<h6><strong>The Diplomat</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Government of Spain condemned this Saturday the violation of the cessation of hostilities agreement between Lebanon and Israel and urged the parties to show restraint and avoid an escalation of violence.</strong></h4> In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government reiterates the need to fully respect the agreement and maintains its commitment to regional stability and full compliance with Resolution 1701, and urges the parties to respect international law. At least seven people were killed and 40 injured this Saturday due to two waves of Israeli attacks against dozens of villages in southern Lebanon in response to rocket fire from that area towards northern Israel. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the deadliest attack took place in the city of Tulin, “where five people were killed, including a girl, and 11 were injured, including two boys.” The Ministry's Public Health Emergency Operations Center also reported that "an incursion by the Israeli enemy into the city of Tyre resulted in an updated death toll of one person and ten others injured, including a child," while in Al Qalila "one person dead and five injured," according to Efe. "In total, the incursions by the Israeli enemy against several Lebanese regions resulted in the death of seven martyrs and the injury of forty others," it said in a statement. The Israeli Army announced Saturday night that it had launched a second wave of bombings against alleged positions of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, in response to three rocket launches from Lebanese territory, for which Hezbollah has disassociated itself. These are the first rocket launches from southern Lebanon towards Israel since the ceasefire went into effect on November 27.
