Israel Intercepts Iranian Missiles After Beirut Strike Kills Two, Wounds 20

Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold, with the Middle East war reaching its 100th day.

The Israeli army reported it struck a militant command centre in Beirut's Dahiyeh district in response to Hezbollah's fire towards Israeli territory, and Lebanon's health ministry said the raid killed two people and wounded 20 more.

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Tehran threatened retaliation for a new Israeli strike on Beirut, insisting any deal to permanently end the war must also halt the parallel conflict in Lebanon where Israel is pursuing a campaign against Hezbollah.

The head of Iran's military central command said Israel had "crossed all red lines" with the Beirut strike, demanding it halt its campaign in Lebanon.

In parallel, US Central Command said it destroyed two Iranian drones that threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the United States of having given a "green light" for the Beirut attack, saying US and Israeli assets were now "legitimate targets."

General Ali Abdollahi told Israel the "Israeli army must stop its attacks on southern Lebanon and the suburbs" and warned that if it expanded or responded to Iran's action it would face more devastating and regrettable blows.

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The CNBC report said the White House confirmed President Donald Trump has been briefed on renewed fighting after Iran fired a missile at Israel for the first time since the ceasefire began, while CNBC also said it cannot confirm the missiles were fired.

In a statement to The New York Times, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the ceasefire "was conditional on a cease-fire on all fronts," and added that "Tonight's operation was a warning".

Axios later reported that Trump was going to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him not to strike back at Iran, as Trump told Fox News the missile attacks are "certainly not going to help negotiations."

As negotiations struggled, Trump said he will not unfreeze Iranian assets before a lasting ceasefire agreement is reached, telling NBC's Meet the Press: "If they behave, if they do a good job, we start talking."

“United States President Donald Trump has said he will not unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets prior to a lasting ceasefire agreement being reached to formally end the US-Israel war with Iran”

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The Asharq Al-Awsat English report said Trump replied "No" when asked whether he would unfreeze Iranian assets or lift sanctions before a peace deal is reached, and it framed the enriched uranium fate as "one of the most difficult points" in ending the war.

The Jerusalem Post reported Trump said he is not demanding that Lebanon be a part of any peace deal with Iran, while also saying Iran has "conceded the fact that they will not have nuclear weapons."

DW reported Trump set Tuesday as the final opportunity to reach a deal, warning that if no agreement is reached and the Hormuz Strait remains closed, Iran's plants and bridges would be targeted.

In the meantime, the PBS report said the U.S. Treasury Department was considering allowing Gulf allies to tap into frozen Iranian assets to pay for damages, as the U.S. kept up its blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran's grip on the strait.