Israeli strikes continue on Lebanon as displacement rises

Friday, 05 June 2026 - 15:56

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Israel’s strikes continue across Lebanon, killing at least six today, despite the announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire agreed between Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC.

Israel also continues to order the forced displacement of towns and villages in southern Lebanon, telling residents of at least nine locations to flee for their lives.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has rejected the ceasefire deal as a “farce”, warning that northern Israel will remain a target for fighters as long as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said there will be “no peace in the region” until Israel withdraws from Lebanese territory, adding that a deal between Tehran and Washington also involves an end to the conflict in Lebanon, according to Iranian media.

-Reuters


 


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