The Israeli military has attacked targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing at least three people, raising concerns over the impact on delicate peace negotiations between the United States and Iran.The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Sunday that the military had “just carried out strikes in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut against terrorist targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, in response to Hezbollah’s firing toward Israeli territory”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Israeli military said Hezbollah had launched three projectiles towards northern Israel in what it described as a blatant ceasefire violation.“The bodies of three martyrs were recovered from under the rubble and six wounded,” Lebanon’s civil defence agency said.The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said the strikes on southern Beirut were launched by two warplanes that fired four guided missiles.The latest escalation in Lebanon risks derailing negotiations on a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.President Donald Trump said the deal would be agreed on Sunday, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also said it would be completed within 24 hours and signed electronically. Pakistan has been acting as a key mediator in the talks.Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, meanwhile, had said a deal was close but would not be signed on Sunday.During the negotiations, Iran has made clear that attacks on southern Beirut were a …
