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Hezbollah Reports Rocket Attack on Israeli Forces in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah said its fighters fired rockets at Israeli vehicles and soldiers near Majdal Zoun early Sunday. The group stated the attack responded to Israeli ceasefire violations. Israeli strikes on southern Beirut killed at least two people and wounded four others.
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m. Sunday. The group stated the attack responded to Israeli ceasefire violations. The Israeli army announced an earlier strike on a building in Beirut's Ghobeiry neighborhood. Lebanon's National News Agency reported that the strike killed at least two people and wounded four others.
Israeli forces have conducted a bombing campaign in Lebanon since March 2 and occupied several towns in the country's south. The campaign has killed more than 3,700 people, wounded nearly 11,500, and displaced over 1.5 million people, according to @AJEnglish.
Pakistani mediators are attempting to reach a deal between the U.S. and Iran that includes timelines for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and possible sanctions relief. Sami Nader of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs said Israel's Beirut strike represents strategic testing of any potential agreement.
Almigdad Alruhaid reported from Tehran that the situation in Lebanon forms an integral part of the potential peace deal. Israeli politicians from both opposition and coalition parties have criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu's approach to Lebanon ahead of elections expected in October.
