A man inspects the damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Jun 15, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Stringer)
15 Jun 2026 07:24PM
BEIRUT: Fighting in southern Lebanon abated on Monday (Jun 15) after the announcement of a United States-Iran deal to end the wider conflict, but local authorities warned those displaced not to rush home, and Israel said it would not withdraw its troops from the area.Lebanon has suffered the deadliest spillover of the conflict between the US and Iran, with nearly 3,800 people killed and some 1.2 million people uprooted by an Israeli offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which opened fire on Israel in support of Tehran on Mar 2.Pakistan, a key mediator between Tehran and Washington, announced that a deal was struck early on Monday local time that called for "the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon".
The declaration brought relative calm to southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and foreign security sources.
Hezbollah's attacks on Israeli military targets, both in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, stopped just before midnight, the sources said. The group has not commented on the deal but has previously said it supports Iran's drive for a ceasefire in Lebanon.Israel also significantly reduced its attacks, the security sources said, though some artillery fire was reported in southern Lebanese towns and at least one drone was heard circling above Beirut and its southern suburbs.
