BEIRUT: As an Israeli infantry battalion advanced on the fringes of the border village of Rab El-Thalathine on Tuesday, clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah grew more intense.
Israel increased its bombings on many villages in the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon at the same time, causing widespread deaths. Lebanese MPs called for a ceasefire as tensions increased and urged the government to send army troops to the border area.
A ceasefire is the answer,” he continued. The settlers will move back north after the ceasefire. But as long as the fighting continues, there will be more uninhabited villages, putting hundreds of thousands—possibly even more than two million—at risk.
Former Lebanon prime minister Fouad Siniora demanded “a complete adherence to the constitution … as well as an immediate cessation of hostilities to halt the bloodshed.”
The prime minister and the speaker of the parliament should immediately seek a clear and decisive stance from Hezbollah regarding the immediate acceptance of a ceasefire,” the Kataeb Party demanded. The war goes on in the meantime. The fighting is still going on, according to Hezbollah, which stated its soldiers “engaged in combat with the Israeli forces that infiltrated into the area of Rab El-Thalathine using automatic weapons and missiles.
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