Israel strikes Lebanon after truce announcement

Fresh Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations across southern Lebanon on Thursday, just hours after diplomats from Israel and Lebanon announced a tentative conditional ceasefire agreement following four rounds of negotiations mediated in Washington. The deal, reached during the fourth round of talks between the two countries’ envoys on Wednesday, hinges on the Iran-aligned militant group Hezbollah halting all cross-border attacks against Israeli targets. But the agreement has already been thrown into doubt, as Hezbollah — which rejects direct bilateral negotiations with Israel — has issued no official response to the announcement, and top Israeli defense officials have made clear that military operations will not pause.