hour after the latest bombardment, a US official confirmed that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire. The truce, which began at 4 pm local time, was brokered by US and Qatari mediators following talks with Israel and Iran, the official told AFP.
Fighting in Lebanon escalated overnight and threatened to derail the signed Washington-Tehran deal to end the war, following the postponement of planned talks in Switzerland scheduled for today.
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