Israel reportedly struck targets in southern Lebanon again on Wednesday, brushing off warnings from Donald Trump and threatening to derail the US peace process with Iran.
Israeli forces were said to have carried out an airstrike in the Nabatieh district and raids on the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, according to Lebanese media and Al Jazeera Arabic.
There was no immediate comment from Israel. Iran has warned of a “hard response” if Israel does not stop its attacks on Lebanon, and Hezbollah says Tehran promised it would not sign the final nuclear deal with the US unless Israel stops.
The issue has forced a rift between Donald Trump and Israel in recent days, with the US president on Tuesday saying that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be more responsible with respect to Lebanon.
Trump said Israel has been fighting with Hezbollah for “too long” and issued rare rebuke of its military tactics, saying it was unnecessary to bomb entire apartment blocks to hunt militants.
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