Israeli forces inflicted this morning airstrikes against Hezbollah-controlled areas in Beirut, striking for the third day in a row the southern parts of the Lebanese capital, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
A plume of smoke rose over Beirut after the continued strikes, and attacks also took place in the southern city of Bint Jbeil, where overnight airstrikes and artillery shelling caused heavy damage to buildings and residential complexes, Lebanon's NNA news agency reported.
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Five people were killed in airstrikes in the town of Bazourieh and in a village near Bin Jbeil, the NNA added.
In late September, Israel launched a major ground and air offensive against the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite movement "Hezbollah" after almost a year of cross-border shelling between Israel and "Hezbollah". In parallel, Israel is at war with "Hamas" in the Gaza Strip.
Lebanese authorities have not yet confirmed the number of casualties from today's strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, which have largely been evacuated. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least 3,365 people have been killed and 14,344 wounded in Israeli attacks since October 7.
Ali Hassan Khalil, a political ally of Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, said yesterday that Lebanese representatives had been involved in talks with US envoy Amos Hochstein and had reached a tentative agreement on a ceasefire framework.
In an interview with "Al Jazeera" Khalil said last night that Hochstein had passed on the proposal to the Israeli side, but Lebanon was still waiting for a response and proposed amendments from Israel.
He said any agreement should be based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which says there should be no forces other than those of the Lebanese state in areas of southern Lebanon near the Israeli border.
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Khalil said Lebanon does not object to US or French involvement in monitoring the ceasefire deal.