‘We want to be 100% sure’: war-weary Lebanese greet truce with caution
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Israeli military strikes on Beirut on Sunday prompted US President Trump to publicly rebuke the action, warning it threatened to derail a pending US-Iran peace agreement that was expected to be finalized. Trump called for both Israel and Hezbollah to cease hostilities, arguing that continued attacks risked undermining the diplomatic breakthrough. Although the strikes delayed the signing by several hours, Trump maintained that the agreement remained on schedule for completion.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasized Trump's direct blame of Israel, framing the military strikes as the primary threat to the emerging peace deal and highlighting the administration's frustration with Israeli action jeopardizing the diplomatic breakthrough.
Moderate: Centrist outlets reported Trump's criticism of the Israeli strikes while prominently featuring his reassurances that the deal remained viable and on track, and stressed his calls for restraint from both Israel and Hezbollah to preserve the nascent agreement.
While officials welcome ceasefire, many people are uncertain it will last – and return to find homes destroyed
Hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced, residents of south Lebanon began to race back to their villages. One man filmed as he drove into the entrance of Harees, his arrival interrupted as the car in front of him suddenly veered off the road. An Israeli armoured vehicle was parked in the middle of the road less than 100 metres ahead; he scrambled to turn around.
“It was packed with explosives. I guess they still want to blow things up,” said Abdullah al-Ali, a municipal official in Harees. Ali added that the entrance to the town was blocked off after two other explosive-laden vehicles left by the Israelis were discovered in the area.
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