Smoke billows up from site of Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of Mahmudiyah on Friday.
Netanyahu to speak at UNGA after defying international calls for a cease-fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday after striking a defiant note the day before as he vowed to continue hitting Hezbollah “with all our might.”
Netanyahu said Israel will not stop “until we achieve all our goals” despite international calls, including from the U.S., for an immediate 21-day cease-fire across the Israel-Lebanon border.
However, another statement from the prime minister’s office today cited “a lot of misreporting around the U.S.-led ceasefire initiative,” saying Israel shares its aims and “appreciates the U.S. efforts in this regard.”
It added that Israeli and American teams met yesterday to discuss the proposal and more discussions will be held in the coming days.
92 killed, 154 injured in Lebanon, over 24 hours
Lebanon’s health ministry said that 92 people had been killed and another 154 injured in Israeli raids across southern, central and eastern Lebanon during the previous 24 hours.
The ministry said over 700 people have been killed since the start of Israel’s new aerial offensive on Lebanon on Monday.
