In a joint statement, Netanyahu and Katz announced they ordered the army to bomb targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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Latest Lebanon intelligence from 20 public ZettaWire signals, led by: BREAKING: Netanyahu and Katz order army to bomb targets in southern Beirut suburbs.
Israeli military strikes in Lebanon have killed nine people, with attacks reaching the outskirts of Beirut.
Israel has announced that it has achieved operational control over the Litani River and released video footage documenting the development.
Israeli army: We crossed the Litani River and began a wide operation in southern Lebanon.
Israeli occupation aircraft bombarded Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reports 3,089 deaths from Israeli attacks.
Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a three-week extension of their ceasefire following negotiations at the White House. President Donald Trump stated the U.S. will assist Lebanon in its defense efforts against Hezbollah.
The Israeli military has issued immediate evacuation orders for residents of eight Lebanese towns located outside the previously established buffer zone, citing plans for upcoming airstrikes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to strike Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, overriding an existing ceasefire agreement.
Raf Milo, commander of Israel’s Northern Command, stated that Israeli forces have advanced 10km into southern Lebanon and do not intend to withdraw.
Israel carried out airstrikes on Lebanon, killing 22 people, ahead of US-brokered negotiations in Washington.
Israel launched strikes across Lebanon and expanded ground operations beyond the previously declared security zone, according to Reuters.
Israel expanded its ground assault in Lebanon on Sunday, marking its broadest incursion into the country in 25 years, as Hezbollah, Iran's most powerful regional ally, escalated its attacks on northern Israel.
The US State Department announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Washington, with both sides committing to rapidly establish pilot zones under exclusive Lebanese Armed Forces control, free of all non-state actors.
The Israeli military said the IDF has been deployed in the security zone, approximately 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory, due to operational requirements.
Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill at least 19, wound 17, says Lebanese Health Ministry.
Donald Trump stated after a call with Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu that no US troops will be sent to Beirut and that any troops en route have been ordered to turn back.
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday aimed at ending the war with Iran, extending a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days, including in Lebanon.
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