SIDON, Lebanon: Israel killed a senior militant from Fatah's armed wing on Wednesday (Aug 21) in a strike on Lebanon, leading to accusations from the Palestinian movement that Israel is trying to "ignite a regional war".
Lebanese firefighters put out a fire in a car after an Israel i strike in the southern city of Sidon on Aug 21, 2024. An Israel i strike in Lebanon 's southern city of Sidon on Aug 21, killed a Fatah official, said a leader from the Palestinian group and a security source, marking the first such attack reported on Fatah in over 10 months of cross-border clashes.
In response, the slain militant's Fatah movement, which is headed by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and rivals the Gaza Strip's militant rulers Hamas, accused Israel of bidding to trigger a wider regional war. "This needs to get done, and it needs to get done in the days ahead, and we will do everything possible to get it across the finish line," he said of the truce proposal.
Since the conflict began, it was made"very clear that the US does not accept any long-term occupation of Gaza by Israel", Blinken said when asked about Netanyahu's remarks. The Israeli military said it struck about 30 targets throughout Gaza and that troops"eliminated dozens" of militants. Iran has vowed retaliation, blaming Israel for the assassination, but has held off so far, with the US sending additional forces and warning a wider war could destroy prospects for a Gaza ceasefire.Elsewhere in the region, a merchant vessel was struck by three projectiles off Yemen after exchanging fire with two boats, British maritime security agency UKMTO said.
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