Qatar says planned Israeli strikes on Beirut suburbs were cancelled

<article data-history-node-id="441518" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-says-planned-israeli-strikes-beirut-suburbs-were-cancelled" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-says-planned-israeli-strikes-beirut-suburbs-were-cancelled" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Qatar says planned Israeli strikes on Beirut suburbs were cancelled</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A Qatari diplomatic source has told Al Jazeera that the US informed Doha that Israeli strikes threatened against Beirut’s southern suburbs had been cancelled following a call between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <p>The source added that Qatar began contacts with the US on Sunday in an effort to de-escalate tensions in southern Lebanon.</p> <p>Since then, Qatari officials have been involved in mediation efforts aimed at reinforcing the ceasefire, the source said.</p> </div> </div> </article>