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Memorandum language calling for an end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon. Israel was not a party, rejects Iran’s interpretation that Israeli forces must leave Lebanon, and conducted new airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
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Memorandum language calling for an end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon. Israel was not a party, rejects Iran’s interpretation that Israeli forces must leave Lebanon, and conducted new airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
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An Israeli airstrike killed a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Brigade amid cross-border rocket fire attributed by Israel to Hezbollah.
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Israel was not party to the MoU and rejects Iran's claim that the MoU requires Israeli forces to leave Lebanon. Indeed, Israeli forces carried out fresh airstrikes on southern Lebanon today.
Memorandum language calling for an end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon. Israel was not a party, rejects Iran’s interpretation that Israeli forces must leave Lebanon, and conducted new airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Open source reportYesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defiantly vowed to keep forces in southern Lebanon "for as long as necessary."
According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, a demand for Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanon, while quoting Prime Minister Netanyahu as saying Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary. The disagreement could undermine the broader deal.
Open source reportSeparately, the NYT reported that Israel didn't anticipate Hezbollah's use of first-person view drones to target its troops, and has had to re-think its strategy in southern Lebanon to account for the drone threat
Israel did not anticipate Hezbollah’s use of first-person-view drones against its troops and has had to reconsider its southern Lebanon strategy.
Open source reportLebanon... signed a truce with Israel on behalf of Hezbollah, and can do little to ensure that Hezbollah respects a truce it didn't agree to.
Lebanon has limited ability to ensure Hezbollah’s compliance because the group did not negotiate the truce. Hezbollah has mostly observed the ceasefire apart from some southern skirmishes.
Open source reportIsrael accused Hezbollah of violating the temporary ceasefire... by firing rockets at Israeli positions in south Lebanon.
Israel accused Hezbollah of firing rockets at Israeli positions in southern Lebanon during a 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Hezbollah was not formally a party to the truce.
Open source reportAoun resents the intrusions and wants Israeli troops to leave the five areas of southern Lebanon that they still occupy. Aoun has called on Israel to negotiate a more permanent ceasefire
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun wants Israeli forces to leave five occupied areas in southern Lebanon and has called for negotiations on a more permanent ceasefire.
Open source reportIsrael is growing frustrated with the Lebanese government's lack of progress disarming Hezbollah, and has taken up the task of targeting Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon with near-daily airstrikes in recent weeks.
Israel has conducted near-daily airstrikes against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon amid frustration over the Lebanese government’s lack of progress on disarmament.
Open source reportthe truce gives Israel 60 days to withdraw from parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River, handing control of those areas to the Lebanese military, which will be responsible for ensuring Hezbollah doesn't return to the border regions
Israel has 60 days to withdraw from parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River, after which the Lebanese military is to control those areas and prevent Hezbollah’s return to the border region.
Open source reportSome Israeli hawks want to take advantage of a weakened Hezbollah in disarray and invade southern Lebanon now, while cooler heads - like defense minister Gallant - prefer to give Hezbollah a chance to back down and avoid escalation. •The WSJ warned that a ground invasion "could turn into a quagmire, much like the war in Gaza."
Disagreement over whether Israel should invade southern Lebanon; an assessment that Hezbollah’s weapons and tunnel network could make a ground campaign protracted.
Open source report“Israel did, however, acknowledge overnight airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including a weapons depot near Khaim.”
Israel acknowledged overnight airstrikes against Hezbollah targets, including a weapons depot near Khaim.
Open source reportIsrael carried out another airstrike in southern Lebanon, killing the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Brigade, which Israel blames for firing rockets into its northern villages.
An Israeli airstrike killed a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Brigade amid cross-border rocket fire attributed by Israel to Hezbollah.
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