Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Israeli military to keep fighting with full force in Lebanon, his office says
· The
statement came after the US, UK and other allies called for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel
and Hezbollah
· Earlier,
the Israeli military said it hit around 75 Hezbollah targets in
southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region overnight
· The
Lebanese health ministry said at least 13 people were killed in the
latest strikes, with more than 550 killed since Monday
· Since
8 October, there has been near-daily cross border fire between Israel and
Hezbollah
· Hezbollah, backed by Iran, says it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians. Israel says it aims to remove Hezbollah's threat, and return displaced people back to northern Israel.
· No ceasefire, Israeli foreign
minister sayspublished at 10:31 British Summer Time
Now, Israel
Katz, the country's foreign minister, says "there will be no ceasefire in
the north".
Israel
"will continue to fight against the terrorist organisation Hezbollah with
all our might until victory and the safe return of the residents of the north
to their homes," Katz adds on a statement on X.
· FULL REPORT AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c981g8mrl8lt
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