The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday it is launching another series of attacks on what it described as “terror targets” belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The news came just moments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied his cabinet was close to agreeing to a proposal of a ceasefire with the aforementioned organization. Previously, France said it was working with the United States on a scheme of a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Netanyahu: No easing of fights in north
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that he did not order the military to moderate attacks on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, denying previous media reports, according to his office’s statement. “The prime minister instructed the IDF to continue fighting with full force, and according to the plans that were presented to him,” the Prime Minister’s Office said. Additionally, Netanyahu’s office said that media reports claiming that the Israeli government is about to accept a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire with Hezbollah. “This is a US-French proposal to which the prime minister did not even respond,” the statement read.
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