Iran, Israel say hostilities on hold after first attacks since truce

Published 9 June 2026 · world

Iran and Israel said on Monday (June 8, 2026) that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite

Iran and Israel said on Monday (June 8, 2026) that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the West Asia conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the “fire on that front is contained” hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action. West Asia war LIVE updates on June 9, 2026 Tehran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday (June 7, 2026) over Israel’s ongoing war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel then struck back, despite efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to dissuade Mr. Netanyahu. That triggered another round of Iranian missiles, before Tehran announced it would cease fire. Iran has sought to tie its truce with the United States — in place since April 8 despite repeated attacks by both sides — to Israel’s war against Hezbollah, warning that attacks on Lebanon would force it to act. Tehran said on Monday (June 8, 2026) it would attack again if Israel persisted with its strikes in Lebanon, while Netanyahu warned in turn that should Iran “make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force”. West Asia war updates on June 8, 2026 Earlier, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz insisted that the campaign in Lebanon would carry on regardless and said Israel would strike the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut in retaliation for each attack on northern Israel by the militant group.

Trump, who has reportedly grown increasingly exasperated with Mr. Netanyahu, had earlier urged both sides to stop “shooting” and said that “final negotiations” towards peace would proceed “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way”. The Israeli premier, though, said in a televised statement he had told Mr. Trump that “Israel has a full right to self-defence, and we are exercising it as required”. Deadly strikes in Lebanon Iran fired nearly 30 missiles at Israel overnight, according to the Israeli military, and Israel targeted military sites in the Islamic republic. No casualties have been reported in either Israel or Iran after the exchange of fire. But violence continued in southern Lebanon on Monday (June 8, 2026), with an Israeli strike killing five people in the city of Tyre while another in the Nabatieh district left seven dead and a third in Marwanieh killed two, the Lebanese health ministry said. The Israeli military said it had identified projectiles launched towards its soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, some of which were intercepted while one landed near troops without causing casualties. It later said that a “suspicious aerial target” from Yemen had been intercepted without any reported injuries. Calm in Tehran On Monday (June 8, 2026) in Tehran, there was little sign of any return to war, with cafe terraces packed.