Attack comes as Donald Trump says he will not demand Lebanon is included in ceasefire deal
A senior Iranian official has promised a “painful and decisive response” to Israel’s airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation in the war in Lebanon since a ceasefire was established in mid-April.
Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for parliament’s foreign policy and national security committee, wrote on X on Sunday: “We will give a decisive and painful response to the Zionist regime’s attack on the suburbs … Watch the sky of the occupied territories tonight.” Iran considers Israel to be occupied Palestine.
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