Israel attacks Beirut moments after Biden confirms ceasefire deal
Israeli air strikes shook Beirut moments after US President Biden said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire deal. The attacks targeted an apartment in the Khandaq al Ghamiq area of Beirut, reported MTV Lebanon News.
Israel issues more warnings to flee Beirut suburbs ahead of ceasefire
Israel’s military issued new evacuation warnings for Beirut’s southern suburbs late on Tuesday, just hours before a ceasefire is set to take effect. Such warnings are often followed by devastating air strikes a short time later.
Hezbollah announces attacks on Israeli soldiers in the north
Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli troops in northern Israel late on Tuesday after the news of a ceasefire emerged.
In separate statements, Hezbollah said its fighters attacked “a gathering of Israeli enemy forces” across the border in Shtula and Kiryat Shmona, each with “a salvo of rockets”.
Israel’s Channel 12 reports that the central bus station in Kiryat Shmona is on fire after being hit by a Hezbollah rocket.
The truce is expected to take hold at 4am local time (02:00 GMT)
Syria says Israel attacked two border crossings with Lebanon
Israeli strikes targeted the Arida and Dabousieh border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, Syrian state media reports.
Israeli army issues new forced displacement orders for Lebanon
The Israeli army has again threatened to imminently attack several buildings in southern Beirut, telling residents in the vicinity to flee just hours before a ceasefire is set to take effect.
In a post on X, Israel’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted a map with several buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Ghobeiry and Borj el-Brajneh, which he identified as targets.
He later told people to flee for their lives from Laylaki and Choueifat el-Aamroussieh.
Both sides have intensified cross-border attacks with hours left before a ceasefire takes effect.
