The Israeli military carried out drone strikes in the south Lebanon on Thursday, just hours after the presidents of the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that creates a framework for negotiations to end the war started by The Trump administration and Israel at the end of February.
Lebanese media reported that “an Israeli drone dropped a munition on Beit Yahoun, injuring two people.” A separate drone strike “on a vehicle at the roundabout between Kfartebni and Arnoun killed one person and seriously injured another,” according to National News Agency of Lebanon.
The attacks underscored Israel’s threat continued military occupation and attack on Lebanon presents the prospects for a final peace deal between the US and Iran. of memorandum of understanding (MOU) that Trump signed France late Wednesday explicitly includes Lebanon and indicates that continued Israeli attacks would violate the agreement.
“The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war, by signing this Memorandum of Understanding, declare the immediate and permanent end of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake to henceforth not initiate any war or any military operation against each other and refrain from the threat or use of force against each other and guarantee the territorial integrity, document of the state of Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuwho has been is accused of working for sabotage diplomatic progress, there is expressed opposition in response to negotiations between the US and Iran, refusing to commit to the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. Since March 2, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have been occurring killed about 3800 peopleincluding hundreds the childrenaccording to Lebanese authorities.
Reuters reported Thursday that Israel is “holding negotiations with the US as it seeks to continue the deployment of troops in southern Lebanon.” An unnamed senior Israeli official, described as close to Netanyahu, told the newspaper that “Israel would not back down from its positions, including keeping troops deployed in the area south of Lebanon’s Litani River.”
“A second Israeli official told Reuters that the outcome of the talks will ultimately depend on whether US President Donald Trump ‘decides to force the issue’ by threatening consequences if Israel does not abide by the terms of the Iran interim pact,” the paper added.
Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, Trump CALLED Netanyahu “a very good man” and a “wonderful prime minister”.
“We have a little disagreement about Lebanon,” the president added. “I say, ‘You could do a little softer touch, Bibi. You don’t have to knock down a building every time someone walks into it who’s from Hezbollah.’”
Esmaeil Baqaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday that the Memorandum of Understanding signed on Wednesday would be “cancelled” in the absence of a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and an end to military strikes.
“It is the responsibility of the USA. said Baqaei, to “force” Israel to “respect the US commitments to Iran in this document”.
