Lebanon War
May 16 – June 29, 2026 Updated 7h ago
Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, killing six in first wave since truce was extended
The Israeli military launched a wave of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the first since a ceasefire was extended for 45 days. A strike on a civil defence centre in the town of Harouf killed at least six people, including three paramedics.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19 as ceasefire frays further
At least 19 people, including three children and four women, were killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes on more than 25 sites across southern Lebanon between Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon. Lebanon's health ministry says the cumulative death toll since the March escalation has now passed 3,000.
Israel orders evacuation of Tyre and bombs Hezbollah command nodes across south Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces issued a forced displacement order for the entire coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday before striking what it called Hezbollah command centres in and around the city. Lebanon's health ministry said at least thirty-one people had been killed and forty wounded across the south since Tuesday night.
Israeli forces cross the Litani as Israeli and Lebanese officers meet at the Pentagon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops of the 36th Division have crossed the Litani River and are advancing in southern Lebanon, as the IDF issued fresh evacuation orders for seven towns and carried out more than 120 overnight airstrikes. Israeli and Lebanese military delegations met at the Pentagon on Friday to discuss steps against Hezbollah.
Israel kills three in Lebanon as Rubio touts progress in Washington truce talks
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed three people on Thursday even as Israeli and Lebanese officials met in Washington, where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations were making progress. The war has killed more than 4,200 in Lebanon since March.
Israel-Lebanon framework deal ties Israeli pullout to Hezbollah disarmament
A US-brokered 14-point framework signed in Washington pledges a phased Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon contingent on Hezbollah's verified disarmament, but the group's leader called it 'null and void' as protesters filled Beirut's streets.