Hezbollah Describes Extended Ceasefire as “Meaningless” with Ongoing Clashes in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah dismissed a US-mediated ceasefire in its conflict with Israel as “meaningless” a day after its extension was announced for a further three weeks, according to Reuters.
Fragile Ceasefire
These remarks came after Lebanese authorities reported two people killed in an Israeli strike and said Hezbollah had downed an Israeli drone.
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire after hosting the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors at the White House.
Despite the fact that the ceasefire has significantly reduced hostilities, Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have continued to trade blows in southern Lebanon.
Israeli forces remain deployed within a self-declared “buffer zone,” maintaining an active military presence along the frontier.
“It is essential to point out that the ceasefire is meaningless in light of Israel’s insistence on hostile acts, including assassinations, shelling, and gunfire,” Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Fayyad said.
On Friday, the Lebanese Health Ministry announced that the Israeli strikes killed six people in an obvious violation to the ongoing ceasefire.
The ministry noted that fatalities were spread across southern Lebanon, with two people killed in Wadi al-Hujair, two in Touline, and one each in Srifa and Yater.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, also unveiled on Friday that an Indonesian peacekeeper had died in hospital from wounds suffered in a March 29 attack on his base.
War in Iran
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership and triggering a new conflict in the Middle East.
Iran has been responding with a retaliatory counterattack in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi as a retaliatory move, while launching barrages of missiles and drones toward Israel.
The conflict has spread across the Middle East, leaving thousands dead, triggering unprecedented disruptions to energy supplies especially after the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Lebanon Involvement
On March 2, Lebanon was drawn into the conflict only when Hezbollah launched a series of attacks to support its ally, Tehran.
As a result, Israel has launched an extensive military campaign that has since killed more than 2,000 people.
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