{"id":2609273,"date":"2026-06-01T18:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-israeli-forces-to-continue-lebanon-operations-despite-trump-post\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:48:40","slug":"netanyahu-says-israeli-forces-to-continue-lebanon-operations-despite-trump-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-israeli-forces-to-continue-lebanon-operations-despite-trump-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu says Israeli forces to continue Lebanon operations despite Trump post"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fnetanyahu-says-israeli-forces-to-continue-lebanon-operations-despite-trump-post%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=2609273&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>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saeid Israel woudl keep carrying out military operations in southern Lebanon, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s claim that a ceasefire was in effect after talks involving Netanyahu and hezbollah intermediaries. Netanyahu\u2019s response timed closely after Trump\u2019s announcement, but he framed continued strikes as a reaction too ongoing Hezbollah attacks, arguing that Hezbollah was not honoring any bargain.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes mismatches in Trump\u2019s description of what was happening in Lebanon-Trump suggested troops would not go to Beirut,even though Israeli plans involved airstrikes there and not a ground invasion.Although a ceasefire had been brokered among Israel and Lebanon\u2019s government, Hezbollah rejected it from the start, and fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-bans-enforcement-of-biden-100-day-deportation-freeze-indefinitely\/\" title=\"Texas Judge Bans Enforcement Of Biden 100-Day Deportation Freeze \u2018Indefinitely\u2019\">continued largely unabated<\/a>. Israel has, however, reportedly limited some attacks outside southern Lebanon to avoid provoking Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic activity intensified when Iran said it was withdrawing from negotiations in response to Israel\u2019s actions, insisting the April ceasefire applied to Lebanon as well, which led Trump to push for renewed talks.Trump\u2019s call with Netanyahu was reportedly tense, with at least one U.S.source describing Trump as criticizing Netanyahu\u2019s actions, though Trump later posted a more amiable account and claimed Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting. Meanwhile, Israel has expanded its operations beyond southern Lebanon, including <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regular troops crossing<\/a> the Litani River and seizing the Beaufort castle, dealing another symbolic setback to Hezbollah, which has continued adapting-partly through increased use of first-person view drones.  <\/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\">Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> said the Israeli military\u2019s operations in southern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> would continue unabated, seemingly contradicting President Donald Trump\u2019s claim that a ceasefire was now in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had conversations with both Netanyahu and Hezbollah through intermediaries and that both had pledged not to attack the other if their opponent didn\u2019t. Despite this, Netanyahu appeared to contradict him just two hours later, announcing in a post on X that Israeli military operations would continue as planned, citing attacks from Hezbollah as the reason.<\/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\/justice\/4589592\/appeals-court-strikes-down-war-department-ban-transgender-troops\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court strikes down War Department\u2019s ban on transgender troops<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4589636\/trump-israel-hezbollah-fighting-lebanon-netanyahu\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump seeks to calm Israel-Hezbollah fighting in Lebanon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4589334\/us-special-operations-command-wary-artificial-intelligence-military\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Head of US Special Operations Command wary of AI use in military<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTonight, I spoke with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens\u2014Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2061531248573460655?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2061531248573460655?s=20\">said<\/a>. \u201cThis stance of ours remains unchanged. In parallel, the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite appearing to go against Trump\u2019s wishes and dashing hopes for a ceasefire, Netanyahu\u2019s statement featured rhetoric that didn\u2019t directly contradict the president\u2019s announcement; he phrased Israel\u2019s continued operations as being in response to Hezbollah\u2019s attacks, implying the terrorist group wasn\u2019t holding up its part of the bargain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s Truth Social post also appeared to include a misunderstanding. He began by stating that \u201cthere will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back.\u201d Though the Israeli militia had announced planned airstrikes on Beirut and crossed the Litani River, it never suggested that any ground troops were headed for the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ceasefire has been in place in Lebanon since last month, brokered between representatives from Israel and the Lebanese government, but it has effectively only existed in name. Hezbollah, which wasn\u2019t party to negotiations, said it would disregard the ceasefire from the outset, and Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-blasts-woke-u-s-army-recruitment-videos-another-institution-crippled-by-woke-political-correctness\/\" title=\"Crenshaw Blasts \u2018Woke\u2019 U.S. Army Recruitment Videos: \u2018Another Institution Crippled By Woke Political Correctness\u2019\">combat operations<\/a> have continued effectively unabated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the ceasefire has hardly been in place, Israel has held back from excessive attacks on areas outside of southern Lebanon to avoid angering Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recent flurry of diplomatic activity began Monday when Iran said it was withdrawing from negotiations in response to Israel\u2019s attacks in Lebanon. Tehran insisted that the April ceasefire applied to Lebanon as well, pushing Trump to try and negotiate a renewed ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s call with Netanyahu was reportedly not a friendly one, two U.S. officials and a third source told <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re f***ing crazy. You\u2019d be in prison if it weren\u2019t for me. I\u2019m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,\u201d Trump reportedly told Netanyahu, adding at one point, \u201cWhat the f*** are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116677048828976704\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116677048828976704\">posted<\/a> a friendly analysis of the call on Truth Social, speaking after Netanyahu\u2019s own statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe turned his Troops around. Thank you Bibi! I also had a conversation with Representatives of the Leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel, and its soldiers. Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them. Let\u2019s see how long that lasts \u2014 Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4589636\/trump-israel-hezbollah-fighting-lebanon-netanyahu\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4589636\/trump-israel-hezbollah-fighting-lebanon-netanyahu\/\">TRUMP SEEKS TO CALM ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH FIGHTING IN LEBANON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli militia expanded combat operations beyond south Lebanon last week, with regular troops crossing the Litani River for the first time since the Israeli military withdrew in 2000. Israeli troops seized the Crusader castle Beaufort over the weekend, a fort that became a symbol of its previous occupation. The capture marked another major symbolic blow for Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah has fared slightly better in the war than in the previous round of fighting in 2023 to 2024, due in part to its expanded use of first-person view drones. Israel has been unable to form an effective counter to the new weapon, and Israeli defense commanders have put pressure on Jerusalem to expand the war in an attempt to disrupt Hezbollah\u2019s supply lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu said Israel will keep fighting in southern Lebanon, seeming to contradict Trump\u2019s ceasefire claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2609274,"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\/06\/AP26151359453633.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[75803,32219,6524],"class_list":["post-2609273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-israel-lebanon","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-netanyahu"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26151359453633.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609273","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609273"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609277,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609273\/revisions\/2609277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}