Residents of Gaza, south Lebanon, northern Israel and Kuwait were all under fire this week despite US-arranged ceasefires supposedly in force in their regions.
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza and Lebanon, with Israeli forces still actively deployed in both places. Hezbollah rockets struck northern Israel, and Iranian attacks targeted Kuwait’s international airport.
The continued violence prompted US President Donald Trump to comment on Wednesday, June 3, that ceasefires in the Middle East involved “shooting in a more moderate manner” rather than a total halt in fighting.
Three truces his administration negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare. But while major fighting has greatly reduced, munitions are still falling and people still dying.
This is how the ceasefires – and ongoing fighting – are playing out:
