Israeli strikes that killed 11 people in southern Lebanon on Saturday are being described as the biggest threat to peace talks since a June agreement.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed 11 people, marking what has been described as the biggest threat to ongoing peace negotiations since a June agreement. The attacks have raised questions about the viability of talks underway in Rome.
Ziad Majed, a professor of Middle East Studies at the American University of Paris, discussed the potential impact of the strikes on negotiations, the role of the United States, and Israel's policy towards Lebanon and Hezbollah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Qatar a "hostile state" while defending past military actions, as Qatar separately disputed Iranian accounts of missile and drone attacks on its territory.
Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least three people and wounded 23, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite an active ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Humanitarian agencies are distributing food and essential supplies across Gaza as severe food insecurity affects hundreds of thousands of people.