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Netanyahu issued a statement saying the Israeli military would "continue operating in southern Lebanon as planned." "I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities
Netanyahu said in a video statement that Israel was going to increase the number and intensity of its strikes targeting Hezbollah in response to the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group's attacks, including those involving
ceasefire violations and attacks on Lebanon. The Lebanese government [declared Hezbollah’s military activities illegal](/features/2026/3/3/lebanons-ban-on-hezbollah-activities-bold-but-difficult-to-implement) on March 2. Israel has tried to [stir existing sectarian divides](/features/2026/4/7/creating-rift-part-of-game-plan-israeli-attacks-deepen-lebanon-fissures) in Lebanon during its attacks this year
Lebanon ceasefire, saying its continued attacks are a “legitimate response to the enemy’s persistent violations of the ceasefire”, which it claims have exceeded 500 incidents. The Iran-aligned group said in a statement
Netanyahu** had earlier ordered strikes. “At the same time, the IDF continues to operate with fire and manoeuvre against Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) ... in order to push threats away from
statements from Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, the proposal would see Hezbollah stop attacks on Israel in exchange for Israel halting strikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs. Trump also said Netanyahu had agreed
statement, the militant group said any ceasefire must apply across Lebanese territory and warned that any continued Israeli presence would leave Lebanon with the right to resist depending on how events unfold. Hezbollah has both
statement, the militant group said any ceasefire must apply across Lebanese territory and warned that any continued Israeli presence would leave Lebanon with the right to resist depending on how events unfold. Hezbollah has both
Netanyahu said he agreed to the ceasefire “to advance” peace efforts with Lebanon, but that Israeli troops would not withdraw from a “security zone” inside Lebanese territory. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed the announcement
Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting on Sunday, adding “we act vigorously according to the rules we agreed upon with the United States, and also, by the way, with [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon).” Hezbollah said
ceasefire also holding in **Lebanon**, which Israel invaded in March in pursuit of Iran-backed **Hezbollah** fighters who fired rockets and drones across the border in solidarity with Tehran. But on Sunday **Israel** launched strikes
Lebanon – responded with a wave of missiles at northern Israel. Trump reportedly [called](/video/newsfeed/2026/6/8/israels-strikes-on-iran-expose-trumps-failure-to-restrain-netanyahu) Netanyahu on Sunday evening and asked him not to retaliate, but Israel launched attacks on Iran early on Monday. Israeli forces
Netanyahu to avoid “advancing second-phase obligations” and instead trying to prolong the first phase of the “ceasefire” as long as possible. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Al Jazeera that Israel must “fulfil the terms
Netanyahu said his military’s troops would not withdraw from southern Lebanon during this period. Hezbollah responded by saying any ceasefire must “include a comprehensive halt to attacks across all Lebanese territory, with no freedom
Netanyahu shows no signs of wanting to stop the war on Lebanon, which makes it hard to see how Trump can negotiate an end to the war on Iran as Tehran insists that the conflict
Lebanon, as prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu) said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to “crush” Hezbollah in a further erosion of an already fragmented ceasefire
ceasefire, after his previous announcement of one between Israel and Lebanon on April 16, after claiming he had gotten the approval of Netanyahu and spoken to Hezbollah. “There will be no troops going to Beirut
ceasefire After weeks of warning that continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon would jeopardise diplomacy, Iran launched its [first direct strikes](/news/2026/6/8/iran-and-israel-bomb-each-other-is-the-ceasefire-over) on Israel in two months overnight on Sunday, casting new doubts about the likelihood
ceasefire must also include Lebanon. It comes as a growing percentage of the American public has grown critical of longstanding US support for Israel. One Pew Research Poll released in April found that
statement that the Israeli military was “operating with large forces in the field and capturing and controlling areas”. “We are fortifying the security strip to protect the northern communities [in Israel],” Netanyahu said