Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue

Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire Monday between Hezbollah and Israel, a move intended to de-escalate a conflict that has killed thousands and inflamed the broader US-Israeli war with Iran. The agreement, according to Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, would not end the conflict within Lebanon but calls for Israel to refrain from strikes on Beirut and its suburbs, which are controlled by Hezbollah. In return, the Iran-aligned group would halt its attacks on Israel.

However, hostilities in southern Lebanon, where Israel invaded in March, continued Monday evening. Early Tuesday, the Israeli military reported intercepting two projectiles from Lebanon into northern Israel, with no injuries reported. US President Donald Trump, who first announced the agreement, said Hezbollah had pledged through intermediaries not to attack Israel. Trump also stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to pull back troops preparing to attack Beirut.

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The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

Following Trump’s announcement, Netanyahu said Israel would continue military operations in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah indicated the militia would support a full ceasefire across Lebanon as a precursor to Israeli troop withdrawal, but did not confirm if the group would stop its strikes on Israeli territory. Lebanon plans to seek an expansion of the ceasefire in talks with Israel in Washington on Wednesday.

Iran, meanwhile, has threatened to break off indirect peace negotiations with the US. Iranian state media reported Tehran was halting talks and might end a ceasefire that has largely held since early April, citing the war in Lebanon. US President Trump, however, told an NBC reporter he had not heard from Iran and stated in a CNBC interview that the peace talks had become "very boring" and he "couldn’t care less" if they were over.

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I really don’t care, I couldn’t care less.