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southern Lebanon to the capital, Beirut, while another nine were killed in strikes elsewhere in the country. On Thursday, Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon and issued more forced evacuation orders for towns
objectives. ## In Lebanon - **Israel pounds Lebanon:** Lebanon on Tuesday urged the US ambassador to Beirut to pressure Israel to halt its attacks, after it pounded the country with air attacks on Monday despite a ceasefire
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, saying “almost all universities and schools there have been destroyed. “We unequivocally condemn these crimes against humanity, which will cause long-term harm to the future of education
southern Lebanon and many of their own lives in the process. Domestically, the resulting picture is fraught and confrontational. Unlike the 2024 ceasefire agreement which also sought Hezbollah’s disarmament, there can be no more
objectives of the war with Iran is to ensure that it never has a nuclear weapon. In his first interview after the fighting started, he [said he believed Iran was "going to attack first
objective of disarming Hezbollah,” he said, adding: “I honestly cannot see any peace agreement being signed between Israel and Lebanon, with Hezbollah still armed.” Yair Lapid, Israel’s opposition leader, also slammed the ceasefire between
objects that may result from intercepting hostile aerial targets”. On the weekend, US forces hit Iranian radar and drone sites, to which [Tehran responded by targeting a military base in Kuwait](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/iran-strikes-us-military-base-kuwait-iranian-air-defences) that
objections to housing the displaced, who are predominantly Shia Muslims, citing demographic concerns and using sectarian slogans reminiscent of language used during the 1975-1990 Lebanese Civil War. A major source of tension is that
southern suburbs on June 7 – despite US [assurances](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) just days before that this would not happen. The missile attack, the first by Iran since a fragile, Pakistan-brokered ceasefire reached two months earlier between
objective of "resolving all remaining issues" The statement added that the truce was a "gesture of goodwill" by Israel intended to enable "good-faith negotiations towards a permanent security and peace agreement" between
objectives, and the Lebanon front closely tied to broader negotiations involving Iran, it remains unclear whether the talks Trump claims will take place can produce tangible results. Here is what we know: ## What
Israel has framed the talks as peace negotiations with Hezbollah’s disarmament as a priority, with no mention of a truce or a withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon. **Circling back to [JD Vance
objectives have been achieved, then is there still a need for talks?” She added that “with each passing week that this war drags on” and negotiations remaining stalled, it is becoming increasingly difficult
southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces are accused of deploying the same scorched earth tactics as they did during Gaza’s genocide. Speaking to Israel’s right-wing Channel 14 in January 2025, Zarbiv boasted
objectives and is seeking to start a new war,” Ghalibaf said in an audio message on his official website. - **Hormuz traffic monitored by IRGC:** Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it allowed
objective by US officials](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/03/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks-to-press-6#:~:text=SECRETARY%20RUBIO%3A%20Well%2C%20so%20two,That's%20our%20objective.) early in the war. Their restriction is also likely be a demand during any forthcoming negotiations. An Iranian official said on Friday that US attacks overnight