Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Saturday were a “clear message” on negotiations between the two countries, ahead of the next round of US-sponsored talks early next month in Rome.
Aoun condemned the “ongoing Israeli attacks” on the south and “repeated violations of the framework agreement... and international law on protecting civilians, which led to the death of an entire family in the village of Ansar,” according to a statement from his office, adding that “these violations are a clear message on the negotiation process.”
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country’s south killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
The National News Agency (NNA) said Israel “escalated its attacks on the south” early Saturday, reporting that “a strike launched by enemy warplanes on a home” on the outskirts of the village of Ansar “killed seven people and wounded three others.”
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