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Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold

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BBC:

Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

Lebanon said that, under an agreement announced by US President Donald Trump late on Monday, Israeli forces would not bomb the capital in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.

It came after Iran said Israeli action in Lebanon jeopardised talks on a deal to end its war with the US.

Following the ceasefire announcement, the Israeli military said it had intercepted two projectiles fired into northern Israel. Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, where officials reported deadly Israeli strikes.

The Lebanese health ministry also said four people had been killed and 127 injured when Israeli air strikes hit buildings next to Jabal Amel hospital in the city of Tyre on Monday afternoon. Thirty-nine hospital staff were among the injured, with four in a critical condition.

What remained in the area outside the hospital on Tuesday was utter devastation.

Chunks of concrete and twisted metal were scattered across the area. The beeping of damaged cars and the crackle of downed electrical wires echoed through streets that were otherwise eerily quiet.

Apart from a handful of local journalists, almost no-one was outside.

A woman stood in tears, staring at an apartment building that was half gone.

“I live there,” she said, pointing at the wreckage, before adding: “Used to.”

Dr Wael Mroueh, the hospital’s director, had spent the evening dealing with the aftermath.

“We were working with patients and displaced people. Business was as usual, and suddenly, ‘boom’,” he said. “It happened without any prior warning. Pictures speak volumes.”

He also denied that there was a military target in the vicinity.

“The Israeli enemy targets journalists, ambulance workers, medical staff. It makes no difference, and all it wants is to kick us out of our country,” he said.

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