Published: June 1, 2026 • 8:46 PM IST · Updated: June 1, 2026 • 10:50 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Why Israel's Deepest Incursion Into Lebanon Has Put Iran-US Talks At Risk | Top Points Published By, Last Updated: June 01, 2026, 20:46 IST The Israel's advance will be a challenge to the ongoing negotiations to extend the Iran war ceasefire as Tehran wants any deal to include end fighting in Lebanon.
A plume of smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, on Monday.
(Image: AFP) Israeli forces have made their deepest incursion into Lebanon amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war between US and Iran.
On Sunday, the Israeli military captured Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a 900-year-old hilltop fortress in the country’s south.
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to “increase the blows".