Beirut (TDI): Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned two Israeli airstrikes on the city of Nabatieh on Tuesday evening.
The attacks resulted in twenty injuries in the strike on Nabatieh Al-Fawqa and ten injuries from the attack on the Zawtar-Nabatieh Al-Fawqa road, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
The two attacks were the first acts of aggression since the ceasefire came into effect on November 27.
The ceasefire was extended, at Israel’s request and with the approval of the United States, until February 18.
Mikati described the aggression as yet “anpther violation of Lebanese sovereignty and a flagrant breach of the ceasefire deal and Resolution 1701.”
He contacted the US head of the 5-member committee responsible for overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire deal, Gen. Jasper Jeffers, urging him to adopt a “firm stance to ensure that Tel Aviv fulfills its obligations under international law.”
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Since Sunday, residents of border areas have been returning to their towns ahead of the extension of the Israeli withdrawal deadline.
But Israeli troops that infiltrated the region responded by firing shots and using smoke and sound bombs, resulting in dozens of casualties and injuries.
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The Israeli military stated it was “redeploying forces to southern Lebanon to facilitate the gradual deployment of Lebanese forces and to remove Hezbollah.”