US envoy in Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials 

The Israeli subject apologized Monday for sidesplitting 3 Lebanese soldiers successful a onslaught successful confederate Lebanon, portion a U.S. envoy arrived successful Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials astir imaginable conditions for a cease-fire betwixt Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group.

An Israeli subject spokesperson said Sunday’s onslaught deed a conveyance owned by the Lebanese army, and that Israel is not operating against the Lebanese military.

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein’s sojourn to Beirut included planned talks with Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker premier minister, arsenic good arsenic Nabih Berri, the talker of parliament.

In summation to efforts to halt the warring betwixt Israel and Hezbollah, the United States is besides pressuring Lebanese lawmakers to determination guardant with electing a president arsenic portion of a propulsion to fortify authorities institutions.

The Lebanese subject has not played a portion successful the conflict, which has escalated during the past period with a widening of Israel’s airstrike run and Israeli troops invading confederate Lebanon.

Israel says its extremity is to propulsion Hezbollah distant from borderline areas successful bid to let for the harmless instrumentality of Israeli citizens to areas successful bluish Israel.

“Hezbollah has paid and volition proceed to wage a dense terms for its attacks connected bluish Israel and its rocket fire,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Monday connected X. “We volition support striking the Iranian proxy until it collapses.”

Monday brought continued Israeli airstrikes successful Beirut and successful confederate Lebanon. The Israeli subject saying it targeted al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked fiscal steadfast utilized to wage militants and bargain arms, but which is besides utilized by Lebanese civilians for fiscal services.

The United States has sanctioned al-Qard al-Hassan.

The Israeli run successful confederate Lebanon has besides brought complaints from the U.N. peacekeeping unit UNIFIL astir Israel’s conduct.

The latest incidental included what UNIFIL said was an IDF bulldozer intentionally destroying a UNIFIL reflection operation and perimeter fence.

“The IDF has repeatedly demanded that UNIFIL vacate its positions on the Blue Line and has deliberately damaged UN positions,” UNIFIL said successful a connection precocious Sunday. “Despite the unit being exerted connected the ngo and our troop-contributing countries, peacekeepers stay successful each positions. We volition proceed to undertake our mandated tasks to show and report.”

Iran-backed Hezbollah launched aerial attacks against Israel pursuing the October 2023 onslaught by Hamas militants connected confederate Israel. Hamas killed astir 1,200 radical and captured astir 250 others.

Israel’s counteroffensive successful the Gaza Strip has killed much than 42,600 Palestinians, according to the wellness ministry successful Gaza. The ministry does not differentiate betwixt militants and civilians successful its count.

The United States, United Kingdom, European Union and others person designated Hezbollah and Hamas arsenic violent organizations.

Some accusation for this communicative was provided by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.