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military said it waged the attacks in response to fighters approaching areas where Israeli soldiers are still stationed in southern Lebanon, claiming they posed “an imminent threat”. “Actions
southern and eastern Lebanon, after vowing to step up its military action against Hezbollah. The Israeli
Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the military will continue its ground operations in southern Lebanon,** hours after Israel and Lebanon [agreed to implement a US-backed ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/israel-lebanon-renew-ceasefire-hezbollah-trump-iran-deal-middle-east-us) to end hostilities. Katz
Israeli soldier desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon Israel’s military has launched an investigation after a photo circulated online showing a soldier desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon. The military
military action in Lebanon to allow Washington to reach a deal with Tehran. Israeli forces carried out airstrikes in southern
southern Lebanon village of Debel were roundly condemned by foreign leaders, Christian leaders and Israeli politicians. The military sentenced soldiers who participated in hacking down the crucifix to time in military prison. The punishments given
action in Lebanon jeopardised talks on a deal to end its war with the US. Following the ceasefire announcement, the Israeli military said it had intercepted two projectiles fired into northern Israel. Hezbollah said
Israeli drone strike had killed one person in southern Lebanon. Israel’s defence minister insisted that the IDF was not withdrawing from the country and that military action
southern Lebanon. Israel says its actions in Lebanon are in response to what it describes as violations of the deal by Hezbollah, which was not involved in the agreement but had indicated it would abide
military and financial backing, has said any agreement must include peace in Lebanon, too. Lebanon was drawn into the war on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike
southern Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2F72983dca4da382063a1af795768b%2Fgettyimages-2270825328.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military
Israeli forces will withdraw from southern Lebanon and that attacks will stop before fully committing to the deal. Previous ceasefires have struggled to hold, with both sides accusing each other of violations. ## In the Gulf
southern Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire being in place. More than 3,600 people have been killed and some 1.2 million have been displaced in the Israeli military offensive since March 2. According
actions similar to the ones deployed by the Israeli military in Gaza. Rights groups say some cases could amount to war crimes. Hezbollah, meanwhile, has carried out attacks on Israeli troops in Lebanon and northern
Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 15 villages in southern Lebanon. Many of the villages were outside what Israel has designated as the "Yellow Line" - a strip of territory extending roughly 10km (6 miles) from
actions toward Palestinians. Merz’s office released a statement late on Monday after telephone talks with Netanyahu, saying he had urged [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) to stop military attacks on southern Lebanon and expressed “deep
actions in Gaza. Particularly in the part of southern Lebanon now occupied by Israel, the destruction mirrors Gaza — something Israeli officials have openly discussed. "The fate of southern Lebanon will be the same as that
military actions cannot be separated from US policies. “The actions of the Zionist entity within the region cannot be looked at in isolation from the United States,” Baghaei was quoted as having said
Lebanon, the immediate military significance of the attack appeared to be limited. The political significance, however, may be far greater. For years, Iran has generally justified direct attacks on Israel as retaliation for actions against
military saying a suspected aerial target was launched from Yemen. Violence has also continued in [southern Lebanon](/news/2026/6/8/how-lebanon-became-the-breaking-point-for-the-iran-war-ceasefire). An Israeli strike [killed](/video/newsfeed/2026/6/9/aje-onl-nf_israel-continues-strikes-on-lebanon-halts-on-iran-080626) five people in the city of Tyre, while another, in the Nabatieh