Israel Strikes Lebanon Amid Truce

The escalation has created a humanitarian crisis, with over 1.2 million Lebanese citizens now displaced and hospitals in the capital overwhelmed by casualties.

Iran has warned that it will not participate in planned peace talks in Pakistan unless the ceasefire is extended to include Lebanon, a condition the U.S. and Israel have so far rejected.

Hezbollah has retaliated with rocket fire into northern Israel and the West Bank, further complicating the regional security landscape.

The conflict in Lebanon has now become the primary obstacle to a broader diplomatic resolution of the Iran war.