AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCeasefire, then strikes: Hours after the U.S. announced a 45-day extension of the Israel–Lebanon truce, Israel intensified air and artillery attacks across southern Lebanon, killing at least four people in the latest reports and triggering fresh displacement as evacuation warnings spread to multiple towns. Evacuation orders: Israeli spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued urgent leave-now alerts for villages in Sidon and Nabatieh districts, urging residents to move at least a kilometer away. Health workers hit: Lebanon’s Health Ministry accused the IDF of deliberately targeting medics in strikes on May 11, while MSF says paramedics and emergency teams have been killed at record levels since March 2. Diplomacy timetable: Washington set a security track at the Pentagon for May 29 and political talks at the State Department on June 2–3, but Hezbollah warned against “surrendering” Lebanon’s sovereignty. Regional pressure: Iran’s top diplomat said lack of trust is blocking talks with the U.S., as Hormuz traffic rules and fees are reportedly being prepared.
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