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Middle East crisis live: Israel launches new wave of ‘widespread’ strikes in Lebanon after claiming senior Hezbollah leader killed

IDF says it is carrying out fourth wave of strikes today; Israel claims Ibrahim Qubaisi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut

Charbel Massaad, an independent Maronite MP in Lebanon, has described Israel’s airstrikes as “an attack not only on geography, but also on dignity, on rights and on the future of our generations.”

In a message to the Lebanese people carried by the state National News Agency, Massaad said:

In these difficult times that our beloved country Lebanon is going through, and with the continued brutal Israeli aggression on our land, I find myself compelled to address you. The Israeli aggression that brutally targets our people, our homes, our villages and our cities is an attack not only on geography, but also on dignity, on rights and on the future of our generations.

But we, as a people accustomed to steadfastness and we will steadfastly face all challenges. This critical moment requires all of us, regardless of any political or sectarian affiliation, to stand as one. Our unity is our strength. Israel seeks to sow fear and division among us, but we know very well how to confront such conspiracies. Just as we were victorious in the past, we will be victorious today, because we are right, and right always triumphs, and the will to live among the Lebanese is stronger than any aggression or conspiracy.

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