After launching strikes in Lebanon, Netanyahu says Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah ‘wherever necessary’ | World News

On 9 April 2026, Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon hours after a US-Iran ceasefire. Netanyahu said Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah 'wherever necessary', according to Al Arabiya and Hindustan Times, and Al-Ahram quoted him as saying strikes would go on until security returns for residents of northern Israel. Israel's military said Hezbollah launched a missile at Israel, setting off sirens.

Iran threatened new hostilities and an Iranian minister told the BBC the strikes were a 'grave violation' of the ceasefire. European countries called the strikes 'unacceptable'. Vance said Israel had agreed to halt strikes in Lebanon, with the death toll at 254, and Times of Israel reported that the US was stunned by the scale of the strikes. The Israeli military's chief said Hezbollah is the main front.