Israel Holds Back on Masnaa Border Crossing

0:00On April 7, Israel held back from bombing the Mossnav border crossing between Syria and Lebanon after both countries leaned on the U.S. to keep it. Open. Lebanese source says the Israeli military warned on April 4 that it planned to hit the key spot soon, claiming Hezbollah was smuggling weapons. Through it. Syria shut the crossing temporarily right after the warning to avoid any civilian deaths, insisting it wasn't used for military stuff. Lebanese officials jumped into talks to save it, while folks on both sides have been using it to escape the fighting. This all plays out amid the war in southern Lebanon, where Israeli strikes and ops have killed nearly 1,500 people since March. Second. Hezbollah has been firing rockets and drones into Israel and clashing with troops there. Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam worked with Syrian leaders and got a U.S. guarantee that Mossnawa won't get hit. Reports say the U.S. asks Israel to pause for political reasons, but the crossing stays close for now, and neither Israel nor the U.S. has.

1:01Comment it. Tensions simmer as the policy holds the line at this vital escape route, eyes watching if the fragile truth holds up. World News. Powered by AI? This is Global News Today.