Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal to end the war.
On April 8, just hours into a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, the Israeli military carried out its most intense bombing campaign in Lebanon this year. The New York Times took a closer look at the deadly strikes in Beirut.
The Israeli military said its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon would intensify, while Iran threatened to attack civilian infrastructure if President Trump followed through with an ultimatum.
Israel Katz, the defense minister, said he ordered troops to destroy more bridges and buildings in southern Lebanon, stoking worries that Israel was widening a military-controlled buffer zone there.
Thousands displaced by Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital now shelter along the promenade hugging the Mediterranean Sea. They share it with joggers, cyclists and dog walkers, alongside dizzying displays of wealth.
The town of Khiam’s location on high ground just a few miles north of the border between Israel and Lebanon has made it coveted territory over multiple conflicts.
The Israeli government evacuated Kiryat Shmona during the last round of fighting with Hezbollah in 2023. Residents who were told it was safe to return are again under fire.
Iran’s new supreme leader delivered a forceful message in his first public statement since succeeding his slain father, as the Israeli military bombarded Tehran and the Lebanese capital with strikes.
At least four people were wounded on Wednesday when an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in central Beirut. Israel has been exchanging fire with the Iranian-backed armed group, Hezbollah.
U.S. officials say the country’s weapons have been diminished, slowing its attacks on Gulf nations and Israel. Iran may also be holding some weapons in reserve in case the conflict is prolonged.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his father’s successor. The Pentagon announced the death of a seventh U.S. service member.
A Christian hotel owner opened her doors to Shia Muslims fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the southern outskirts of Beirut. Then a missile struck the hotel, killing her 34-year-old receptionist.
With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adversaries.
The militant group’s attacks, apparently at the behest of Iran, led to retaliation from Israel and were “practically a suicide mission” for Hezbollah, an analyst said.