Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes southern Beirut days after ceasefire agreement with Lebanon

YL Yohannes LoweThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-06-07 · 13:50 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Israel has struck southern Beirut, claiming the attacks targeted Hezbollah command centers in response to rocket fire on northern Israel. These strikes occurred days after a ceasefire agreement was reached on April 17th, brokered by Washington. Under this agreement, the US sought to prevent Israel from striking Beirut in exchange for Hezbollah halting attacks on northern Israel. This latest escalation in Beirut is expected to jeopardize US peace talks with Iran, as Tehran has stated that Israel's actions in Lebanon must cease for the conflict to end.

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Israel claimed it was attacking Hezbollah command centers in response to attacks on northern Israel.

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Washington sought to constrain Israel from striking Beirut in return for a halt in Hezbollah fire.

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Israel had already struck the southern suburbs of Beirut at least twice since the 17 April ceasefire agreement.

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Tehran has made it clear that Israel’s assault on Lebanon must stop for that conflict to end.

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Today’s strikes on Beirut are likely to derail US peace talks with Iran.

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Israel claimed it was attacking Hezbollah command centers in response to attacks on northern Israel Israel had already struck the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital at least twice since the first agreement between Lebanon and Israel went into effect as part of the 17 April ceasefire, under which Washington sought to constrain Israel from striking Beirut in return for a halt in Hezbollah fire towards northern Israel. Today’s strikes on Beirut are likely to derail US peace talks with Iran as Tehran has made it clear that Israel’s assault on Lebanon must stop for that conflict to end. Continue reading...

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