Israeli forces threaten Lebanese army personnel near Deir Mimas, IRNA reports
Lebanese media also reported Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon that wounded two people, while President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the situation in the south.
IRNA, citing Lebanese media, reported that Israeli forces threatened Lebanese army personnel near Deir Mimas and carried out attacks in several areas of southern Lebanon, with two people reportedly wounded in Shaqra. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the security situation, international meetings and domestic affairs. The report also described ongoing displacement, damage and disputed implementation of a U.S.-mediated framework agreement.
TEHRAN — Israeli forces threatened to target Lebanese army personnel if they did not leave the outskirts of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon, claiming the area lies within what they call the “yellow line,” according to IRNA, citing Lebanese media.
Lebanese reports said Israeli forces advanced toward the outskirts of Deir Mimas, near a newly established Lebanese army position, and threw more than five stun grenades at Lebanese army personnel.
The National News Agency of Lebanon reported that Israeli shelling of the Shaqra area in the Bint Jbeil district wounded two people, who were taken to Tebnine Governmental Hospital.
Lebanese media also reported that Israeli military vehicles fired flares over the towns of Hadatha and Aita al-Jabal overnight before advancing from al-Tayri toward the outskirts of Hadatha and Haris in the Bint Jbeil district.
Israeli artillery attacks also resumed Friday morning against al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun, with explosions reportedly heard in Tyre and other towns and villages in southern Lebanon. Wadi al-Asi was also reportedly targeted by artillery and mortar fire.
Against this backdrop, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed developments in the country, particularly in the south, according to a statement from the presidency.
Aoun briefed Salam on his meetings in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, as well as talks at a preparatory session of an international conference to support Lebanon’s army and internal security forces. Aoun also congratulated Salam on the Lebanese Parliament’s renewed confidence in the government.
The two officials discussed the agenda of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, which are scheduled to begin next Tuesday, with Salam set to lead the Lebanese delegation. They also discussed a planned meeting in Washington on the situation in Lebanon and the cabinet’s ongoing review of the national budget.
According to the report, Israel launched a broad offensive against Lebanon on March 2, causing deaths and injuries among Lebanese civilians and displacing more than one million people. The report said parts of southern Lebanon remain under Israeli occupation.
It added that Lebanon and Israel signed a U.S.-mediated “framework agreement” in early Tir 1405, aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hezbollah after several rounds of direct talks in Washington. The report said Israel has not fully implemented its commitments and has continued attacks and destruction, particularly in southern border areas.