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The IDF strike in Beirut's Dahieh district on Sunday prompted Lebanese officials to contact foreign nations to pressure Israel to halt its attacks, Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Tuesday.
According to the newspaper, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun contacted the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and the head of the ceasefire monitoring committee, Jasper Jeffers, who is expected to arrive in Beirut on Tuesday to meet with the president, the prime minister and the Lebanese parliament speaker. The ceasefire monitoring committee is scheduled to convene on Thursday, after its activities were suspended by the United States.
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IDF strikes Hezbollah arms depot in Beirut's Dahieh on Sunday
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France has urged the committee to respond to alleged Israeli violations of the deal, while the U.S. had backed Israel's actions.
Residents of the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut reported chaos and panic following the Israeli strike, according to the UK-based Saudi Arabian-owned Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
One resident said the fear and anxiety felt during the war were felt now. "I live near the area attacked and like most people here, I've been through difficult times. I was at home and shocked when I saw where the strike would take place, in a post by the IDF spokesperson, on X."
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Another resident said he learned about the IDF's call to residents to leave for safety from a friend. "My house is next to the target, so we left. On the way, we heard heavy fire and the roads were packed; it was like doomsday," he said.
When he returned home, he found it had been damaged and that he would have to rebuild for the third time. "The house is unfit for habitation," he said, adding that he would rent accommodations away from the Dahieh.
The IDF posted images of the attack, which, according to the military, targeted a building where Hezbollah stored precision-guided missiles.
Israel said that the IDF attacked over 50 terror targets throughout Lebanon in the past month following violations of the ceasefire agreement, which "posed a threat to Israel and its citizens."