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Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes southern Beirut days after ceasefire agreement with Lebanon

The Guardian 2026/06/07 17:40

Israel claimed it was attacking Hezbollah command centers in response to attacks on northern Israel

In a post on X earlier today, the US Central Command (Centcom) said it destroyed two Iranian drones “that threatened international maritime traffic in the strait of Hormuz”, hours after announcing it struck four other drones and coastal surveillance radar sites.

“American forces remain postured and ready to continue defending against Iranian aggression,” Centcom said in a short statement. It was the latest in a series of back-and-forth attacks that have strained the tenuous April ceasefire between Tehran and Washington and came amid stalled negotiations between the two sides, with neither apparently willing to make any major concessions.

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