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Israeli strikes on Iran and attacks on Lebanon had reduced hopes of an imminent end to the wider war. Those pared by during the US morning after Iran’s armed forces announced
Israeli strikes but said “all sides should stand down”. “We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon ... There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere
Israeli bombardment near the village of Mayfadoun as seen from nearby Marjayoun (Marjeyoun) in southern Lebanon on June 6, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1800x1800+450+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fd4%2Ff5e2b24142a8b8319cc693507ff7%2Fgettyimages-2279499016.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/07/nx-s1-5849220/israel-lebanon-beirut-airstrike-ceasefire) ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [Israel hits Beirut's suburbs in retaliatory attack
attacks on Lebanon and seeking retaliation for the US-Israeli assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel, which already occupied five points in southern Lebanon despite a 2024 ceasefire agreement, then proceeded
attacking Beirut in his pursuit of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah), a red line for Iran in terms of what it considered a violation of the broader regional ceasefire. Trump routinely uses public humiliation in response
Israeli strike killed three people in southern Lebanon, and senior officials in Tehran have blamed Washington for stalled negotiations, citing the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Trump
Iran and Hezbollah’s responses to the US announcement, coupled with Israel’s insistence that military operations will continue, have cast serious doubt on its viability. Critics of Israel’s war on Lebanon also point
Iran” but that the US should be “glad about it because every day this insane, illegal war continues, we get weaker”. ## **In Lebanon** - **Trump rebukes Israeli attack on Beirut:** On Sunday, shortly before the deal
Israeli border towns. Hezbollah did not immediately claim responsibility for firing at Israel earlier Sunday. Hezbollah wants the direct talks between Lebanon and Israel to end and instead supports Iran's stance that an overall
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
Israeli jets have targeted more than 10 towns in southern Lebanon as the ceasefire between Iran and the United States appears to be holding despite naval skirmishes near the Strait of Hormuz. Israel on Saturday
Israeli prime minister who had dominated relations with five US presidents has had to face the prospect of Israel [going it alone against Iran](https://nypost.com/2026/06/08/us-news/trump-scolds-netanyahu-in-testy-phone-call-you-could-be-left-alone-against-iran-very-soon/). It is a remarkable turnaround from a mere
attack on the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported. The Israeli military also issued a forced evacuation order for the town of Deir Aames. Meanwhile, Israeli forces
Lebanon as well. Last night’s attacks confirmed this. Following an initial Israeli raid on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday – despite [US assurances](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) last week that Israel would not attack the Lebanese
Israeli forces maintaining a buffer zone in southern Lebanon. In response, Israel said it had struck the launcher, calling Hezbollah’s strikes a blatant violation of the ceasefire. - **The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee
response to fire on Israeli communities and territory”. The IDF also issued a warning this morning saying **fighting will continue in southern Lebanon** as it urged people to “refrain from heading south of the Zahrani
response to the photo showing an Israeli soldier taking a sledgehammer to the head of the statue of Jesus. [Matt Gaetz](/news/2023/10/5/firebrand-what-does-us-republican-rebel-matt-gaetz-want), another former Republican congressman and Trump ally, said, “Horrific”. For his part, independent
Lebanon, the US is giving Iran the possibility to continue to support Hezbollah, and to make sure that Hezbollah is a major political actor in the Lebanese arena. "Israel is not happy with that – neither
Israeli attacks on Lebanon a condition of any agreement to end the war. But Netanyahu has claimed that the agreement between the US and Iran does not extend to Israel’s own freedom of movement
Iran warned that Israeli 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