Despite a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon aimed at ending months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel continues to violate the truce, killing and injuring civilians. This comes as the Gaza ceasefire, which entered its 21st day, faces its own challenges. Israel's lack of commitment to the deal and refusal to negotiate the second phase are raising concerns about its collapse. Meanwhile, Palestinian and Egyptian officials condemned a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to establish a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia, calling it a violation of the kingdom's sovereignty.
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon , which has been in place since November 27th, has seen over 840 violations by Israel . Despite the truce, Israel has committed over 840 violations, killing and injuring dozens in Lebanon , including women and children. Six people were killed and two others injured on Saturday in an Israel i air strike targeting the Shaira area in Lebanon ’s eastern Baalbek district, according to Lebanon ’s National News Agency (NNA).
“Six people were martyred and two others were wounded due to an Israeli air strike on the Shaira area, adjacent to the town of Janta,” NNA reported. The Israeli military, in a statement, said its air force carried out the strike under the direction of intelligence services, claiming it targeted Hezbollah members inside a site in the Bekaa Valley, allegedly used for producing and storing strategic weaponry. The ceasefire, which ended months of mutual shelling between Israel and Hezbollah, escalated into full-scale conflict last September. In Gaza, Israel's lack of commitment to the ceasefire is putting the deal in danger of collapse, according to a senior Hamas official. Hamas political bureau member and former Gaza health minister Basem Naim warned that the deal is in danger, but said the Palestinian resistance group does not want to return to war. The fifth release of Israeli and Palestinian prisoners took place on Saturday, about halfway through the six-week first phase of the ceasefire deal. Israel and Hamas completed their fifth prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, with the frail, disoriented appearance of the three released Israelis sparking dismay among their relatives. Out of the 183 inmates released by Israel in return, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club advocacy group said seven required hospitalisation, decrying 'brutality' and mistreatment in jail.Protests erupted in Tel Aviv, with demonstrators demanding the release of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and the continuation of the ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Meanwhile, Israel's negotiating team set to travel to Qatar is not authorised to discuss the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas, according to Israeli media. The Israeli team includes Brigadier General Gal Hirsch, Israel’s coordinator for the hostages, and a former deputy chief of the Shin Bet domestic service, whose name was not disclosed. 'The Israeli team is not authorized to discuss the second phase of the deal,' the Israeli public broadcaster KAN said. KAN said the mandate of the negotiating team is limited to discussing the continuation of the first phase of the agreement. In a separate matter, Palestinian and Egyptian officials have strongly denounced a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to establish a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia. The proposal was condemned as 'racist' and 'anti-peace,' and an infringement on Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and stability.
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