{"id":2615089,"date":"2026-06-17T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-says-violence-in-southern-lebanon-has-significantly-reduced-since-mou\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:17:52","slug":"un-says-violence-in-southern-lebanon-has-significantly-reduced-since-mou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-says-violence-in-southern-lebanon-has-significantly-reduced-since-mou\/","title":{"rendered":"UN says violence in southern Lebanon has &#8216;significantly reduced&#8217; since MOU"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fun-says-violence-in-southern-lebanon-has-significantly-reduced-since-mou%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=2615089&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>fighting in southern Lebanon has decreased substantially since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of understanding was announced, according to the United nations. Despite ongoing clashes between Israel and Hezbollah-resuming after a ceasefire in November 2024-there has been a notable reduction in hostilities, with fewer incidents and projectiles reported. The UN recorded fewer violations of Lebanese airspace and a decline in projectile exchanges, though violence has not ceased entirely. Some Lebanese refugees have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >begun returning home amid improving security conditions<\/a>. The memorandum reportedly includes a provision to halt all fighting in Lebanon,which remains challenging to enforce. Tensions are heightened by Iran&#8217;s stance that attacks against Hezbollah violate the ceasefire, leading to diplomatic pressure from the U.S. on Israel to cease hostilities. Israel&#8217;s upcoming elections, the first since Hamas\u2019s attack in October 2023, add further complexity to the region&#8217;s stability.  <\/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\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"110\">United Nations<\/a> said fighting in southern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> has \u201csignificantly\u201d decreased since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was announced.<\/p>\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> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> resumed fighting days into Operation Epic Fury for the first time since their November 2024 ceasefire, when Hezbollah joined the fight to back its patron. Israel has continuously expanded operations in southern Lebanon, even moving north of the Litani River for the first time since withdrawing from the country in 2000, despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese state, which Hezbollah wasn\u2019t a part of.<\/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\/4610843\/netanyahu-relationship-trump-baggage-reelection-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Netanyahu\u2019s relationship with Trump becomes baggage in reelection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald ...: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">campaign<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4611238\/german-broadcaster-elon-musk-hunt-migrants-belfast\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>German broadcaster removes claims Musk instigated mob to \u2018hunt migrants\u2019 in Belfast after legal challenge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4610944\/canada-citizenship-new-applicants-loosened-ancestry-rules\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Canada pulls citizenship from new applicants encouraged by loosened ancestry rules<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MOU signed by the U.S. and Iran reportedly contains a provision to halt all fighting in Lebanon, a provision that has appeared to be the hardest to uphold. Though Israel and Hezbollah have continued fighting, the U.N. noted that exchanges of fire were far less than before the MOU was announced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.N. Secretary General spokeswoman St\u00e9phane Dujarric announced in a Tuesday press conference that the international body observed a \u201csignificantly reduced level\u201d of violence in Lebanon since the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.N.\u2019s mission to the country recorded 38 violations of Lebanese airspace by the Israeli Air Force on Monday, compared to 83 on Sunday. The number of projectiles fell even further, from 705 on Sunday to 174 on Monday. Of the projectiles recorded on Monday, 169 were attributed to the Israel Defense Forces and five to Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Dujarric clarified that fighting hadn\u2019t ceased completely, saying, \u201cwhile violence has decreased since Sunday, incidents in southern Lebanon continue to be reported, which has a direct impact on people\u2019s ability to check on their homes or to move around.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese refugees from the south who fled north due to the fighting began to try their luck at returning home, another sign of confidence in the ceasefire. 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