Iran-Israel tensions escalate over Lebanon | Timeline

Pro-government Iranian demonstrators wave flags from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

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The West Asia is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late on Sunday (June 7, 2026) in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened?

The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.

Editorial | ​Incomplete truce: On the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Iran sees Israel’s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon as a ceasefire violation. It insists that any deal with the United States must end the fighting there. Israel disagrees.

Here’s a timeline of key events:

February 28, 2026: The United States and Israel attack Iran. War begins.

March 2, 2026: Hezbollah enters the war by firing rockets at Israel. Israel retaliates.

April 7, 2026: A fragile ceasefire in the Iran war is announced, with talks to continue. Israel is not included in them.

April 8, 2026: Israel bombards Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, killing over 300 people in a 10-minute attack.

April 14, 2026: Lebanon and Israel hold their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington.

April 17, 2026:A fragile ceasefire is announced between Israel and Lebanon, but Hezbollah plays no part. Fighting soon resumes from both sides.

May 31, 2026:Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon makes its deepest incursion in over a quarter-century.

June 1, 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks don’t stop. U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to calm the fighting.

June 2, 2026: Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon kill 11 people.

June 3, 2026: Israel and Lebanon say they agree to renew the fragile ceasefire and create security zones that exclude Hezbollah.

June 4, 2026:Hezbollah’s leader rejects the ceasefire agreement and demands that Israel withdraw from Lebanon.

June 5, 2026: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says “there will be no calm in the region ” if Israel doesn’t withdraw.

June 6, 2026: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill three members of the Lebanese military.

June 7, 2026: Hezbollah again fires at Israel. Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs. Iran fires at Israel.

Published - June 08, 2026 06:38 am IST