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attacked southern Lebanon, targeting sites belonging to the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the militant group fired rockets into Israel. That was despite [President Trump's announcement](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5796719/iran-middle-east-updates) that Israel
attacks damaged bridges linking areas south of the Litani River with the rest of Lebanon. During the war, Israeli forces launched a ground invasion several kilometres into Lebanese territory. Israeli officials now say Israel will
attack on the country.  Iranians walk past an anti-US and anti-Israel mural
Lebanon’s oldest and most populated cities were covered in rubble and immense plumes of smoke rose above its homes. The city’s civil defence withdrew from the city ahead of the bombing on Sunday
attacker but a higher impact for the recipient as we’ve seen in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia,” Michael Kerr, a historian and political scientist at King’s College London, told Al Jazeera. Israel
attack on 28 February. Merz had offered the use of German minesweepers to help open the economically critical strait of Hormuz, but only if a permanent ceasefire was in place and the mission
attacks only to state later that he had cancelled them because negotiators had "just made a great settlement" with Iran - a deal that was likely be to signed imminently. It prompted Iran to say reports
Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 14, 2026. **Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images** Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. military said Wednesday it had "completely halted
attacks even as diplomats seek a broader settlement. Iran has maintained restrictions around the strait of Hormuz throughout the conflict, while analysts say its missile campaign has inflicted significant damage on US military infrastructure across
attacks happened after Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with the U.S. and Israel, according to reports Tuesday from two semiofficial Iranian news agencies. President Donald Trump disputed
attacks on US assets in solidarity with Tehran. Iran, which wields considerable influence over Iraqi politics, has also been involved in the political crisis. It has cultivated Shia parties following the removal of President Saddam
attacks and urged the public “not to approach or touch any debris, shrapnel, or unidentified objects that may result from intercepting hostile aerial targets”. On the weekend, US forces hit Iranian radar and drone sites
attacked three commercial vessels in the narrow waterway and seized two of them, further tightening its grip on one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Lebanon, meanwhile, is set to pursue an extension
attack drones heading toward the strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway that carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supplies before the conflict but was closed to most shipping
Lebanon, where Israeli forces continue daily attacks and have mounted a ground invasion in the south of the country. Washington has urged Tehran to dismantle its nuclear programme and lift a blockade on the Strait
Hezbollah and Iran damaged but still standing, Trump’s announcement of twin ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon has exposed the principal cheerleader of both conflicts, Netanyahu, to domestic political jeopardy. Just days before Trump
Israeli strikes](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3024x3024+504+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F52%2F58%2Fdbfff96442b0a2172edea7029d4a%2F99542835-2def-4b48-8a73-848a63d4d6a9.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5811930/gaza-recovering-bodies) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5811930/gaza-recovering-bodies) U.S. President Donald Trump played down the exchange of fire
attacks "undermine" efforts to deescalate tensions in the region and said the country reserved the right to "take whatever measures are necessary" to defend itself. Tehran targeted an air base in Kuwait last week
attacked the Caspian route in March with the bombing of Bandar Anzali, an Iranian port. But even before the Israeli strike, it fell far short of becoming a substitute for the Hormuz strait, the gateway
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had pressed the U.S. to go to war, went "very well." **There had been growing optimism among officials** Earlier on Saturday, a regional official with direct knowledge