While pummeling Lebanon, Israel continues to wipe out Gaza. Dozens of Palestinians were killed within the last 48 hours. Israel also bombed the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, killing at least 18 people. Israel also killed at least 37 people in Lebanon last day with intense bombing.
At the same time, Iran sent a message to the US via Qatar that it does not seek regional war, but “the phase of unilateral self-restraint has ended,” said Al Jazeera. The report also said that US President Joe Biden has advised Israel to avoid striking Iranian civilian infrastructure, including oil facilities.
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When Biden was asked if the Israeli government should launch strikes on Iranian oil facilities, he said that he wasn’t going to get into what they consider private diplomatic discussions.
Biden also said that he believed a wider war could be prevented. Biden said the US would not be deploying its own forces in support of Israel as it is in the middle of all of these conflicts, according to a media report.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah is putting up intense fighting on the ground, making it extremely difficult for Israeli soldiers to keep up.
Reportedly, the Israeli military recalled its ground invasion. The reports suggest that the Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) will focus on keeping up its air superiority campaign. Israel has intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.
The IOF warplanes reportedly targeted a health clinic in Beirut with a phosphorous bomb, said Press TV. The report said that the aircraft also targeted residential buildings in the Dahiyeh neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs with several strikes.
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At least eight Israeli soldiers were killed, and nearly 20 were injured during its first faceoff with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army also confirmed that it was hit by over 200 rockets from Hezbollah in 24 hours. The report also suggested that the number of Israeli soldiers killed was 18.