Middle East crisis live: Iran threatens ‘harsh response’ if Israel fails to cease attacks in Lebanon
Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on Sunday Full report: Iran says peace deal dependent on Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon Analysis: Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship? Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. Iran’s military has threatened to respond to Israel after strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people, despite an agreement being reached between
A meeting was held this morning between world leaders on the final day of the G7 summit in France.
In a joint statement issued earlier, G7 leaders called for “an immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon .
“In Lebanon, we support, through an immediate robust ceasefire, the Lebanese leadership’s efforts to achieve the disarmament of Hezbollah and the monopoly of arms, and to protect Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty with the appropriate international security guarantees,” the statement said.
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