Israel says killed three Hezbollah members in south Lebanon
The Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah members in south Lebanon, shortly after U.S.-sponsored Israel-Lebanon negotiations were held in Rome.
"Earlier today, IDF soldiers identified three armed Hezbollah terrorists in the area of Beit Yahoun, located within the Security Zone in southern Lebanon," the Israeli military said Wednesday in a statement.
"Following the identification, the IDF eliminated the three terrorists, who were carrying combat equipment, in order to remove the threat posed to IDF soldiers operating nearby," it added.
Israeli forces remain deployed in what the military describes as a security zone extending roughly 10 kilometers into Lebanese territory.
Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday concluded two days of talks aimed at reaching a permanent peace deal in Rome, with Washington describing the discussions as "productive and positive".
The U.S.-brokered negotiations took place in the Italian capital over the framework agreement sealed last month after five rounds of talks in Washington, with Lebanese negotiators hoping for progress on an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
The deal seeks an end to the state of war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, disarmament of the Iran-backed militant group, the deployment of Lebanese troops in the south and for Israeli forces to steadily withdraw from the country, starting with two "pilot zones".
Despite a ceasefire, Israel still launches occasional strikes in southern Lebanon and carries out detonations in villages it occupies near the border.
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Israel has an extensive file, in fact the official Hezbullah file, of its membership. Files include DNA, fingerprints (that can be read at a distance by Israeli weaponry), and likes and dislikes.
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Lebanon must prevent the war with Israel in the south from continuing; the situation is worsening due to Iran and Israel. Lebanon must continue its dialogue with the United States of America to ensure the war in Lebanon does not persist...
Lebanon must continue its dialogue with the United States of America and with the state of Louisiana. Remember that Louisiana is a state within the United States of America, and there are respectable people there...
It is important that Israel does not continue to take territory from Lebanon; the Israelis are traitors...
