Ceasefire Agreement Feared to Collapse; Israeli PM Orders Cabinet to Negotiate with Lebanese Government

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Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported that Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon yesterday resulted in 303 deaths and 1,150 injuries. Hezbollah responded to the ceasefire violation by firing rockets and engaging in close combat with Israeli forces in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered direct negotiations with the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah and establish peace, but did not propose an immediate halt to bombing. Israel and the US maintain that fighting in Lebanon is outside their ceasefire agreement with Iran, while Iran views Lebanon as an "inseparable part of the ceasefire."