In Beirut in the past 24 hours, there hasn’t been any Israeli strike since that large scale attack on Wednesday. It appears that the US administration is pressuring Israel to accept at least a reduction of violence, if not a ceasefire, because its priority is to save that deal with Iran.
But Iran has interests to ensure that deal holds, it is continuing to insist that the Lebanon front is included.
- As the US and Iran prepare for talks in Pakistan, Israel continues to bombard Lebanon after killing at least 300 people and injuring 1,150 in nationwide strikes on Wednesday.
The Israeli military says more than 40 Hezbollah fighters have been killed in southern Lebanon over the past week, and 50 infrastructure sites destroyed.
The Israeli military has been threatening to target ambulances in Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of making “extensive military use” of them.
Iran: the IRGC came out with a new map recently where ships must go.
They are demanding tariffs and charges that ships should pay to Iran to go through.
Hezbollah continues to target northern Israel with drones and missiles
The Lebanese armed group says its fighters targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement in northern Israel with a squadron of attack drones on Friday.
Ireland’s foreign minister says she is “appalled” by the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and has called for the US-Iran ceasefire to be extended to the country.
