EU calls on Israel to respect ceasefire as IDF steps up strikes in southern Lebanon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The EU on Saturday condemned Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon and asked it to respect a ceasefire with the Hezbollah terror group.
47% : " "The Hezbollah terror organization continues attempts to restore terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon and is focusing on rebuilding the [Radwan Force's] capabilities with the aim of harming the State of Israel," the IDF said.
40% : Israel conducted large-scale strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting the Iran-backed organization and accusing the group of rearming.
38% : During the conflict, Israel killed much of the terror group's leadership and destroyed much of their fortifications along the border.
37% : The European Union on Saturday condemned repeated Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, urging Israel to respect the ceasefire, even as the Israel Defense Forces stepped up strikes on the terror group.
35% : The Lebanese army, however, accused Israel of seeking to "undermine Lebanon's stability" with Thursday's strikes and to "prevent the completion of the army's deployment" in line with the ceasefire.
28% : The truce brought an end to more than a year of fighting after Hezbollah began attacking Israel the day after the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre.
27% : "The EU calls on Israel to cease all actions that violate resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement reached a year ago in November 2024," the EU's foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni stated.
26% : Lebanon and Israel are still technically in a state of war, but all the recent armed conflicts with Israel were fought by Hezbollah, not the Lebanese military.

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