A woman makes her way through the rubble of her home as residents return to the southern village of Srifa on June 16, 2026. Photo: Kawnat Haju / AFP / Lehtikuva
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Iran warned Israel of a "harsh response" on Wednesday after accusing it of violating the Lebanon ceasefire 84 times since a US-Iran memorandum aimed at ending the illegal US-Israeli war against Iran was agreed.
The warning came after Israeli strikes killed four people in southern Lebanon and as Israeli forces continued operations around Nabatieh, raising doubts over whether the accord due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday will hold.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said continued Israeli attacks or the presence of Israeli forces in Lebanese territory would breach the interim agreement. “Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end,” he said.
