Despite ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, the war isn't over for Netanyahu

"US President Donald Trump has declared peace but Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the war on Gaza is not over. On Tuesday, Israel's target was the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. The two missiles its forces fired killed at least 13 people. A drone attack on the same day in the city of Bint Jbeil killed another person. And the next day Israeli airstrikes hit villages in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, in Gaza, Israeli air raids and drone attacks continue."

"The attacks have come despite ceasefire agreements in both Lebanon and Gaza and a major pronouncement by United States President Donald Trump that the Middle East is now at peace. But as far as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is concerned, Israel's war on the region is not over. In a speech to Israel's parliament on November 10, one month to the day after a ceasefire ostensibly went into effect in Gaza, Netanyahu said the war has not ended, according to The Times of Israel, and he claimed that Israel's enemies are rearming."

"The ceasefire should have brought Israel's more than two years of war on Gaza to an end but attacks have not ceased. Israel has killed more than 280 Palestinians since then. And Israel's war is not limited to Gaza, either. In Lebanon, Israel has killed more than 100 civilians in the last year, despite a ceasefire with Lebanon on November 27, 2024, while Israeli attacks also continue in the occupied West Bank."

Israeli forces have continued airstrikes, missile and drone attacks across Gaza and southern Lebanon despite ceasefire agreements. Strikes on a large Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon killed at least 13, with additional deaths in Bint Jbeil and other southern villages. Israeli raids in Gaza struck Rafah and Khan Younis, killing at least one. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the war has not ended and claimed enemies are rearming, while more than 280 Palestinians and over 100 Lebanese civilians have been killed since the ceasefires. Analysts cite a precedent of noncompliance and limited international accountability, with US support enabling continued operations.

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