EU approves €100M boost for Lebanese Army to ‘strengthening state institutions’ and counter Hezbollah

In Lebanon in early June 2026 (4 June), the European Union approved €100 million for the Lebanese Army, described as a boost to strengthen state institutions and counter Hezbollah. Around the same time, Israel announced continued operations in southern Lebanon hours after a ceasefire was renewed, and Lebanese media reported Israeli strikes under a conditional truce. One report said a ceasefire deal was reached even as Israeli strikes killed 10 in Lebanon, and Israel again struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut.

UN peacekeepers were killed in attacks in southern Lebanon, including one from Serbia; UNIFIL said one peacekeeper was killed and two hurt without assigning blame. An Israeli strike on an ambulance killed one paramedic and wounded another, according to Anadolu. Israel said troops killed a Hezbollah gunman in a firefight north of the Litani, and the IDF announced the death of Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg in southern Lebanon. Trump said Hezbollah had not rejected the truce, while Hezbollah rejected what it called a ‘humiliating’ dialogue.