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In a bid to prevent a direct war between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, US. Special envoy and French Minister arrive in Lebanon. We tell you what happens.
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00:00In the last few weeks, we reported about escalating tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border.
00:06And now, amid the threat of an Iranian attack on Israel, U.S. and French officials arrived
00:12in Lebanon and urged Beirut to defuse its cross-border fire.
00:17Watch this.
00:31Cross-border firing between Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Israeli forces has intensified.
00:37Hezbollah has vowed revenge against the killing of its top commander, Fawad Shukr, last month.
00:47In the latest series of attacks, IDF claims it hit Marja'an city, killing two Hezbollah
01:08fighters.
01:14This is the first time Israel has struck the southern Lebanese city since October 8 last
01:19year.
01:33In the ten months of cross-border firing between the two forces, Hezbollah has lost hundreds
01:38of fighters and senior commanders, leading to destruction and displacement of people
01:43on both sides of the border.
01:49To avert a recap of the 2006 war between Hezbollah and the IDF, Foreign Minister of France and
01:56the U.S. Special Envoy visited Lebanon this week.
01:59The French minister met the Lebanese officials and emphasized de-escalating tensions on its
02:05border.
02:06A very simple message from me, first of all, France support for Lebanon at this time when
02:14we are all concerned about the regional situation, a very simple message also about de-escalation,
02:20a message addressed here to the Lebanese authorities and it will also be addressed to other countries
02:26in the region.
02:31U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein also went to Beirut.
02:35He was accompanied by the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson.
02:40The visiting U.S. envoy warned that the clock is ticking for a ceasefire in Gaza.
02:45We continue to believe that a diplomatic resolution is achievable because we continue to believe
02:52that no one truly wants a full-scale war between Lebanon and Israel, especially not the Lebanese
03:01people and the Israeli people.
03:06We know it's urgent because the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel have only escalated
03:11since I was here last.
03:14Amid diplomatic maneuvering for de-escalation, Lebanon's caretaker government is trying to
03:18prepare for the worst.
03:20Lebanon's health minister says an inventory up to four months worth of critical supplies
03:25has been built.
03:28There's a stock of fuel in Lebanon and of course in the event of war, there are priorities.
03:34There's no doubt that the health sector is one of the priorities when it comes to distribution
03:38if there's an increase in the number of attacks.
03:41At the same time, the Ministry of Health have taken important steps in the matter of alternative
03:45energy for many of our government hospitals.
03:48We now have more than 15 government hospitals equipped with alternative energy.
03:58On the other side of the Lebanese border, Israeli authorities have stocked blood supplies
04:04in a fortified underground centre.
04:08Factories have moved out hazardous materials and municipal authorities are checking bomb
04:12shelters.
04:14Hezbollah says it is seeking to tie up Israel's military resources, especially in the Golan
04:20Heights region.
04:23The Lebanese group is on edge after its top commander was killed in Beirut.
04:27Hezbollah says it has carried out over 2,000 military operations against Israel since October
04:33last year.
04:35This week, the group said it launched a barrage of Katyusha rockets on northern Israel.
04:40The Lebanese group says it will stop its operations if there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
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