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Lebanon president calls for US help as Israeli strikes kill 7

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, which killed at least seven people on Sunday despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence. Israel said it had targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites in response to a drone attack a day earlier by the Iran-backed group on its troops in the vicinity of a strategic…

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called for help from the US and the international community to stop Israeli attacks. These attacks occurred despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence. According to Al-Monitor, at least seven people were killed on Sunday.

The Israeli attacks were in response to a drone attack by Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group, on Israeli troops. Israel targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites.

The death toll from an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon was reported as three by Lebanon's Health Ministry, as stated by Middle East Eye. President Aoun appealed to the international community to take immediate action to stop violations of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, as reported by DW English and DW News.

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