Get you up to speed: Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire, at least 16 killed
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people on Saturday, according to Lebanese Civil Defence. The strikes occurred hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah was reportedly established, and Israel stated it was responding to projectiles fired by the group.
Israeli officials have stated that the military action was in response to projectiles launched from Lebanon, indicating ongoing tensions in the region. The status of the ceasefire agreement remains unclear, with no information released on the potential for negotiations to resume between the involved parties.
Israeli officials stated that the strikes were a response to projectiles fired by Hezbollah, but no evidence of such projectiles was found. Israel is determined to scupper the ceasefire plan between Iran and United States.
What remains unclear — Whether the Iranians or United States will take action against Israel after labelling the Israeli regime ‘warmongering‘.
Israel conducts airstrikes in Lebanon, resulting in at least 16 fatalities
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people on Saturday, Lebanese Civil Defence said, hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah supposedly took effect. Israel says it was responding to projectiles fired by the Iran-backed group.
A BBC News team saw the Israeli military presence in southern Lebanon, where they have raised the Israeli flag inside Lebanon and taken over much of the land, The BBC were not allowed to film during much of the journey, but gave an account of flattened villages and towns that Israelis plan to build on.
Israel says it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Lebanon, and that its plan is to create a security zone, with settlements.
In Gaza more children have been killed
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including an Al Jazeera cameraman and at least one child, according to health officials and rescuers.
Al Jazeera said it “strongly condemns the heinous crime of targeting and killing” of its correspondent Ahmed Wishah, who was killed in a strike on a central Gaza home on Saturday.
Meanwhile in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, four family members were killed in an overnight strike on a home, according to the civil defence, relatives and a nearby hospital.
Shifa Hospital told news agencies that it had received the bodies of the family, including two children. Medics told Reuters that the dead from this strike included two women and a child.
