{"id":2606754,"date":"2026-05-25T19:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-intensifies-strikes-on-hezbollah-amid-lebanon-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:05:13","slug":"israel-intensifies-strikes-on-hezbollah-amid-lebanon-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-intensifies-strikes-on-hezbollah-amid-lebanon-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel intensifies strikes on Hezbollah amid Lebanon ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-intensifies-strikes-on-hezbollah-amid-lebanon-ceasefire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel has escalated its airstrikes against Hezbollah in lebanon, while the U.S.and Iran are reported to be nearing a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">peace agreement<\/a> to end the broader fighting. The Israel-Hezbollah conflict continues despite a ceasefire that has been extended for 45 more days to give talks time. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is at war with Hezbollah and plans to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-students-are-committing-suicide-at-an-alarming-rate-now-the-city-is-suing-its-schools\/\" title=\"San Francisco Students Are Committing Suicide At An Alarming Rate. Now The City Is Suing Its Schools.\">increasing pressure<\/a>, citing strikes on numerous Hezbollah sites and command\/weapons infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the U.S. indicated progress on a tentative Iran deal, and president Donald Trump said Gulf states should recognise Israel as part of an agreement to end the Iran war, noting Iran is unlikely to join the accord. Iranian officials are negotiating in Qatar as further Israeli strikes occur.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> intensified its airstrikes against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> militants in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> on Monday as the United States and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> near a possible peace agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains to be seen whether such a deal ends the Israel-Hezbollah conflict through a strict ceasefire.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4581180\/pope-leo-artificial-intelligence-regulation-encyclical\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pope Leo urges significant regulation to disarm AI<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4578494\/pope-leo-apologizes-catholic-church-slavery\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pope Leo apologizes for Catholic Church\u2019s legitimizing of slavery: \u2018Wound in Christian memory\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580052\/operation-benjamin-fallen-soldiers-stars-of-david\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Operation Benjamin: Restoring fallen soldiers\u2019 lost Stars of David<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ceasefire has been in effect since last month, but both the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1769\">Israeli military<\/a> and Hezbollah have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeatedly exchanged blows<\/a> in that time frame. This month, both Israel and Lebanon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4570876\/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extend-45-days-continue-talks\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4570876\/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extend-45-days-continue-talks\/\">agreed to extend<\/a> the ceasefire by another 45 days to allow space for peace talks. 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We will strike them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the Israeli military <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2058997142317150609\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2058997142317150609\">said<\/a> over 70 Hezbollah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-sending-troops-patrol-boat-to-solomon-islands-as-unrest-builds\/\" title=\"Australia S...ing Troops, Patrol Boat to Solomon Islands as Unrest Builds\">infrastructure sites<\/a> for launching munitions from Lebanon were destroyed. Additionally, about 10 command centers, weapons storage facilities, and infrastructure sites were struck, and Hezbollah militants using motorcycles were killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the weekend, the U.S. signaled that it had made progress in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-refuses-plan-to-reopen-schools\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Refuses Plan to Reopen Schools\">tentative agreement<\/a> with Iran to end the fighting nearly three months after it began. 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The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are two of six Gulf States that are signatories of the accords.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4581144\/trump-requests-gulf-states-abraham-accords\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4581144\/trump-requests-gulf-states-abraham-accords\/\">TRUMP SAYS GULF STATES SHOULD RECOGNIZE ISRAEL AS PART OF DEAL TO END IRAN WAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said Iran was also invited to sign the accords but that the Islamic Republic is unlikely to add its name to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian officials were negotiating in Qatar as Israel launched more airstrikes in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel escalated airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon while US and Iran near peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2606755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26133722594072.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[24658,4671,23728],"class_list":["post-2606754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-lebanon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26133722594072.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606754"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606758,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606754\/revisions\/2606758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}