Before the Lebanon-Israel negotiations, Israel continued attacking cities on the Lebanese border.

Mars Finance News, April 14th, local time Monday, the Israeli military launched a ground assault on the southern Lebanese stronghold of Bint Jubeil, completing encirclement and beginning clearance operations. An IDF officer stated that full operational control of the town would be achieved within a few days. Bint Jubeil is a strategic gateway to Hezbollah’s stronghold and surrounding villages; a foreign security official stationed in Lebanon said that capturing the town would enable Israel to gain comprehensive control over the southeastern border of Lebanon. Israel has explicitly stated that its ultimate goal is to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, which is about 30 kilometers from the Israeli border. Meanwhile, the Israeli military claimed to have intercepted more than 10 Hezbollah drones and rockets; Hezbollah rockets hit a residential building in the northern city of Nahariya, causing minor casualties. The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that its center in Tyre, southern Lebanon, was attacked, resulting in one death. Amid ongoing military operations, the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the U.S. are scheduled to hold a rare meeting in Washington on Tuesday, hosted by the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon. Lebanon’s foreign minister said Beirut would use this meeting to push for a ceasefire and emphasized that this move effectively decouples the Lebanon issue from Iran’s track. Notably, both the U.S. and Israel stated that military actions against Hezbollah do not fall under the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, and the Lebanese battlefield remains independent. Since last Wednesday’s intense airstrikes in Beirut, which resulted in hundreds of casualties, Israel has not launched a new round of strikes on the Lebanese capital.