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Iran Rejects US Ceasefire Proposal as Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Forces and Regional Tensions Escalate
President Trump called Iran's response to a U.S. ceasefire proposal totally unacceptable and said negotiations are his alone. Lebanese health authorities reported 552 deaths since the April 16 ceasefire began. Iranian forces downed a drone while Hezbollah carried out multiple attacks on Israeli positions.
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U.S. " He told Axios, "I don’t like their letter. It’s inappropriate," and would not share details of what he disliked about the text. " Iran delivered its response through mediator Pakistan, according to Iranian media.
The text, as described by Tasnim news agency citing informed sources, emphasises the urgent need to end the war and guarantees against further aggression toward Iran. U.S.
Commitments, and the release of Iran’s frozen assets during a 30-day period. U.S. munitions following the war on Iran. " Since March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 2,846 people and wounded 8,693 others, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
At least 552 deaths and 1,149 injuries have occurred since the ceasefire began on April 16. @AJEnglish reported that Israeli air strikes targeted the town of Haris in Nabatieh governorate, which also saw intermittent artillery shelling. Israeli forces targeted the town of Majdal Selem with an air raid in Nabatieh, while two Israeli air raids hit the town of Srifa and an area between the towns of Aytit and Qana in the Tyre district.
Hezbollah targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the Jal al-Alam site, used drones to attack Israeli army vehicles in the town of Deir Sryan, carried out a suicide attack targeting soldiers on the outskirts of Deir Sryan, and fired a drone-launched bomb at Israeli army advanced technical equipment in the town of al-Bayyada.
The Iranian army shot down an enemy drone in its southwestern region, according to Fars news agency. Two unidentified objects struck a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4, causing a fire and damaging the vessel’s stern, South Korea said.
