Israeli forces have conducted their deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26 years, seizing Beaufort castle and striking areas in southern suburbs despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, and regional tensions flared as Iran struck Kuwait in response to U.S. actions. The conflict has caused civilian casualties, destruction in Tyre, Lebanon, and prompted evacuations in Beirut. In Gaza, Israeli strikes continue to hit residential areas. The situation highlights the fragile state of ceasefire agreements and widening regional involvement.
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The Israeli military was given orders to attack the southern suburbs, a day after the army reached its deepest point in Lebanon in 26 years and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel including the outskirts of coastal city of Haifa. Air sirens went off across Kuwait City earlier on Monday as Tehran struck Kuwait in response to the United States bombing military sites in Iran.
The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside. The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Israeli forces have made their deepest incursion inside Lebanon despite a nominal U.S.-brokered ceasefire and the first direct Israel-Lebanon talks in decades.
On Sunday, Israeli forces seized a symbolic fort in southern Lebanon, Beaufort castle, perched at over 700 meters above sea level. AP Video: Ali SharafeddineA destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike is seen through a shattered window of the Jabal Amel Hospital, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Monday, June 1, 2026.
Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. A person walks past the site struck by a rocket fired from Lebanon on Saturday in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Sunday, May 31, 2026. A man removes debris of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin, who was killed in a drone attack in southern Lebanon, during his funeral in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, June 1, 2026. Traffic jams were seen in Southern Beirut, Monday, as residents attempted to flee after Israel ordered strikes on Dahiyeh where Hezbollah enjoys widespread support.
The Israeli military was given orders to attack the southern suburbs, a day after the army reached its deepest point in Lebanon in 26 years and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel including the outskirts of coastal city of Haifa. Air sirens went off across Kuwait City earlier on Monday as Tehran struck Kuwait in response to the United States bombing military sites in Iran.
The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside. The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Israeli forces have made their deepest incursion inside Lebanon despite a nominal U.S.-brokered ceasefire and the first direct Israel-Lebanon talks in decades.
On Sunday, Israeli forces seized a symbolic fort in southern Lebanon, Beaufort castle, perched at over 700 meters above sea level. AP Video: Ali SharafeddineA destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike is seen through a shattered window of the Jabal Amel Hospital, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Monday, June 1, 2026.
A destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike is seen through a shattered window of the Jabal Amel Hospital, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Monday, June 1, 2026. Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026.
Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. A person walks past the site struck by a rocket fired from Lebanon on Saturday in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Sunday, May 31, 2026. A person walks past the site struck by a rocket fired from Lebanon on Saturday in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Sunday, May 31, 2026.
A man removes debris of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. A man removes debris of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin, who was killed in a drone attack in southern Lebanon, during his funeral in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, June 1, 2026. Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin, who was killed in a drone attack in southern Lebanon, during his funeral in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, June 1, 2026.
showed no sign of letting upas a major foreign policy accomplishment that could lead to Mideast peace. But while it ended two years of full-scale hostilities and brought about the release of all remaining hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, no further progress has been made. Keeping track of the status of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for a ceasefire that would end Hamas’ rule in Gaza and rebuilding the territory after a devastating war.
The U.S. and Israel blame Hamas, saying its refusal to disarm has held up the process. Hamas accuses Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire, including through regular strikes that have killed at least 932 Palestinians,In both Gaza and Lebanon, Israel says it maintains the right to strike in response to perceived threats or attempts by suspected militants to crossA Lebanon ceasefire reached in April has had little impact on the fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, particularly in southern Lebanon, where they have continued trading fire as Israel, marking their deepest incursion into southern Lebanon since the end of the 1982-2000 occupation.
Hezbollah responded with even deeper rocket attacks into northern Israel. Israel had continued carrying out strikes after an earlier ceasefire in 2024. Hezbollah had held its fire until the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, setting off the wider war. Hezbollah did not officially agree to the April ceasefire but said it would abide by it if Israel ceased its attacks and withdrew from Lebanon.
Israel says it will keep fighting until the threat of rocket and drone attacks on its northern communities has been eliminated, either by its own actions or by the Lebanese government disarming Hezbollah. That has appeared even less likely as the fighting has escalated, despiteUS and Iran trade fire as they try to reach a deal A wider ceasefire reached in early April between the U.S., Iran and Israel was intended to end the regional war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway whose closureafter the U.S. imposed its naval blockade.
Trump is demanding that Iran reopen the strait and make major concessions on its disputed nuclear program, while Iran wants a lasting end to the war, a lifting of the blockade and sanctions relief.last week but did not reach one. Trump has repeatedly threatened to resume the war if Iran doesn’t give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, while Iranian officials have said they won’t discuss nuclear issues until a more durable truce is reached.
The two sides have repeatedly traded fire in the strait, with the U.S. acting to eliminate what it says are threats to commercial shipping or its own forces, and Iran retaliating with missile and drone attacks on Gulf countries hosting American forces. On Monday, the U.S. said it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend.
Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down. In a statement posted on X, U.S. Central Command said it “will continue to protect our forces from Iranian aggression while supporting the ongoing ceasefire. ”
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