Israel warns of more Lebanon strikes if Hezbollah not disarmed

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Israel warned on Friday (June 6) that it will keep striking Lebanon until militant group Hezbollah has been disarmed, hours after it hit south Beirut in what Lebanese leaders called a major violation of a November ceasefire.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bde9nxu5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Israel warned on Friday that it will continue its military strikes in Lebanon until the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is fully disarmed.

00:11The announcement came just hours after Israeli forces targeted southern Beirut,

00:16an attack that Lebanese leaders condemned as a serious violation of a ceasefire agreement reached in November.

00:23An Israeli military evacuation warning issued ahead of Thursday's strikes prompted mass panic,

00:30sending large numbers of residents fleeing from Beirut's southern suburbs, an area long considered a Hezbollah stronghold.

00:38According to the Israeli military, the strikes targeted underground drone manufacturing facilities operated by Hezbollah.

00:46The attack occurred on the eve of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Muslim calendar,

00:52and sent thick plumes of smoke over the Lebanese capital.

00:56The attack marked six months since a U.S. and French brokered ceasefire was agreed upon

01:01to halt escalating hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.

01:06Under the terms of the agreement, Lebanon pledged to disarm Hezbollah,

01:11a group often said to be more powerful than the state itself.

01:15Hezbollah ignited renewed conflict by launching cross-border attacks into northern Israel,

01:20claiming solidarity with its ally Hamas after the latter's October 7, 2023 assault on Israeli territory.

01:28While Israel has carried out numerous strikes on southern Lebanon since the ceasefire,

01:33direct attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs have been rare.

01:37Lebanese officials decried Thursday's strike as a flagrant violation of the truce,

01:42especially given its timing just before the Eid al-Adha holiday.

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