Key facts
- Israel conducted strikes on military targets in western and central Iran early Monday.
- Iran previously fired missiles at Israeli locations in retaliation for a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.
- Israel issued evacuation orders for southern Lebanon, instructing residents up to 25 miles from the border to move north.
- Israeli air strikes hit numerous towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
- An Israeli air strike on a medical facility in Selaa, Lebanon, wounded two paramedics.
- An Israeli air strike on a residential apartment building in Nabatieh, Lebanon, killed at least one civilian and wounded over a dozen others.
- Israel struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh in response to projectiles fired from Lebanon.
- Iran's top negotiator threatened U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East.
- Hezbollah is reportedly rejecting ceasefire proposals linked to disarmament.
- Lebanon's Prime Minister stated Israel conducted nearly 3,500 airstrikes in Lebanon since April 17.
- UN peacekeepers observed extensive Israeli military activity near the Lebanon border.
Israel has escalated its military actions, conducting strikes in both Iran and Lebanon. Early Monday, Israel reportedly targeted military installations in western and central Iran. This action followed an Iranian missile salvo directed at Israeli locations, which was itself a retaliation for an earlier strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. The details of the operation within Iran remain unclear.
Concurrently, Israel has intensified its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Sweeping evacuation orders were issued for southern Lebanon, instructing residents up to 25 miles from the border to move north of the Zahrani River. Air strikes have hit numerous towns and villages, including a medical facility in Selaa that wounded two paramedics and a residential apartment building in Nabatieh that killed at least one civilian and wounded over a dozen others. Israel stated it targeted Hezbollah assets and denied striking a civilian building directly in Nabatieh. Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh was also struck in response to projectiles fired from Lebanon, marking the first strike on the militant group's stronghold since an April 16 ceasefire.
These escalations risk jeopardizing ongoing U.S.-brokered truce talks. Iran's top negotiator has warned that U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East are legitimate targets if Lebanon is further escalated. Hezbollah is reportedly rejecting ceasefire proposals linked to disarmament, demanding Israeli withdrawal first, and Iran has made a Lebanon ceasefire a condition for any peace deal with the United States. 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. UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have observed extensive Israeli military activity, including armored movements, engineering works, logistical traffic, and intensive air activity involving fighter jets and drones near the border.