{"id":347228,"date":"2026-06-07T19:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=347228"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:21:40","slug":"israel-strikes-beirut-suburbs-days-after-ceasefire-takes-effect-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/israel-strikes-beirut-suburbs-days-after-ceasefire-takes-effect-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strikes Beirut suburbs days after ceasefire takes effect &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Israel struck the southern Beirut suburbs on Sunday just days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect.<\/p>\n<p>An announcement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office said the strikes were in retaliation for the Hezbollah militant group firing toward northern Israel earlier, and that the attacks targeted \u201ccommand centers\u201d within the sprawling urban neighborhoods. Hezbollah didn&#8217;t immediately claim responsibility for firing at Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes come after the Lebanese and Israeli governments in Washington renewed a ceasefire agreement in ongoing talks that Beirut hopes will bring an end to the war across the country. There was no immediate word of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Israel had already struck the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital twice because the first agreement between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on April 17. Strikes over southern Lebanon proceed day by day, meanwhile, and Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops have also clashed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Israel announced on Monday that it will strike the southern suburbs after Hezbollah claimed attacks in northern Israel, but last-gasp talks via Washington halted the attacks, on the condition that Hezbollah stop targeting Israel border towns.<\/p>\n<p>Iran had warned that an attack on the Lebanese capital would trigger renewed full-scale war across the Mideast, amid ongoing efforts by Pakistan to restart talks between Tehran and Washington.<\/p>\n<h3>Fire continues between Israel and Hezbollah<\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian-backed Hezbollah has rejected the U.S.-brokered deal and as an alternative endorsed Iran\u2019s demand that ending the war in Lebanon be a part of the negotiations with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south in its latest ground invasion, threatens efforts to finish the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas. Its closure has jolted the world economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extend to Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces elections later this 12 months, desires to press ahead with Israel\u2019s offensive until he considers Hezbollah now not poses a threat.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s army commander, Gen. Rodolphe Haikal, headed to Pakistan Saturday on the invitation of Pakistan\u2019s army chief. The Lebanese army gave no further details and didn&#8217;t say whether it is expounded to Pakistan\u2019s mediation between Iran and the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11875425_6a257b7b4bbe6\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11875425\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11875425\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11875425_6a257b7b4bbe6\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Prospect of US-Iran peace deal remains 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Strait of Hormuz that threatened international maritime traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent motion got here because the U.S. administration presses Iran to make a deal to finish the war within the Middle East, which has strained the worldwide economy and threatened a hunger crisis in among the world\u2019s most vulnerable countries.<\/p>\n<p>The heaviest fighting ended with a preliminary ceasefire on April 8, but the edges haven&#8217;t been in a position to agree on a long-term end to the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is in Tehran to deliver a message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei from Pakistan\u2019s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, in response to Iranian state-run IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was named the Islamic Republic\u2019s ruler after his father was killed on the primary day of the war on Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel lauched a bombardment campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Naqvi met with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni late Saturday, and held talks Sunday morning with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in response to official Iranian media.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no details on the contents of the message. Pakistani authorities have said Islamabad, with support from regional countries including Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, has been working to assist bridge differences between the US and Iran and encourage efforts aimed toward reducing tensions and ensuring the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<h3>Iran says it targeted U.S. air base and Navy<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. military said Saturday that it had shot down several Iranian missiles and drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf Arab allies, and struck among the Islamic Republic\u2019s coastal surveillance radar sites in response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attack drones posed a direct threat to regional maritime traffic,\u201d U.S. Central Command said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the Ali Al Salem air base, which hosts U.S. forces in Kuwait, and the U.S. Navy\u2019s fifth Fleet in Bahrain, in response to the state-run IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. military said there have been no reports of harm to U.S. personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier within the month, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait\u2019s essential airport, killing one person and wounding dozens.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military has kept up its blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran\u2019s grip on the strait, a vital corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments.<\/p>\n<p>Energy prices have spiked, posing political problems for U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s Republican Party ahead of midterm congressional elections in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<em>Magdy reported from Cairo and Lidman from Tel Aviv, Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel struck the southern Beirut suburbs on Sunday just days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect. 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