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Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images - **European leaders have [condemned Israel
southern Lebanon with villages destroyed](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5814098/a-fraying-ceasefire-in-southern-lebanon-with-villages-destroyed) The UAE's Defense Ministry said three people were wounded after air defenses engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran. It was not clear
strikes complicated diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran. On Thursday, the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the military will continue its ground operations there, justhours after Israel and Lebanon [agreed to implement
southern port of Dayyer. - First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref asserted that managing the Strait of Hormuz remains a “legitimate right” of Iran. - Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasised that the escalating situation makes it “clear
strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama’iya, which are **north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon.** On Thursday, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) announced that
strikes since the ceasefire was established. Hezbollah targeted Israeli forces near the city of Nabatieh, south Lebanon, with several salvoes of rocket fire late on Thursday after intermittent Israeli shelling throughout the day. Israel responded
southern Lebanon overnight, which have continued through the morning, were a response to Hezbollah’s “repeated violations of the ceasefire”. Hezbollah acknowledged attacks on Israeli military positions inside Lebanon. Soon after, the Israeli military announced
Israeli air strikes. Iran has always insisted that Lebanon be included in any ceasefire - something Israel has rejected, arguing its conflict against Hezbollah is separate from its war on Iran. Hezbollah has also rejected
strikes on Iran. According to Axios, the president urged Netanyahu not to retaliate after Iran signalled it would halt attacks, highlighting growing tensions between Washington and Israel over the future of the ceasefire. - Phyllis Bennis
Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 7 – despite US [assurances](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) just days before that this would not happen. The missile attack, the first by Iran since a fragile, Pakistan-brokered ceasefire
southerners and Lebanese people,” said Alawieh, a tour guide based in south Lebanon. The castle, Alawieh explained, was a symbol of steadfastness and of resistance in south Lebanon. Its thick stone walls helped its survive
southern Lebanon – the official end point of Israel’s self-declared “security zone”. Despite this, Netanyahu said that Israel would continue to target “Iran’s terror arms” and “will need to continue to stand guard
strikes two months ago. Flights were scheduled to depart for Istanbul, Oman’s capital of Muscat and the Saudi city of Medina, according to Iran’s state-run television. Iran partly reopened its airspace earlier
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears intent on pursuing goals that make compromise harder: the collapse of Iran's theocratic government, the elimination of its nuclear program, and the destruction of the Iranian-allied Hezbollah
southern Lebanon in the late 1990s may recall Hezbollah’s media strategy before the Israeli withdrawal. Al-Manar TV functioned as more than a television channel; it operated as a psychological campaign in plain view
striking Lebanon:** Trump says Israel is barred by the US from continuing attacks on Lebanon, declaring “enough is enough”. - **Netanyahu says campaign not over:** The Israeli PM warned that the campaign against Hezbollah
striking regional states and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has dented the US’s appetite for renewing a costly and perhaps unremitting war against Tehran. ## Iranophobia For Netanyahu, the April 8 ceasefire
strikes on Iran, with the conflict mired in a deadlock under a shaky ceasefire, and the Strait of Hormuz largely closed to maritime traffic. A ceasefire has supposedly been in place between
Lebanon have become [a sticking point in the talks for a potential opening of the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/iran-strikes-us-military-base-kuwait-iranian-air-defences) – once again testing [the volatile alliance between Donald Trump and Netanyahu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/tensions-emerge-bejamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-alliance).