Israel says operations in Lebanon to continue despite Trump's ceasefire [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Israel has said its military operations in Lebanon will continue despite Donald Trump’s ceasefire announcement, with Israeli forces carrying out strikes and telling civilians in the south of the country to leave the areas they are targeting.
The office of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that Trump’s two-week pause “does not include Lebanon” amid reports of continued artillery and drone strikes, directly contradicting statements made by Iran and Pakistan, which has been mediating in the conflict.
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, said that Iran, the US and their allies had “agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere” as he announced the ceasefire overnight.
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On Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Israeli military said it was “continuing its operations” against Hezbollah and told people in southern Lebanon to move north of the Zahrani River.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/israel-operations-in-lebanon-to-continue-despite-trump-ceasefire-iran-pakistan-hezbollah
The Zahrani River is about 10km north of the Litani River, which was earlier the northern limit of the zone Israel has expelled all Lebanese from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahrani_River
https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/leb/tectonics/faults/plateau/dem.htm
The Israeli military has carried out a wave of air strikes in southern Lebanon this morning - an indication that, for Israel, the US-Iran ceasefire deal does not apply to Lebanon.
This morning, air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas in the south of the country, after the agreement was announced.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5yw4g3z7qgt?post=asset%3A9eac2bea-d27d-4a9f-9bb2-78540a1e915d#post
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