Ceasefire Crumbles as Israel Bombs Lebanon Amid Iran-U.S. Truce

Just hours after a two-week ceasefire was announced, Israeli forces launched the largest coordinated attack on Lebanon since the war began.

The bombardment killed at least 254 people and injured more than 1,100, according to Lebanon's Civil Defence.

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Netanyahu maintained that Lebanon was not part of the U.S.-Iran truce, calling it a separate skirmish.

The Pakistan-mediated deal covered all fighting in all areas of confrontation, including in Lebanon, according to French President Macron.

Hezbollah resumed rocket fire on northern Israel.

Iran formally withdrew from the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz had stopped.

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The waterway handles about 20% of global oil demand.

The White House had said the truce would continue if the strait stayed open.

Trump warned that all U.S. military personnel would remain in place until Iran complied with the real agreement.

The collapse of the ceasefire threw the region back into turmoil.

“Israeli forces have carried out a devastating bombardment across Lebanon, killing hundreds of people, hours after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the United States-Israeli war on Iran”

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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Israel's attacks a full-fledged war crime.

France's Macron said the ceasefire must include Lebanon to be credible.

Trump ordered Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner to travel to Islamabad for talks.

The strikes came despite the ceasefire being touted as a humanitarian breather.