Israeli fire kills two in Lebanon as Hezbollah protests ‘violation’ | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli forces opened fire in southern Lebanon, killing two people and wounding two, according to the Lebanese media, after two days of calm in the country amid a tense ceasefire.

Two men were killed when Israeli soldiers “fired with their rifles as they stood near an excavator that was blocking the road” in a town near the city of Nabatieh, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said on Tuesday.

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They are the first to be tolddeath from the fire of Israel in Lebanon in three days, the threat of a “ceasefire” of the United States has been ongoing since Sunday.

The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah condemned the “attack”, saying it was a “violation” of terrorism. It did not say whether it would respond.

The Israeli army said it had “struck a group of terrorists who quickly threatened” the army in the southern Ali al-Taher area, an area in southern Lebanon that the Israeli army had declared a “security zone”.

Earlier, Mahmoud Qamati, deputy head of Hezbollah’s political organization, warned that the Lebanese group would respond to any violation of Israel’s anti-killing order, according to Iran Press TV.

Qamati said that Hezbollah’s revenge will come “in a different way”, adding that there will be no “return to the pre-war” when the Israeli army launched daily attacks in Lebanon as the group’s fighters opened fire.

“Hezbollah remains alert with its finger on the line, ready to deal with any violations committed by the Israeli government,” he said.

Israel’s offensive in Lebanon has killed at least 4,106 people since March 2. At least 1.2 million people have also been driven from their homes.

The death toll in Israel’s latest war with Hezbollah includes 32 soldiers and four Israeli civilians.

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir issued a joint statement that the Israeli military will continue to “resolutely act to end threats to our soldiers and our citizens”.

The army will continue to dismantle Hezbollah weapons, and will continue to “maintain security in southern Lebanon,” it said.

The statement comes after Netanyahu released a video saying that the Israeli army “will have the right to act” in Lebanon.

“My opinion is strong that we will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for a long time,” he said.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the US is under pressure to force Israel to stop its attacks on southern Lebanon.

“We have all seen the Zionist attack in Lebanon,” said Esmaeil Baghaei.

“The responsibility to end the war in Lebanon is part of the past and the present.” The commitment of the US is clear and there is no reason for the Zionist organization to continue to attack Lebanon,” he said.

Baghaei said the Israel-Hezbollah war was a “very difficult issue”, but added “final arrangements” would be reached “in the coming days”.

New US-led talks between Israel and Lebanon will begin today in Washington, and talks are expected to continue on Thursday.

Lebanon is represented by Ambassador Nada Moawad, while the Israeli delegation is led by Ambassador Yechiel Leiter. US officials are also taking part in the talks.

Lebanon wants Israel to withdraw from the south of the country, where the Israeli army has established a so-called “buffer zone” that includes about 6 percent of Lebanon’s territory.

Israel says it wants to “disarm” Hezbollah. Hezbollah has said the talks should be about “joint security” and that its weapons should be kept on the table.

But many Lebanese residents remain skeptical of the ceasefire agreement.

Mohammed Yassin, 60, told the Reuters news agency that he would return to his home in the southern Lebanese town of Hula “when they say (the road) is open and the situation is good”. He also said: “We don’t believe in ending the war, because Israel is deceitful, they are not like (people) who follow what they say.”

Suzanne, also in her 60s, said she and her family were displaced after Israel invaded the southern suburbs of Beirut, known as Dahiyeh.

“We were renting in Dahiyeh and the houses are gone. They hit it (bombing) – there are no houses (on the left) where should we go? We don’t know where we should go,” he said.

“We don’t believe it, because they say several times that there is peace, and then they start attacking again.” I mean they are unreliable people.