Netanyahu threatens Beirut again in wake of Hezbollah drone attackpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time
Joel Gunter
Reporting from Beirut
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Monday that Israel would continue strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon “without mercy”, including targeting of the capital Beirut.
His warning came a day after the Iran-backed group killed four Israeli soldiers and wounded dozens in a drone attack on a military base in northern Israel.
Any fresh strikes on Beirut would break a four-day pause in what had become daily Israeli attacks on the capital.
Unconfirmed reports said Netanyahu had suspended attacks on Beirut at the urging of the US government, following strikes in the centre of the city on Thursday night that killed 22 civilians, according to the Lebanese government.
Lebanon’s National News Agency on Tuesday reported dozens of Israeli strikes overnight in the Beqaa Valley area in the centre of the country.