Israeli military says Hezbollah targets struck in Beirut
Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.
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""This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace - Let's not blow it!""
— Donald Trump , Politician
""Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process.""
— Donald Trump , Politician
""there should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel.""
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Israel's attacks showed the US was not fulfilling its commitments."
— Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf , Politician
"the attack would not go "unanswered"."
— Brig Gen Mohammad Jafar Assadi , Other
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Brig Gen Mohammad Jafar Assadi is a senior military official in Iran.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.
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Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.
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