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<div class="gmail-inner-article-top"><h1 class="gmail-">Netanyahu vows to continue striking Gaza, Lebanon as attacks escalate</h1><p class="gmail-">Israel
has killed dozens in south Lebanon and the Gaza Strip over the past 24
hours, accusing Hamas and Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire deals </p><div class="gmail-another-name"><p><a href="https://thecradle.co/authors/news-desk-9" style="color:rgb(164,4,4)">News Desk</a></p></div><div class="gmail-another-name" style="margin-top:16px"><p><span style="color:rgb(84,88,94)">NOV 23, 2025</span></p></div></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-img"><img src="https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/dac18966-c86d-11f0-ac30-00163e02c055.jpeg" alt="" width="428" height="241" style="margin-right: 0px;"><span>(Photo credit: X)</span></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-content"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-md-8 gmail-col-sm-7"><div class="gmail-article-content"><span class="gmail-article-body"><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/316712-netanyahu-vows-to-keep-striking-hamas-and-hezbollah">vowed</a> on 23 November to continue attacking both the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, despite the ceasefire agreements in both places. </p><p>\u201cWe
continue to strike terrorism on several fronts,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cThis
weekend the IDF struck in Lebanon, and we will continue to do whatever
is necessary to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing its capacity to
threaten us.\u201d</p><p>Regarding Gaza, the premier said \u201cSince the ceasefire, Hamas has not stopped violating it, and we are acting accordingly.\u201d</p><p>\u201cThere
were several attempts by them to infiltrate our territory beyond the
Yellow Line and harm our soldiers. We thwarted these forcefully, and we
responded and exacted a very heavy price. Many terrorists were
eliminated, and terrorists were also captured from the tunnels in
Rafah,\u201d Netanyahu added. </p><p>\u201cAll the talk that \u2018we must obtain
approval\u2019 from this or that party is simply a complete lie. We act
without relying on anyone. The immediate actions to thwart attacks are
carried out automatically by the IDF. As for the responses \u2014 they go
through the defense minister and eventually come to me, and we decide
independently of any external actor, as it should be,\u201d he added, pushing
back on the idea that Israel must receive a green light from
Washington. </p><p>Netanyahu\u2019s comments on Sunday came as Israel struck
Beirut's southern suburb in a massive escalation, killing one person.
Israeli reports said the attack targeted a high-profile figure in the
Lebanese resistance. </p><div class="gmail-twitter-tweet gmail-twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"></div> <p>Earlier
the same day, an Israeli drone strike also hit the southern Lebanese
town of Aita al-Shaab, killing one civilian as he was carrying out home
restoration work, according to <i>Al-Manar. </i></p><p>A day earlier, two people were killed in south Lebanon as Israel carried out a large wave of strikes.</p><p>Aita
al-Shaab has been under Israeli bombardment since October 2023, and is
among the Lebanese border villages which have suffered the most
destruction. </p><p>Israel has significantly escalated its daily ceasefire violations in<a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/lebanons-army-chief-slams-daily-israeli-attacks-occupation-in-south"> Lebanon</a>
over the past two months. It claims Hezbollah is quickly rebuilding its
forces, and has made US-backed threats to open a new war on the
country.</p><p>Hezbollah has refused to surrender its arms. It says it
is eventually willing to discuss giving its weapons to the Lebanese army
as part of a national defensive strategy. Still, it refuses to hold
such talks until Israel withdraws its troops from the south and stops
its daily violations and attacks, which have killed over 33 people in
November alone and more than 300 since last year. </p><p>In Gaza, Israeli strikes killed 21 people on Saturday. </p><p>Israel
claimed a Hamas fighter crossed the 'yellow line' in southern Gaza and
opened fire on its troops, using the incident to justify a deadly wave
of strikes. </p><p>Hamas officials accused Israel of exploiting isolated incidents to unravel the <a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/us-mercenary-firm-behind-aid-massacres-returning-to-gaza-under-new-un-mandate-report">agreement</a> and revive its assault.</p><p>Spokesman
Izzat al-Rishq called on the US to pressure Israel to reveal the
identity of the shooter and to stop manufacturing pretexts for daily
violations of the deal.</p><p>"Earlier today (Saturday), an armed
terrorist crossed the yellow line, exploiting the humanitarian road in
the area through which humanitarian aid enters southern Gaza. The
terrorist fired at IDF soldiers deployed in the southern Gaza Strip. No
IDF injuries were reported. The soldiers eliminated the terrorist,\u201d the
Israeli army said, attaching footage of the alleged Hamas fighter
wielding a rifle. </p><div class="gmail-twitter-tweet gmail-twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"></div> <p>Israel also said it assassinated Alaa Hadidi, head of Hamas\u2019s supply and equipment department, in its strikes on 22 November. </p><p>Meanwhile, the fate of a group of Hamas fighters besieged and trapped in tunnels under the city of Rafah remains unclear. </p><p>Israeli media reported over the weekend that only 80 fighters remain, down from around 200 a few weeks earlier. </p><p>Reports
at the time said Washington was pushing Israel to accept a deal that
would give the fighters safe passage in exchange for surrendering their
weapons. </p><p>According to Israeli news site <i>Walla</i>\u2019s Amir Bohbot, Israeli forces <a href="https://t.me/thecradlemedia/46662">killed</a>
six Palestinian resistance fighters and detained five others in eastern
Rafah. He claimed it came after around fifteen emerged from tunnel
openings at two locations.</p><p>Palestinian reports denied the
operation and said the Israeli claims were part of a psychological
warfare campaign designed to fabricate stories of surrender or collapse
to influence morale.</p></span></div></div></div></div>
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