Lebanese President Appeals to Israel to Seek Dialogue Instead of War

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday made a  public appeal to the Israeli   government and people in an interview broadcast by CNN on Monday, saying that "military solutions will not provide you with safety and security for the residents of the north."

Aoun added, "We are ready, committed and willing, are you? If you are, let's sit down and talk.If you are not willing, we will not live in safety and security."

Aoun stressed that he would not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war, which he described as a "non-aggression agreement, security agreement or otherwise" rather than a comprehensive peace agreement, adding that there is a need to "end the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel once and for all, and this could be a prelude to a just and comprehensive peace."

Lebanese Health: 24 Killed in Israeli Aggression in 24 Hours

The toll of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 3,637 dead and 11,188 injured, after 24 deaths and 116 injuries were recorded in 24 hours.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a statement that "the cumulative total toll of the aggression since March 2  has reached 3,637 martyrs and 11,188 wounded."

Thus, the ministry counted 24 dead and 116 injured during the last 24 hours, as its previous toll was 3,613 dead and 11,072 injured.

 Lebanon  's official National News Agency  reported that Israel   launched raids on  more than 15 villages and towns in southern Lebanon on Monday.

The Lebanese Red Cross announced that four medics were wounded in the Israeli strike in front of their centre. Later, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that seven people, "including a Syrian girl and a woman," were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Zafta in the Nabatieh district. In another statement, the ministry announced that "a raid on the town of Marwaniya in the Saida district "resulted  in two deaths,  including a child, and 10 wounded."

Hezbollah targets Israeli forces and vehicles in southern Lebanon

On Monday, Hezbollah announced that its fighters targeted IDF vehicles and forces in southern Lebanon, after Tel Aviv reignited war in the area by shelling the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut.

In a series of statements, the party said its fighters targeted with rockets "a gathering of vehicles and soldiers of the Israeli enemy army on the outskirts of the town of Beit Yahoun in the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon."

He added that his fighters targeted "a communications mechanism of the Israeli enemy army in the vicinity of the historic fortress of al-Shukif in southern Lebanon in the Ababil swooping zone, and achieved a confirmed hit."

The party's fighters also bombarded "a logistical mechanism for transporting ammunition belonging to the Israeli enemy army on the southeastern outskirts of the town of Yahmar al-Shukif in the Nabatieh governorate in the Ababil swooping zone, and achieved a confirmed hit."

 The group said its fighters targeted with rockets "a gathering of vehicles and soldiers of the Israeli enemy army in the town of Rishaf in Bint Jbeil."

In his statements, he stressed that these attacks come "in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the Israeli enemy's violation of the ceasefire, and the attacks on villages in southern Lebanon that resulted in martyrs and injuries among civilians."