The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah fired nearly 250 shells at Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Telegram channel reported .
“About 250 shells fired by the terrorist organization Hezbollah crossed the border between Lebanon and Israel,” the defense ministry’s publication notes.
The Israeli forces specified that they provided statistics for the day, as of 23:00 on November 24. The department added that they will continue to protect Israel and its residents from the threat of Hezbollah.
On November 19 , it was reported that Beirut and the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah had agreed to Washington’s proposal for a ceasefire with Israel. A senior Lebanese official called the ceasefire effort “the most serious yet.”
At the same time, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that there will be no ceasefire in Lebanon. Israeli forces will attack Hezbollah until they achieve all their goals, he emphasized.
The situation in the Middle East has escalated again after a series of explosions of pagers and radios in different parts of Lebanon on September 17 and 18. Since September 19, the Israel Defense Forces have launched airstrikes on the country’s territory. On September 23, Israel announced the start of a “preemptive offensive operation” against Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in Lebanon. The operation was named “Arrows of the North.”
According to ABC News, The European Union’s top diplomat called Sunday for more pressure on Israel and Hezbollah to reach a deal, saying one was “pending with a final agreement from the Israeli government.” US envoy Amos Hochstein was in the region last week.
Josep Borrell spoke after meeting with Mikati and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who has been mediating with the group. Borrell said the EU is ready to allocate 200 million euros ($208 million) to assist the Lebanese military.
But Borrell later said that he did not “see the Israeli government interested clearly in reaching an agreement for a cease-fire” and that it seemed Israel was seeking new conditions. He pointed to Israel’s refusal to accept France as a member of the international committee that would oversee the cease-fire’s implementation.
