The Beirut skyline following a series of intense Israeli airstrikes across Beirut on April 8, 2026. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)
Following the announcement of a cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran, different versions emerged about what this could mean for the war in Lebanon. The clauses explicitly call for a halt to the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, according to statements by Iranian officials. But for Israel, the deal “does not include” Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated Wednesday morning, followed a few hours later by the Israeli president, who assured that attacks in Lebanon would continue. For now, the United States is maintaining radio silence on the matter. And while Hezbollah has suspended its operations, Israel carried out over a hundred massive strikes in 10 minutes across several regions of Lebanon, including the South, the Bekaa, as well as several neighborhoods of Beirut and its suburbs, without prior warning.The Lebanese state...
Following the announcement of a cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran, different versions emerged about what this could mean for the war in Lebanon. The clauses explicitly call for a halt to the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, according to statements by Iranian officials. But for Israel, the deal “does not include” Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated Wednesday morning, followed a few hours later by the Israeli president, who assured that attacks in Lebanon would continue. For now, the United States is maintaining radio silence on the matter. And while Hezbollah has suspended its operations, Israel carried out over a hundred massive strikes in 10 minutes across several regions of Lebanon, including the South, the Bekaa, as well as several neighborhoods of Beirut and its suburbs, without prior warning.The Lebanese...
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