Northern Israel hit by Hezbollah assault amid rising ceasefire tensions
3 min learnUp to date: Apr 22, 2026 02:47 PM IST
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah Tuesday mentioned it launched rockets and drones on northern Israel, accusing the Israeli army of violating the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, information company Reuters reported.
The assault comes after Hezbollah accused Israel of attacking civilians and destroying houses.
The ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon got here into impact on April 16, throughout which each events ought to intention to iron out their variations for “lasting peace.” A White Home summit of leaders from each nations had additionally been proposed.
Israeli forces remained deployed in a belt deep alongside your complete border, which it claims is an try to create a buffer zone to defend northern Israel from assaults by Hezbollah, Reuters famous.
It fired “at a place in northern Israel that had been hanging southern Lebanon,” in keeping with an announcement launched by Hezbollah on Tuesday.
The Israeli army, in response, struck the launcher from which the rockets had been fired. Sirens in northern Israel had been sounded after the interception of the drone from Lebanon, Reuters reported quoting the Israeli army.
Second spherical of talks between Israel and Lebanon
The second spherical of talks between Israel and Lebanon is about to happen on Thursday (April 23).
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Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who can also be a Hezbollah ally, has advised Lebanese newspaper al-Joumhouria that if Israel
“maintains its occupation, whether or not of areas, positions, or by drawing yellow traces, it would scent the scent of resistance each day,” Reuters quoted.
Berri additionally mentioned that there was no want for direct talks with Israel, the newspaper reported, whereas noting his administration had sought Hezbollah’s peaceable disarmament for a yr.
Considered one of Lebanon’s targets to be introduced throughout in-person talks with Israel entails Israeli withdrawal from the area. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam Tuesday additionally mentioned his authorities didn’t search confrontation with Hezbollah however wouldn’t be intimidated by it.
In the meantime, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has mentioned the ultimate purpose of the marketing campaign towards Hezbollah was to see the group disarmed, by each army and diplomatic means, Reuters quoted.
Israeli assaults proceed
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Because the ceasefire started, the Israeli army has continued to hold out demolitions in southern villages of Lebanon, which it claims is an motion towards Hezbollah infrastructure embedded in civilian areas, the information company reported.
New Israeli detonations in no less than eight villages, and artillery shelling in a number of areas, had been reported on Tuesday, Lebanese state media reported.
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