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warning Netanyahu against attacking Beirut in his pursuit of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah), a red line
Netanyahu’s office on Monday said attacks on Beirut would proceed if Hezbollah continued attacks on Israeli cities, while military operations in southern Lebanon would continue as “planned”. The situation was further complicated by warnings
attacks on Beirut could trigger direct Iranian retaliation. That warning prompted last-minute diplomatic efforts from Trump, who said he had spoken with Netanyahu
Netanyahu being told not to retaliate by President Trump](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/07/trump-netanyahu-israel-iran-strikes-call), who was already angry that his warnings not to attack Beirut
Netanyahu claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut the previous day, saying “no terrorist is immune” from Israeli attacks. - **Israeli attacks kill 11 in southern Lebanon:** Lebanon’s National News
attacks on Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/29/what-the-houthis-entry-into-the-iran-war-means-for-the-conflict-and-the-wider-region). Earlier, Tehran launched about 10 ballistic missiles at northern Israel in response to Israel bombing a target in southern Beirut. All Iran’s missiles were intercepted or struck open
Beirut could risk provoking Iranian retaliation without guaranteed US backing – a scenario Netanyahu would not be happy about. “Netanyahu is in a certain deadlock,” Levy said. “The project of his life was Iran
attacks across Iran on Monday, including the capital Tehran, despite US President Donald Trump reportedly telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to escalate. “I call the shots … he [Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu] doesn
Beirut](/features/2026/6/8/lebanon-children-face-physical-psychological-trauma-israel-war) on Sunday, which prompted Iran to launch missiles at northern Israel. Trump reportedly called Netanyahu to ask him not to retaliate, but Israel launched its attacks on Iran early on Monday
Netanyahu cancelled a planned attack on Beirut, but since then Israel's military, the IDF, has continued to hit southern Lebanon very hard. When the Strait of Hormuz was closed in March, there were dire
Netanyahu’s office said Israel would reserve the right to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks continue. “If Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens … Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut,” he said
attacks](/news/2026/6/8/israel-and-iran-exchange-attacks-as-ceasefire-falters) following their most serious escalation since a ceasefire took effect in April. Trump, who has reportedly grown increasingly exasperated with Netanyahu, demanded that both sides stop “shooting” in a post on his Truth
Beirut attack ‘crossed all red lines’ Iran has launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel, after warnings from Tehran that Israel must halt its ongoing assault on southern Lebanon or face more attacks. Multiple rounds
warned that its military would resume strikes on the Hezbollah stronghold of Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahieh, if the group launched cross-border attacks on northern Israeli communities. According to the Lebanese government
Netanyahu said. “If that terrorist regime makes the mistake of attacking us again, we will respond with force.” The recent wave of [Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Israel and retaliatory strikes by Israeli warplanes
warned residents of Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah — to leave ahead of planned air strikes. Hours later, those attacks had yet to be launched. President Trump
attack Beirut. "Now is the time to tell... our friend 'no'," said far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. The opposition leader, Yair Lapid, said Israel had become a "client state in full". There
warned that Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon could threaten Tehran's ceasefire with the US, after Israel's prime minister ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said
Beirut’s southern suburbs on 7 June 2026. Photograph: Abdul Kader Al Bay/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday in response to the Israeli strikes and a fresh exchange of fire
Beirut were condemned by various world leaders and humanitarian organisations. Photograph: Raghed Waked/Reuters Iran warned that, in response to the Israeli attacks after the ceasefire, it would once more close the strait of Hormuz