🚨 An Israeli drone strike has targeted a car in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tebnit early Monday, causing casualties, while Israeli artillery has shelled Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
The strikes came just hours after Iran, the U.S., and mediator Pakistan announced a deal declaring an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations “on all fronts, including Lebanon.”
🔵 Israeli media: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Trump that Israel does not consider itself bound by the Lebanon-related provisions of the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement and will not withdraw from the positions it currently occupies inside Lebanese territory.
🔹According to reports in Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv, Netanyahu told Trump that Israeli forces will continue carrying out military operations in Lebanon aimed at countering what Israel describes as threats from Hezbollah, regardless of any understandings reached between Washington and Tehran.
🔹Maariv’s report also said Trump has imposed restrictions on Israel’s freedom to operate inside Lebanon,
🔹Maariv sources reported that Sunday’s phone call between Trump and Netanyahu was marked by tension. And that Netanyahu is seeking to coordinate a meeting with the U.S. president after his return from the G7 summit in Europe.