Netanyahu Orders Attacks on Beirut’s Dahiyeh Violating Ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, despite an ongoing ceasefire.

Netanyahu ordered the attacks on Monday, saying they were a response to what he claimed to be Hezbollah’s “repeated violations” of the truce.

According to the Israeli PM, he and the minister for military affairs, Israel Katz, had instructed the army to strike “targets” in the area, on the indication of intelligence of a probable attack by Hezbollah, while no evidence has been found as yet.

According to the Lebanese health ministry, however, Israeli attacks across Lebanon during the period leading up to and following the implementation of the ceasefire have killed more than 3,400 people.