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action against Iran. - **School strike investigation ongoing:** A senior US military commander declined to take responsibility for a strike on a school in Iran that killed 155 people on the first
Hezbollah threat against northern Israel. Trump felt his behaviour threatened his own attempt to reach a deal with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and secure assurances on Iran's nuclear programme
military action as the Israeli army expanded airstrikes on Lebanon. Authorities there reported at least four people were killed on Monday despite a supposed ceasefire. In other key developments: - **Donald Trump is unhappy with
action against Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it hit more than 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters during what was one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since a US-brokered ceasefire began
Hezbollah and Hamas were hiding inside. We owe him our gratitude,” Greenwald wrote on X. The anger echoed growing scepticism of the close alliance with Israel in Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) constituency
response” to Israel for its attacks on Lebanon, including Sunday’s strikes on the outskirts of Beirut. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted two military bases in Israel. An Iranian missile
Israeli troops patrol at the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. Israel said Sunday it had captured the hilltop castle, which provides a commanding view of southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Israel
response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on Israeli civilians and other violations of a ceasefire announced in April that has failed to end the fighting. Separately, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran
Hezbollah said it had repelled a four-day Israeli offensive, while Israel faces growing pressure to halt attacks and withdraw its forces under the terms of the agreement. ## In Iran - **US lifts naval blockade
action”. Later on Wednesday, Trump reiterated his claim that the US has severely degraded Iran’s military capabilities. “They have very little left. They have some missiles, a small percentage,” he said. Beyond the duelling
Israeli tank projectile and an improvised explosive device most likely placed by [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah). **Just 24% of American’s believe that the Trump administration’s decision to go to war with Iran
action.” The comments came after Trump told the New York Post that he berated Netanyahu during a call earlier this week over Israel’s [escalation in Lebanon](/news/2026/6/3/israels-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-devastates-centuries-of-history). “I was a little bit perturbed
responsibilities gradually, deploy, monitor and expand its role over time. Even if Washington wants the LAF to fight Hezbollah, it is quite rightly neither willing nor able to do so, not least while Israel
action. The order comes despite the ceasefire agreed with Lebanon last month, which was recently extended. Netanyahu said Israel’s military would not be taking its “foot off the gas. On the contrary, I said
response to an Iranian barrage against northern Israel, which caused no injuries. Iranian media reported that several explosions were heard in the capital Tehran, as well as in Tabriz and Isfahan. In Yemen, the Iran
actions since the 1979 Iranian Revolution constitute such a threat. Critics, however, have argued that the US and Israeli attack on Iran was unprovoked, thereby violating international law. Speaking ahead of the vote, Republican Brian
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
military capabilities “faster than the [Lebanese] army is dismantling [them]”. For its part, Hezbollah has said that Israel needs to withdraw from the country’s southern region first as part of the 2024 ceasefire deal
responsible for the murder, abduction, and wounding of many Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers," the statement continued. His predecessor as commander of the group's armed wing, Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, was [killed
military launched the strikes in response to Hezbollah firing projectiles towards northern Israel. In his post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the justification. “Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack