Hezbollah Drone Attacks Injure Five IDF Soldiers in Southern Lebanon, CBS Reports

Israeli forces carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, with Lebanon’s National News Agency reporting raids targeting the Nabatieh al-Fawqa area and the eastern outskirts of Kfar Tebnit, and a drone strike on Ansariyeh in the Zahrani area.

The Times of Israel reported that five IDF soldiers were injured, including one seriously, after Hezbollah launched explosive drones at troops in southern Lebanon, with a first-person view drone exploding next to a tank in Kfar Tebnit around 6 a.m. and a second drone exploding on a vehicle evacuating the wounded.

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CBS News said Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any Israeli forces remaining in southern Lebanon, or any Israeli strikes on the country, would constitute a violation of the U.S.-Iran deal.

In the same reporting, CBS News quoted Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir saying, "Trump's agreement does not bind us."

The BBC added that Israel launched fresh strikes on Lebanon despite renewed criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, saying drone strikes injured several people in Mansouri and Aaziyyeh while jets attacked Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Tebnit.

At the G7 summit in France, Trump issued a rare public rebuke of Israel’s tactics in Lebanon, saying, "Too many people have been killed."

Middle East Online also quoted Trump explaining that, "You don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody, because there are a lot of people in those apartment houses, and they're not all Hezbollah," as tensions between Trump and Netanyahu over the Lebanon and Iran deal persisted.

Al Jazeera

The BBC reported that Trump told the G7 that Israel had been fighting Hezbollah for "too long and too many people are being killed," and that he said he "didn't like" an Israeli attack that was "too much."

The BBC further said Netanyahu stated on Monday that Israeli forces would remain in Lebanon "for as long as necessary," while Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declared in a televised address on Wednesday that the US-Iran agreement was a "great victory."

The Times of Israel reported that Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem was due to make a televised address on Wednesday and that he expressed "profound gratitude" for Iran’s efforts to compel an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is set to be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday, and CBS News said the negotiations on a final settlement are set to begin Friday at Switzerland's Burgenstock mountain resort.

“Israeli air strikes have continued to target towns in southern Lebanon despite an agreement between the United States and Iran set to be formally signed on Friday to end the war on all fronts”

Al Jazeera

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that the memorandum of understanding envisages ending the fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, and ending the US naval blockade on Iran, according to the text read out on June 17.

Shafaq News said JD Vance declared that the memorandum of understanding constitutes a broader regional peace agreement covering Israel, Lebanon, and the Arab Gulf states, adding that it is "a genuine regional peace agreement."

Shafaq News also cited Iran’s joint military command warning that it reported 84 Israeli violations of the Lebanon ceasefire in the two days following the deal’s announcement, and it warned that Israeli forces would face a strong response if the attacks on southern Lebanon continued.

The BBC said more than 3,800 people have been killed in Lebanon during the conflict, according to the country’s health ministry, and it noted that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said his country was pursuing an "independent path" at its negotiations with Israel in Washington while adding that he was "in favour of a ceasefire and welcome the support of any country that helps us, including Iran."