Key facts
- Israel conducted strikes early Monday against military targets in western and central Iran.
- These strikes followed Iran firing missiles at Israeli locations.
- Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders for southern Lebanon, instructing residents up to 25 miles from the border to move north.
- Air strikes hit numerous towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
- Israel struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh.
- This marks the first strike on Hezbollah's stronghold since an April 16 ceasefire.
- Iran threatened U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East.
- Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Beirut killed at least five people and wounded 22.
- Lebanon's Prime Minister stated Israel carried out nearly 3,500 airstrikes in Lebanon since April 17.
- An Israeli air strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon, killed at least one civilian and wounded over a dozen others.
- An Israeli air strike on a medical facility in Selaa, Lebanon, wounded two paramedics.
- The Lebanese army withdrew troops from a base in Kfar Tebnit after Israeli forces advanced nearby.
Israel has conducted strikes against military targets in Iran and escalated its actions in southern Lebanon, including Beirut, following an Iranian missile salvo. Early Monday, Israel reportedly struck military targets in western and central Iran in retaliation for Iran's earlier missile attack. Concurrently, Israel has issued sweeping evacuation orders for southern Lebanon, instructing residents up to 25 miles from the border to move north of the Zahrani River, with air strikes hitting numerous towns and villages. The Israeli military also struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh, responding to projectiles fired from Lebanon. This marks the first strike on the militant group's stronghold since an April 16 ceasefire, which has not halted fighting in southern Lebanon.
These actions risk jeopardizing ongoing truce talks, as Iran's top negotiator has warned that U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East are legitimate targets following Israeli attacks on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon. The strikes on Beirut, which killed at least five people and wounded 22, are the first such attack since a U.S. truce plan was announced. Lebanon's Prime Minister stated that Israel carried out nearly 3,500 airstrikes and hundreds of controlled explosions in Lebanon since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 17. The ceasefire has largely halted strikes on Beirut but not in southern Lebanon, where fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues. An Israeli air strike on a residential apartment building in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, killed at least one civilian and wounded over a dozen others, though the Israeli military stated it targeted Hezbollah assets and denied striking a civilian building directly. Another strike on a medical facility in Selaa, Lebanon, wounded two paramedics, targeting a Civil Defence–Islamic Health Authority facility, an incident Doctors Without Borders called alarming as part of a pattern of attacks on first responders.
The Lebanese army withdrew troops from a base in Kfar Tebnit after Israeli forces advanced nearby, with reports of airstrikes and artillery shelling in southern Lebanon, despite the nominal ceasefire. UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon observed extensive Israeli military activity near the border, including armored movements, engineering works, logistical traffic, and intensive air activity involving fighter jets and drones. The conflict's intensity suggests a significant escalation beyond the April ceasefire's intended scope, particularly in southern Lebanon and Beirut.