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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger Senior international correspondent

Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes

A man walks amid the rubble of destroyed buildings and a car
Israel’s attack on Lebanon included strikes with heavy munitions in densely populated areas. Photograph: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images

Benjamin Netanyahu has said there is “no ceasefire in Lebanon” and Israel would continue “to strike Hezbollah with full force” as the country’s military launched fresh strikes.

The Israeli prime minister’s remarks and latest attacks on what the IDF called “Hezbollah launch sites” came shortly after Donald Trump said he had asked Netanyahu to be more “low-key” in Lebanon.

Later on Friday, a US state department official said Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Washington next week. The announcement came as Netanyahu ordered his ministers to seek direct talks with Lebanon focused on disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

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