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Shafaq News- London/ Berlin
The United Kingdom and Germany on Monday underlined the need
to include Lebanon in the temporary ceasefire recently signed between the
United States and Iran, warning of a regional spillover if the fighting between
Beirut and Tel Aviv intensifies.
UK Minister of State for the Middle East Hamish Falconer
stressed that the strikes risk triggering a humanitarian crisis, adding,
“Hezbollah must disarm and Israeli strikes stop now.”
The UK is clear that Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire. I have seen the vital work of @redcrosslebanon in Tebnine; the killing of an aid worker is tragic. Ongoing strikes risk a humanitarian crisis. Hizballah must disarm and Israeli strikes stop now.
— Hamish Falconer MP (@HFalconerMP) April 13, 2026
Der Spiegel, citing the German government, indicated that
Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
during a phone call to end fighting in Lebanon and open peace talks with the
Lebanese government.
Earlier today, Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling
struck multiple towns across eastern and southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, Hezbollah
fighters confronted an Israeli ground incursion into the southern city of Bint
Jbeil, where clashes have continued for a fifth consecutive day. Israeli forces
also deployed bulldozers into Naqoura, demolishing homes and parts of the town,
while artillery fire hit several areas, including a historic site in Tyre
listed by UNESCO.
Since March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at
least 2,089 people and injured 6,588 others, including women and children, the
Health Ministry confirmed. Israel’s Health Ministry, operating under wartime
restrictions, noted 7,693 injuries since the start of the war with Iran on
February 28, including 104 people still receiving treatment, without disclosing
an exact death toll.