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southern Lebanon. - **Key goal out of reach:** Israel’s objective of disarming Hezbollah remains elusive
southern Lebanon with Israel continuing to kill civilians, [including rescue workers](/news/2026/4/29/lebanons-pm-slams-israels-war-crimes-as-attack-kills-3-rescue-workers). Israel and Lebanon have started to engage in [direct negotiations](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/27/what-people-in-beirut-think-about-the-lebanon-israel-negotiations) despite [Hezbollah’s objections
objectives: first, the dismantling of Hezbollah; second, a sustainable peace… achieved through strength,” he said. ## In Lebanon - **Relentless strikes continue:** Air raids and shelling hit southern and eastern Lebanon, including Kafr Sir and Nabatieh, while
southern Lebanon to prevent attacks from Hezbollah.  (Al Jazeera) Mohammad Bazzi, the mayor of Bint Jbeil, told Al Jazeera that the extensive destruction reflects
objectives in the Gaza war – destroying Hamas. The prime minister is also facing domestic scrutiny regarding Israel’s two other fronts, with Hezbollah carrying out daily attacks in southern Lebanon
Israel's objectives. The mood was similar on the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs - a stronghold of Hezbollah, also known as Dahieh - with a storekeeper expressing doubts about the agreement. Sami
Israel's "extensive destruction of residential areas, particularly in Southern Lebanon but also parts of Beirut" appeared to violate international humanitarian law. Shia Muslim communities make up the vast majority of the southern Lebanese population
southern Lebanon.” ## Rising nationalism Israel’s shift towards ultranationalism, particularly when it comes to policies towards Palestinians, has intensified under the current government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Under his administration, far-right voices that
southern Lebanon. The aim of the ongoing operation, as declared by Defense Minister Israel Katz, is to establish a “security zone” over the entire area south of the Litani River – which represents 10 percent
southern Lebanon, where Israel has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and razed entire towns to the ground, has continued. The Israeli military, however, did hold off its attacks against Beirut. Despite the apparent disagreement
object after one stuck a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) and the other photographed it. The photo of the soldier, a cigarette dangling
objections to settlements in the occupied [West Bank](https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank), marks the latest clash between Berlin, seen as Israel’s closest ally in Europe, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over its actions toward Palestinians
objective was the “dismantling of Hezbollah”. ## In Lebanon - **One killed despite ceasefire:** Lebanese state media say one person was killed in the south by an Israeli attack on a motorcycle, despite the start
southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who attended the first Israel-Lebanon meetings in Washington in April, was with US President Donald Trump on a visit to China
Israel’s killing of a Lebanese journalist in a strike has been [met with international outrage](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/lebanon-journalist-amal-khalil-israel-death-threat) as Lebanon’s prime minister described the attack as a “war crime”.** Amal Khalil
southern Lebanon, prompting Tajani to summon the Israeli ambassador. Israel also launched a massive attack across Lebanon last week, bombing 100 targets in 10 minutes on Wednesday, shortly after a two-week truce between Iran
southern Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/israel-strikes-southern-lebanon-despite-trump-ceasefire), pressing its campaign against Hezbollah** a day after Donald Trump asked Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut to avert further escalation in the three-month-old war. Israeli airstrikes
objective is the removal of all enriched material from Iran and the dismantling of Iran's enrichment capabilities," he said. His comments came after [launched its first strike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut](https://www.bbc.co.uk
southern Lebanon wounding civilians and damaging homes despite a 10-day ceasefire. ## In Iran - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said oil production across the Middle East could be targeted if attacks were launched from
southern Lebanon. Internally, however, Lebanon’s population and politicians are deeply divided on the issue of negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah and its supporters oppose direct negotiations, preferring indirect talks, while the Lebanese government is under