Israel bombed Beirut again, while awaiting the signing of the peace agreement announced by Trump

Israel attacked Beirut a week ago and triggered an escalation of fighting with Tehran, which calls into question the fragile ceasefire that has been in force since April 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the bombings were in response to Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel.

Meanwhile, the Iranian chief negotiator in the peace talks, Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, stated this Sunday that It is “impossible to talk about moving forward” with the United States if it does not fulfill its commitments in Lebanon, a country that Israel attacked again today.

“If you lack the will or the ability to fulfill your commitments, it is impossible to talk about moving forward“he said in X Qalibaf in an apparent reference to the peace agreement with the United States.

According to the testimony of an Associated Press photographer at the scene in Beirut, the Israeli army attack reached a five-story apartment building with shops on the ground floor. Lebanon’s civil defense reported three dead on Sunday after Israeli bombings.

Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel on March 2, two days after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, sparking a war in the Middle East. Israeli troops have deepened their invasion of Lebanon.

The attack occurs as mediators pressure Iran and the US to reach a ceasefire agreement, which includes the fighting in Lebanon. But while talks have continued, Israel has been sidelined in negotiations led by Pakistan and others.

Qatari mediators were traveling to Tehran on Sunday to finalize the pact, according to two regional officials.

US President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the deal would be signed on Sunday, while Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei indicated it could happen in the coming days. Trump noted that the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately after the signing.

The deal is expected to be signed electronically, without an in-person ceremony, although it is unclear when or how the signing will take place.

The deal does not resolve the thorniest issues between the United States and Iran, such as Iran’s nuclear program or its frozen assets, but offers a 60-day framework for technical talks on those issues, according to Pakistani and regional officials familiar with the ongoing negotiations, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

The United States and Iran were this Sunday one step away from reaching an agreement to end the conflict that keeps the Middle East in suspense, while Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran to finalize the final details of the pact. According to regional officials cited on condition of anonymity, negotiations have progressed in recent hours and there is moderate optimism about the possibility of stopping hostilities and normalizing transit through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The American president, Donald Trump, and the prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, assured that the signing could take place this Sunday, although the understanding would be formalized electronically and without an official ceremony. The draft contemplates a period of 60 days to negotiate sensitive technical issues, including the Iranian nuclear program and the future of Tehran’s frozen assets, issues that still generate strong differences between the parties.

The eventual agreement also seeks to contain regional escalation, which includes clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Iran demands that any ceasefire cover that front and also allow for the unlocking of funds held abroad. However, the text generates resistance in the Israeli government and in sectors of the American Republican Party, who consider that it fails to effectively limit Iranian nuclear and missile development or Tehran’s support for its allies in the region.