The Israeli Army has once again launched airstrikes this Friday against the towns of Mayfadoun and Al Mansouri, both located in southern Lebanon, despite the truce reached in June between Israeli and Lebanese authorities with the aim of achieving a permanent ceasefire.
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The attacks, which have included artillery fire, took place on the outskirts of Mayfadoun, near Zautar al Sarqiyá, in the Nabatiyé governorate, just after several fighter jets bombed Al Mansouri overnight, in the Tyre district, according to reports from the NNA news agency.
The Israeli forces have been intermittently bombing some of these areas as part of their operations, which they justify for security reasons given the threat posed by the Shia militia party Hezbollah.
In Al Mansouri, a series of explosions have also been recorded, concentrated in the towns of Haddatha and At Tiri, in the Bint Jbeil district, in Nabatiyé.
On June 26, Lebanon and Israel reached a preliminary agreement mediated by the United States that laid the groundwork for a permanent ceasefire and included the restoration of Lebanese sovereignty in the south of the country, but also the disarmament of the Shia militia party Hezbollah, an issue the group has fully rejected.
Since then, Israel has cited security reasons and Hezbollah’s refusal of the agreement to justify continuing its military operations in southern Lebanon.
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