Israeli Strike Hits Car Near Beirut as U.S.-Brokered Deal Faces 3,468 Lebanon Death Toll
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 3
Israeli Strike Hits Car Near Beirut as U.S.-Brokered Deal Faces 3,468 Lebanon Death Toll
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 3
Summary
Khaldeh, just south of Beirut, was hit by an Israeli strike on a car Wednesday hours before a second day of Lebanon-Israel talks in Washington; it was not immediately clear whether the target was killed.
The attack came despite a Monday U.S.-brokered arrangement under which Israel would avoid Beirut's southern suburbs and Hezbollah would halt attacks on northern Israel, while Washington said the first day of talks made progress.
Israel kept up strikes around Tyre and Nabatiyeh, where overnight attacks killed four Syrians and two Palestinians; the Lebanese army deployed in Tyre's Christian district after Israeli warnings about Hezbollah presence there.
Trump said he had called Netanyahu "crazy" and was angered that Israel's Lebanon campaign was complicating Iran peace efforts, underscoring wider pressure as the Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens energy markets.
Since the March 2 escalation, the Israel-Hezbollah war has killed 3,468 people in Lebanon and displaced 1.2 million, while Israel says 27 soldiers, a defense contractor and two civilians have been killed.