Israel has its “finger on the trigger” and remains ready to resume fighting with Iran “at any moment”, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement broadcast to Israeli television.
“Let me be clear: We still have objectives to complete, and we will achieve them – either through agreement or through renewed fighting,” Netanyahu said.
“We are prepared to return to combat at any moment required. Our finger remains on the trigger. This is not the end of the campaign, but a step along the way to achieving all our objectives.”
A man looks on at destroyed cars as a building burns after an Israeli airstrike on April 8, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.Getty Images
Since the two-week conditional ceasefire was announced between the United States, Israel and Iran yesterday, a bombardment of Israeli strikes across Lebanon had killed more than 250 people and injured over 1000 more, Lebanese authorities said.
International calls are mounting for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire agreement.
with Reuters