Early on nov-1 Israeli forces launched wide-scale attacks on south-beirut neighborhoods‚ after telling people to leave the area (its the first major strike there in several days). The military says they hit spots where Hezbollah keeps its stuff; theyve been saying this about many strikes in this area since last month
The attacks happened while US-backed peace talks dont seem to get anywhere. Antony Blinken pointed out that both sides are getting closer to agreeing on UN rules: but with US voting happening next week theres not much time left. Things got worse when news spread that Amos Hochstein‚ the US guy working on peace talks didnt plan to visit beirut after his israel stop
- More than 2‚800 people died in lebanon since last year
- Most deaths happened in past few weeks
- A 60-day stop-fighting plan was talked about
- UN resolution 1701 might help end things
The fighting got real bad lately — way worse than before. On wed‚ lebanons leader said he thought theyd announce a deal to stop fighting in a few days; Israeli TV even showed what they said was a paper with plans for a 2-month break from fighting. But nothing happened yet and some smart people in lebanon dont think its gonna work out soon