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president Donald Trump both claim that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon , despite contrary statements from both Iran and Pakistan on their versions of the ceasefire agreement
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Israel carried out a large wave of air strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday, which killed and wounded hundreds of people, while officials said the war against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continued despite a ceasefire in Iran.
But the two-week ceasefire “does not include Lebanon”, he said. In a statement on X on Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel backed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to ensure “Iran no longer poses a nuclear, missile and terror threat to America, Israel, Iran’s Arab neighbors and the world”.
Hezbollah said the attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, on February 28, as well as Israel’s near-daily violations of a ceasefire it agreed to in Lebanon in November 2024.
In Washington, US President Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said Lebanon was not part of the deal. The Lebanese presidency said it would continue "efforts to include Lebanon in regional peace".
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam “himself says he believes that Iran has been running the military campaign that Hezbollah has launched in southern Lebanon and that’s why the negotiations over the next two weeks will be critical and crucial for Lebanon,” Khodr said.
“Hezbollah’s calculation is that it has more political leverage when it joins Iran in possible negotiations, because Hezbollah has been criticising the Lebanese government for failing to get Israel to agree to the terms of the last ceasefire back in 2024,” she said.
“In light of regional developments and reports circulating about a ceasefire, [the army] urges citizens to wait before returning to southern villages and towns and to avoid approaching areas where Israeli occupation forces have advanced… since they may be exposing themselves to the ongoing Israeli attacks,” the army said in a statement.
Hezbollah, which has not claimed any attack since the deal was announced, said the group had the right to respond and warned displaced families to wait for a formal ceasefire announcement before trying to return home. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from the Lebanese capital, Beirut, said Hezbollah’s entry into the US-Israel war on Iran expanded the conflict and bogged Israel down on multiple fronts.
What's confirmed
- But the two-week ceasefire “does not include Lebanon”, he said.
- Israel carried out a large wave of air strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday, which killed and wounded hundreds of people, while officials said the war against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continued despite a…
- The Lebanese presidency said it would continue "efforts to include Lebanon in regional peace".
What's still developing
- In a statement on X on Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel backed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to ensure “Iran no longer poses a nuclear, missile and terror threat to America, Israel, Iran’s Arab neighbors and…
- Sharif said the move was “effective immediately”.
- Lebanon’s National News Agency, meanwhile, said the Israeli military continued to carry out attacks on southern parts of the country.
- Israeli forces bombed the southern town of Srifa in Tyre region, and also issued an evacuation warning for a building near the town.
- “In light of regional developments and reports circulating about a ceasefire, [the army] urges citizens to wait before returning to southern villages and towns and to avoid approaching areas where Israeli occupation…
- Hezbollah said the attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, on February 28, as well as Israel’s near-daily violations of a…
- The Israeli military has also launched an invasion of southern Lebanon and said it aims to seize more territory for what it calls a buffer zone.
- Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from the Lebanese capital, Beirut, said Hezbollah’s entry into the US-Israel war on Iran expanded the conflict and bogged Israel down on multiple fronts.