People look for survivors at the site of an Israeli airstrike on a building in Ghobeiri, in Beirut's southern suburbs, on June 14, 2026. (Credit: Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees a U.S.-Iran agreement as a prelude to political and electoral defeat, particularly if he is forced to end military operations in Lebanon. If U.S. President Donald Trump remains determined to reach an agreement with Iran and Netanyahu fails to derail it, Lebanon could remain one of the few arenas left open to him. This is what he sought to demonstrate with Sunday's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, which killed at least three people, as well as through the continued Israeli ground advance toward Nabatieh and the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army to residents of southern villages, including some north of the Zahrani River. An Israeli strike on Sunday even hit Sour.Thus, while Trump is urging Netanyahu to ease tensions in Lebanon to avoid jeopardizing a deal with Iran,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees a U.S.-Iran agreement as a prelude to political and electoral defeat, particularly if he is forced to end military operations in Lebanon. If U.S. President Donald Trump remains determined to reach an agreement with Iran and Netanyahu fails to derail it, Lebanon could remain one of the few arenas left open to him. This is what he sought to demonstrate with Sunday's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, which killed at least three people, as well as through the continued Israeli ground advance toward Nabatieh and the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army to residents of southern villages, including some north of the Zahrani River. An Israeli strike on Sunday even hit Sour.Thus, while Trump is urging Netanyahu to ease tensions in Lebanon to avoid jeopardizing a deal with Iran,...
