{"id":606,"date":"2026-06-08T04:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=606"},"modified":"2026-06-08T04:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:37:54","slug":"a-timeline-of-the-escalating-tensions-between-iran-and-israel-over-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=606","title":{"rendered":"A timeline of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel over Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel<\/span> late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response. What happened?<\/p>\n

Read more Israel says it has struck Iran after taking missile fire<\/a><\/p>\n

The truce in the Iran war<\/span> that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.<\/p>\n

Iran sees Israel\u2019s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon as a ceasefire violation. It insists that any deal with the United States must end the fighting there. Israel disagrees.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a timeline of key events.<\/p>\n

Feb. 28<\/h2>\n

The United States and Israel attack Iran. War begins.<\/p>\n

March 2<\/h2>\n

Hezbollah enters the war by firing rockets at Israel. Israel retaliates.<\/p>\n

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April 7<\/h2>\n

A fragile ceasefire in the Iran war is announced, with talks to continue. Israel is not included in them.<\/p>\n

April 8<\/h2>\n

Israel bombards Lebanon\u2019s capital, Beirut, killing over 300 people<\/span> in a 10-minute attack.<\/p>\n

April 14<\/h2>\n

Lebanon and Israel hold their first direct diplomatic talks<\/span> in decades in Washington.<\/p>\n

April 17<\/h2>\n

A fragile ceasefire is announced between Israel and Lebanon, but Hezbollah plays no part. Fighting soon resumes from both sides.<\/p>\n

May 31<\/h2>\n

Israel\u2019s ground invasion of Lebanon makes its deepest incursion<\/span> in over a quarter-century.<\/p>\n

Read more Pakistan\u2019s interior minister is in Tehran as the US downs more Iranian drones over Hormuz<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 1<\/h2>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks don\u2019t stop. U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to calm the fighting<\/span>.<\/p>\n

June 2<\/h2>\n

Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon kill 11 people.<\/p>\n

June 3<\/h2>\n

Israel and Lebanon say they agree to renew the fragile ceasefire<\/span> and create security zones that exclude Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

June 4<\/h2>\n

Hezbollah\u2019s leader rejects the ceasefire agreement<\/span> and demands that Israel withdraw from Lebanon.<\/p>\n

June 5<\/h2>\n

Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says \u201cthere will be no calm in the region<\/span> \u201d if Israel doesn\u2019t withdraw.<\/p>\n

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June 6<\/h2>\n

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill three members of the Lebanese military.<\/p>\n

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