The Israeli army carried out a bombing and artillery shelling of positions in southern Lebanon on Monday amid its ongoing violations of an ongoing truce. These attacks come days after the conclusion of the seventh round of US-brokered Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Rome on Thursday. On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated during a Cabinet meeting that his country had made “positive progress” in the Rome negotiations regarding the border and prisoner exchange files. Despite the ongoing negotiations, Tel Aviv continues its offensive in Lebanon. READ: Israel targets southern Lebanon with phosphorus bombs, state media reports