Israel Keeps Up Lebanon Attacks as Allies Push for Cease-Fire
- Netanyahu says its northern residents must be able to return
- Western, Arab nations proposed three-week pause for talks
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the military would maintain its bombardment of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon indefinitely, while at the same time engaging with efforts by the US and allies to secure a cease-fire that would ease the risk of a regional war.
Air strikes would continue until all Israel’s objectives have been achieved, the prime minister said Thursday on arrival in New York to address the annual United Nations General Assembly. The most pressing of those goals is the return of Israel’s northern residents to their homes, he said, and that’s likely to be achieved only if Hezbollah is persuaded to stop firing cross-border missiles.