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Israeli strikes targeted eastbound and confederate Lebanon connected Sunday (May 17, 2026), authorities media reported, contempt a fragile ceasefire, arsenic a Hezbollah lawmaker called Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel a “dead-end”.
Two Israeli strikes deed the municipality of Sohmor successful eastbound Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said, adding that others took spot crossed confederate Lebanon.
Israeli attacks since the commencement of the warfare person killed much than 2,900 radical successful Lebanon, including much than 400 since the truce began connected April 17, according to Lebanese authorities.
The latest strikes came aft Envoys from Israel and Lebanon held a 3rd circular of negotiations successful Washington and agreed to widen the ceasefire.
Nevertheless, warring has continued, with Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks connected Israeli forces.
Iran-backed Hezbollah has repeatedly denounced talks with Israel.
“The nonstop negotiations that the authorities successful Lebanon person conducted with the Israeli force have... led them down a dead-end way that volition effect successful thing but 1 concession aft another,” Hezbollah lawmaker Hussein Hajj Hassan said connected Sunday (May 17, 2026).
“Neither they nor anyone other volition beryllium capable to transportation retired what the force wants, particularly erstwhile it comes to the contented of disarming the resistance,” helium said, adding that the authorities are bringing the state to “very large predicaments”.
On Saturday (May 16, 2026) the radical said it had struck a subject people successful bluish Israel, having earlier announced respective operations against Israeli forces successful confederate Lebanon.
Israel sent crushed forces into confederate Lebanon during the latest warfare and they proceed to inhabit territory adjacent the borderline betwixt the 2 countries.
