Israel has named its attacks on Lebanon “Operation Eternal Darkness.” In other words: hell. Hundreds of civilians were killed after Israel dropped over 150 bombs in just 10 minutes on civilian areas in Lebanon. Israel says it will continue these attacks under the guise of targeting Hezbollah—similar to how civilians were killed in Gaza during operations against Hamas. This is a clear breach of the ceasefire that President Trump announced with Iran on Tuesday, and Iran is not willing to let it go. In a statement released Wednesday, it pointed to the ongoing assault on Lebanon, along with violations of Iranian airspace. Israel’s actions are completely out of bounds. It took less than a day to violate the ceasefire, and Netanyahu is openly saying, “Our finger is on the trigger.” The question is whether the U.S. has any will or power to make Israel stop attacking Lebanon, or Gaza, for that matter. The U.S. government allowed the utter destruction of Gaza with only cursory condemnations. Why would they take a different stance on Lebanon? Trump administration officials are now saying that Lebanon was never part of the ceasefire deal with Iran, which is simply not true. Is this finally getting hard to ignore? It’s starting to look that way. Many world leaders have condemned Operation Eternal Darkness. Qatar has expressed its disgust with Israel, releasing a statement today: “The State of Qatar condemns the series of heinous Israeli airstrikes that targeted wide areas in Lebanon and resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries.” And now Spain’s prime minister is urging the European Union to suspend its trade and diplomatic ties with Israel, with Turkey also stepping up, publicly rebuking Israel’s actions. The outrage is growing, but whether it leads to action is another story. The post Beirut Bombarded Despite Ceasefire appeared first on Redacted.