Israel orders strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel

Key points

• Israel's government ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday (June 1, 2026), a day after its ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon in 26 years and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, including the outskirts of coastal city of Haifa.
• Also Read: West Asia war LIVE A joint statement by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said that following what they called repeated violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah and the “attacks against our cities and citizens”, they have ordered the Israeli military to attack targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs known in Arabic as Dahiyeh.
• Hezbollah agreed to halt attacks on Israel when the ceasefire was signed in mid-April but resumed following Israeli strikes in Lebanon that Israel characterized as self-defense.
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