Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has flatly contradicted US President Donald Trump's announcement of a fresh ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying there is no truce in Lebanon.
Israeli airstrikes have continued across southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah has fired rockets and drones into northern Israel — despite the deal Washington says it brokered on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned he will order strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut if Hezbollah does not stop its attacks.
Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv.
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Reporter Blake Sifton in Tel Aviv says the core problem is that the terms of the ceasefire were never clearly defined, leaving each side free to interpret them differently.
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Blake Sifton, reporting from Tel Aviv, says US President Donald Trump was deeply frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the escalation in Lebanon.
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