Smoke billows over Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israeli strikes on November 13, 2024. © Mohamed Azakir,
ReutersIsrael will not agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon until Hezbollah withdraws north of Lebanon’s Litani River and allows residents of northern Israel to return to their homes, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Earlier, Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Wednesday released new video footage of Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov in Gaza, the first in several months. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in the Middle East.
Yesterday’s key developments:
- US said Tuesday it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements to the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel announced that it will open another Gaza aid crossing.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that “France will not accept” any repeat of an incident last week that saw two French consulate gendarmes with diplomatic status briefly detained in Jerusalem.
- Israeli strikes killed 46 people in Gaza and 33 in Lebanon on Tuesday, medics said.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
Sources from: FRANCE24.COM