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We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with full force, and we will not stop until we reach all our goals, chief among them the return of the residents of the north securely to their homes,
We will not abandon the residents of the north. Every day that this ceasefire is in effect and Israel does not fight in the north – Otzma Yehudit is not committed to the coalition,
Ben-Gvir said at a party meeting I urge President Netanyahu and the Lebanese Hezbollah leaders to pay heed to the combined voices at the United Nations to do just that,
the British defence secretary said after a meeting with his US and Australian counterparts in London We are continuing our sequence of operations – eliminating Hezbollah terrorists, dismantling Hezbollah’s offensive infrastructure, and destroying rockets and missiles,
Getting into a full-scale war is not the way to achieve that objective,
We call for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border to provide space for diplomacy,
We are used to life under these threats, ... Last night I went out and I knew that some rockets might come, but I thought: what’s the difference if I stay at home?”
We are under threat from different fronts. As much as the hostage deal is crucial, I feel like the priorities have changed in this country.”
I went to the shelter as soon as I heard the air siren, but I’m not afraid,
said Ravit, a 28-year-old teacher, on the promenade Was there an attack this morning?”
asked Eyal Kadosh, 31, confused, while resting on a bench with a friend after their daily workout Until a few months ago, people here in Tel Aviv still had hope to put pressure on the government, but things have changed,
I have a very important message for British nationals in Lebanon which is: the time to leave is now
The news about a ceasefire - not true
In defiant response to the desperate ceasefire proposal put forward by 12 international allies last night, the president's office said We are then prepared to fully support all diplomatic efforts to conclude an agreement between Lebanon and Israel within this period, building on efforts over the last months, that ends this crisis altogether.
Hezbollah is not a state that can take the decision between war and peace - it is a parallel entity to the state”.
Ghada Hatoum, who was walking in Beirut’s Hamra shopping district, said Nobody is ready for war or has built a shelter. Are our lives that cheap? Are weapons worth more than lives?” ... If I don’t have a shelter to hide in, why drag me into war?”
I have children. They need to go to school, I’m thinking of their future... but I hit a dead end,
said Khalil, who has previously worked manual jobs I’m basically ready in case war erupts - I packed my bag with my children’s identity papers and passports and clothes, and put them next to the door,
said Abir Khater, 43, outside a shopping centre Everything is collapsing around us,
said Rubeiz, 55, in Beirut’s Christian-majority Ashrafieh district, criticising what he said were attempts to drag Lebanon into a war it could do without It has shown its people (supporters)... that it took the wrong decision,
she said, referring to its move to begin attacking Israel