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Third day of bombing in Lebanon/Israel hits Hezbollah-controlled areas of Beirut
2024-11-14 12:11:34 / BOTA
Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah-held areas of Beirut early this morning for the third day in a row, hitting areas on the southern outskirts of the capital after a night of heavy shelling.
Plumes of smoke rose over Beirut as the bombing continued.
The attacks also reached southern Lebanon's Bid Jbeil region overnight, causing extensive damage to buildings and residential complexes, according to the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).
Five people were killed in airstrikes targeting the towns of Bazourieh and Jumayjimakh, foreign agencies reported.
Israel launched a major air and ground offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah in late September after nearly a year of cross-border clashes at the same time as the Gaza war.
Lebanese authorities have not yet confirmed the number of victims from today's attacks in the southern suburbs of Beirut, most of which have been evacuated.
According to Lebanon's health ministry, Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,365 people and wounded 14,344 across Lebanon since October 7.
Five people were killed in airstrikes that targeted the cities of Bazourieh and Jumayjimakh, foreign media reported.
Ali Hassan Khalil, political adviser to Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, said yesterday that Lebanese negotiators had reached a preliminary agreement with US envoy Amos Hoxtyn on the framework of a ceasefire agreement.
In an interview with the Al Jazeera network yesterday afternoon, Khalil said that this proposal has been forwarded to the Israeli side through Hoxtin, although Lebanon has not received any response or proposals for changes from Israel.
He said any possible deal would necessarily be based on UN Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, so that the Lebanese army could keep the area on the country's southern border with Israel free of weapons or armed personnel beyond the country. Lebanese.
Khalil said that Lebanon does not oppose American or French involvement in monitoring the observance of the ceasefire.
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