“” Those who have not yet integrated the new situation in Lebanon have today received another example of our determination. The equation has changed: what happened before October 7 will not be repeated “Wrote Benyamin Netanyahu on X after Israel led strikes on Friday 28 March in the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon, response to rocket fire.
The Israeli leader adds: ” We will continue to vigorously apply the ceasefire, to attack everywhere in Lebanon against any threat against the State of Israel and to ensure that all our residents of the North return home safely. »»
A little earlier in the day, Israeli aviation and drones bombed a building in the southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire agreement, in response to the unleashed shooting of two rockets on Galilee. Arabic-speaking Arabic-speaking spokesperson Avichay Adraee had called shortly before the inhabitants of this district to evacuate an area around ” Hezbollah installations », By indicating a red building on a map.
“” Each attempt to cause harm to the localities of Galileo, the roofs of the suburbs of Beirut will tremble “Said Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz in a video published on his social networks. “” I send a clear message to the Lebanese government here: if you do not apply the ceasefire agreement, we will apply it “, He added.
Air raids in southern Lebanon
Israeli aircraft also led a wave of raids in southern Lebanon and in the eastern plain of Békaa. According to a provisional assessment, these strikes left at least two dead and 18 injured, including three children, in the village of Kfar Tebnit, according to the Lebanese news agency Ani.
Faced with this escalation, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned against a large -scale resumption of military operations on the southern border. He also summoned the Lebanese army chief and ordered him to investigate quickly to identify the authors of the rocket fire, while Hezbollah refutes the responsibility. The Head of Government described these shots as “ irresponsible acts that threaten the security and stability of Lebanon “And once again called all groups and militias” to give their weapons to the Lebanese army ».
“Unacceptable” strikes according to Macron
The French president judged, on Friday, that the Israeli strikes which took place earlier during the day in Lebanon were “ unacceptable ” And ” In violation of the ceasefire ». “CThe strikes are unilateral actions that betray a given promise and that make the game of Hezbollah “Added Mr. Macron, who was randomly expressed from the calendar, alongside the Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, received at the Élysée today.
Emmanuel Macron announced that he was going to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump. “” We did not have any information reporting Hezbollah strikes and military activities (in the) South Said the head of state.