Israeli forces carried out fresh airstrikes and artillery attacks in southern Lebanon on Monday, despite ongoing diplomatic efforts surrounding a recently announced framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. According to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA), Israeli warplanes struck the area between the towns of Qantara and Deir Siryan in the Marjeyoun district. The agency also reported heavy Israeli artillery shelling on the outskirts of Deir Siryan toward the Litani River, as well as bombardment targeting the town of Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district. The latest strikes come as political debate intensifies in Lebanon over the US-backed framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv. Critics of the agreement have expressed concern that it could legitimise Israel’s military presence in [...]
