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\n Pro-government Iranian demonstrators wave flags from Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 7, 2026.
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The West Asia is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel <\/a>late on Sunday (June 7, 2026) in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened?<\/p>\n The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants<\/a>. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.<\/p>\n \n Editorial | \u200bIncomplete truce: On the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire<\/a><\/p>\n Iran sees Israel\u2019s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon as a ceasefire violation<\/a>. It insists that any deal with the United States must end the fighting there. Israel disagrees.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a timeline of key events:<\/p>\n February 28, 2026: The United States and Israel attack Iran<\/a>. War begins.<\/p>\n March 2, 2026: Hezbollah enters the war <\/a>by firing rockets at Israel. Israel retaliates.<\/p>\n April 7, 2026: A fragile ceasefire in the Iran war<\/a> is announced, with talks to continue. Israel is not included in them.<\/p>\n April 8, 2026: Israel bombards Lebanon\u2019s capital<\/a>, Beirut, killing over 300 people in a 10-minute attack.<\/p>\n April 14, 2026: Lebanon and Israel hold their first direct diplomatic talks<\/a> in decades in Washington.<\/p>\n April 17, 2026:A fragile ceasefire is announced<\/a> between Israel and Lebanon, but Hezbollah plays no part. Fighting soon resumes from both sides.<\/p>\n May 31, 2026:Israel\u2019s ground invasion of Lebanon<\/a> makes its deepest incursion in over a quarter-century.<\/p>\n June 1, 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to strike Beirut<\/a> if Hezbollah attacks don\u2019t stop. U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to calm the fighting.<\/p>\n June 2, 2026: Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon<\/a> kill 11 people.<\/p>\n June 3, 2026: Israel and Lebanon say they agree to renew the fragile ceasefire<\/a> and create security zones that exclude Hezbollah.<\/p>\n June 4, 2026:Hezbollah\u2019s leader rejects the ceasefire<\/a> agreement and demands that Israel withdraw from Lebanon.<\/p>\n June 5, 2026: Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says \u201cthere will be no calm in the region \u201d if Israel doesn\u2019t withdraw.<\/p>\n June 6, 2026: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill three members<\/a> of the Lebanese military.<\/p>\n