Israel, Hezbollah accept partial ceasefire as clashes persist in Lebanon

Israel and Hezbollah accepted a U.S.-backed partial ceasefire, but fighting in Lebanon continued as both sides traded fire and Israel kept up strike threats around Beirut. Donald Trump wrote after talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah intermediaries that both sides would stop shooting and that Israeli troops headed toward Beirut had turned back. Netanyahu, however, warned strikes on the capital's southern suburbs would continue if Hezbollah kept attacking Israeli cities, while Israeli forces would still operate in south Lebanon. Overnight clashes followed, including projectile launches from Lebanon and Israeli strikes in southern areas, as Iran warned that violations in Lebanon could endanger the broader ceasefire framework tied to U.S.-Iran negotiations.