PM Salam condemns latest widespread Israeli strikes
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel’s attacks "will not deter the state from its commitment to the electoral process,", after Israel carried out strikes on multiple areas in southern Lebanon on Thursday, some far from the border, only two days before municipal elections are slated to take place in south Lebanon.
Salam called for more international pressure to make Israel stop bombing his country.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported described the strikes as "the most violent" in some areas since a ceasefire deal ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November. Residents of northern Israel also reported hearing loud explosions from across the border.
The Israeli army issued a warning ahead of one strike that destroyed a building in the town of Toul, which it described as "facilities belonging to the terrorist Hezbollah." Video of the strike's aftermath showed fire and a massive cloud of smoke rising over an area packed with multi-story apartment buildings. Strikes in other areas were carried out without warning.
Israel has struck Lebanon almost every day since the ceasefire. Lebanon says those strikes are in violation of the deal, while Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah to prevent it from re-arming.
Source: Associated Press
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