Key facts
- Israel conducted strikes early Monday against military targets in western and central Iran.
- Iran fired missiles at Israeli locations in retaliation for an earlier strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.
- Israel struck a petrochemical plant in Iran on Monday.
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold back from striking Iran.
- An IDF medical officer was killed and seven troops wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon.
- Israel struck the town of Al-Sultaniyah and a car in Toul, near Nabatieh.
- An Israeli strike on a military vehicle in south Lebanon killed three Lebanese military personnel, including two officers.
- Hezbollah has rejected a U.S.-mediated ceasefire plan for Lebanon.
- France criticized Israel's prolonged military operations in Lebanon.
- Iran warned that U.S. bases and Israeli assets are legitimate targets.
- The Israeli military struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh.
- UN peacekeepers and Lebanese troops patrol the village of Dibbine after Israeli withdrawal.
Israel has conducted strikes against military targets in western and central Iran early Monday, following an Iranian missile salvo that targeted Israeli locations. This Iranian action was in retaliation for an earlier strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel also struck a petrochemical plant in Iran, reportedly despite advice from former U.S. President Donald Trump to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold back. Trump's intervention is also cited in preventing Israeli troops from entering Beirut and forcing Netanyahu to abandon a plan to bomb south Beirut.
In parallel, conflict continues along the Israel-Lebanon border. An IDF medical officer was killed and seven troops wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Israel has struck the town of Al-Sultaniyah and a car in Toul, near Nabatieh. An Israeli strike on a military vehicle in south Lebanon killed three Lebanese military personnel, including two officers. The Israeli military stated it acted after identifying a threat and indications of Hezbollah preparing to fire. Israel's military also reported intercepting two Hezbollah rockets and a hostile aircraft entering northern Israel from Lebanon. Hezbollah has rejected a U.S.-mediated ceasefire plan, with its leader calling it a 'roadmap for annihilation' and stating resistance would continue as long as occupation persists. France's UN Envoy criticized Israel's prolonged military operations in Lebanon, calling them unjustifiable and a strategic error, and reports indicate attacks on rescue workers and medical facilities in Nabatieh. Hezbollah is reportedly rejecting ceasefire proposals linked to disarmament, demanding Israeli withdrawal first. Iran has made a Lebanon ceasefire a condition for any peace deal with the United States. Iran's top negotiator warned that U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East are legitimate targets following Israeli attacks on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon.
Israel's Defense Minister stated the U.S. supports Israel's intention to strike Beirut's Dahiyeh district if Hezbollah attacks persist, though these operations were reportedly delayed due to U.S. involvement in Iran talks. The Israeli military struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh, responding to projectiles fired from Lebanon, marking the first strike on the militant group's stronghold since an April 16 ceasefire that has not halted fighting in southern Lebanon. UN peacekeepers and Lebanese troops have taken positions in the village of Dibbine, near Marjayoun, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Reports indicate Israel is encountering significant difficulties in Lebanon, suggesting a challenging operational environment, though specific details were not provided.