Israel resumes bombings in Lebanon and Gaza hours after ceasefire announcement

Israel reactivated its military operations in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip mere hours after a ceasefire was declared, citing earlier rocket and projectile launches by Hezbollah. This resumption of hostilities has led to the indefinite postponement of peace negotiations scheduled to begin in Switzerland and has placed a recent diplomatic understanding between the United States and Iran at risk.

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masud Pezeshkian, included a cessation of hostilities on all fronts, a key condition for Iran. However, the renewed Israeli actions have cast a shadow over this agreement. According to AFP, delegations have indefinitely delayed the new phase of negotiations after Israel conducted retaliatory bombings in Lebanon, which reportedly killed dozens in response to the deaths of four Israeli soldiers.

Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for any attacks since the ceasefire announcement. Nevertheless, the Israeli military stated on Friday evening that it had launched new strikes against Hezbollah, accusing the group of firing "more than 50 projectiles" at its troops overnight. Meanwhile, in Gaza, at least four people, including two young girls, were killed on Saturday in an Israeli bombing in Gaza City. Medical sources confirmed the provisional death toll from the strike, which hit one of the remaining buildings on Thalatheny Avenue.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that approximately 1,007 Palestinians have died during the ceasefire that began last October due to Israeli bombings. These events underscore the fragility of the recent diplomatic efforts and the ongoing violence in the region, despite attempts to de-escalate.

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