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The special envoy of USA For the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, said Friday in Beirut that his country has put “clear red lines” to the influence of the Shií group Hezbollah in Lebanon and that this implies its exclusion from the government currently in the process of training.

«I am not afraid of Hezbollah and I am not afraid because they have been defeated militarily. And in the United States we have established clear red lines that Lebanese people cannot terrorize, which includes being part of the government », Ortagus said at a press conference in the Lebanonwhere he is an official visit.

“So the end of the kingdom of Hezbollah in Lebanon and in the world has begun and this ended”he added.

This January, Lebanon ended two prolonged institutional blockages with the appointment of Joseph Aoun as president of the Republic and Nawaf Salam as a new designated prime minister, but the latter has not yet fulfilled his commission to form a government, three weeks later .

Israel bombs the east of Lebanon

Hezbollah He is found in low hours and militarily after his war against Israel, ended last November with a high fire agreement, and after the overthrow of his regime of his ally Bachar al Asad in neighboring Syria.

Just over ten days after the extension of that truce expires, Israel Bombardeó last night alleged military facilities of the Chií Lebanese group Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley, in the east of Lebanon, according to various sources.

“Under the direction of the Intelligence Board of Directors, the Israeli Air Force carried out a precise bombing in Lebanese territory against two military locations containing Hezbollah weapons, which violated the agreement of Alto El Fuego”Said Israel’s army in a brief statement.

The military institution did not specify where the attack occurred, but the National News Agency of Lebanon (ANN) explained that Israeli fighters perpetrated four bombings against a mountainous area of ​​the Baalbek district, in the Bekaa Valley, without offering details about details about details about The objectives.

Truce violations

On November 27, a cessation of hostilities initially planned for 60 days that foresaw the withdrawal of the Israeli forces present in the Lebanese territory and limit the possession of weapons in the border strip into the hands of the Lebanese security forces were entered into force.

The duration of the pact was subsequently extended until February 18, after the parties incurred delays when complying with some of their obligations.

The text asks for the dismantling of non -state facilities for weapons production and also prohibits both sides from attacking the other -something that Israel has not respected -although it preserves its right to “self -defense.”