Israel army vows to operate across Lebanon, intensify actions against Hezbollah

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military vowed on Sunday to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah.
“The (Iranian) regime is attempting to establish a new equation through direct attacks on Israeli territory in response to IDF operations in Dahiyeh,†military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said, in a televised statement.
“We struck in Dahiyeh in response to Hezbollah's relentless attacks on the communities of northern Israel. The IDF will continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its actions against the Hezbollah terrorist organization.â€
Hezbollah said it had launched a drone at an army post in northern Israel on Sunday, confirming an attack hours after Israel said it had struck Beirut in retaliation for cross-border fire.
In a statement, the group said that “in response to the Israeli enemy's violation of the ceasefire and the attacks that struck villages in southern Lebanon … the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 9:30 AM on Sunday, June 7, 2026, a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers at Dovev Barracksâ€.
An Israeli air raid on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday killed two people and wounded 20 more, Lebanon's health ministry said.
“The Israeli enemy's airstrike on the Mreijeh area in the southern suburbs of Beirut resulted in two martyrs and 20 wounded, including 4 children and 4 women,†the ministry said, in a statement.