Netanyahu says Israel ‘will not stop’ attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire calls

Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel “will not stop” its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon despite calls from the US, France and other allies for an immediate three-week ceasefire aimed at containing the spread of a conflict that is beginning to engulf Lebanon.The calls for an immediate ceasefire were backed on Thursday night by Lebanon’s minister for foreign affairs, Abdallah Bouhabib, who told the UN general assembly his country was enduring a crisis that “threatens its very existence”.Bouhabib welcomed the US/French initiative, saying “Diplomacy is not always easy, but diplomacy is the only way to save innocent lives … Lebanon views the US-French initiative as an opportunity to generate momentum, to take steps towards ending this crisis.”Bouhabib said peace was incumbent on Israel’s government, and that there can be no lasting peace without a “two-state solution”.Israeli airstrikes continued in Lebanon on Thursday, killing 92 people including the head of…