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Lebanese Hezbollah on Wednesday launched rockets at the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, in violation of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with the Iranian-backed terror group.<\/p>\n
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said the rocket launches, which were intercepted by the Israel Defense Forces, were \u201canother blatant violation\u201d of the truce.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should be remembered that Israel agreed to refrain from striking Hezbollah command centers in Beirut on the condition that Hezbollah would stop attacking Israeli towns and villages,\u201d the envoy tweeted.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly the successful interception by the IDF prevented what could have been a deadly attack on civilians, including children,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Leiter shared video footage showing the interception as civilians run for shelter in Kiryat Shmona, a city of more than 20,000 residents located only two miles from the border with Lebanon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the reality Israelis continue to live with. This is Hezbollah\u2019s idea of a ceasefire,\u201d stated the ambassador.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah fired rockets this morning at Kiryat Shmona, a northern Israeli city of more than 20,000 residents.<\/p>\n
Only the successful interception by the IDF prevented what could have been a deadly attack on civilians, including children.<\/p>\n
In the video, you can see the interception\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/4EwAd464dD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter (@yechielleiter) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he wanted the wars with Iran and Hezbollah to be treated as separate issues after Washington helped negotiate a partial ceasefire in Lebanon.<\/p>\n \u201cWe actually spoke with Hezbollah for the first time ever, we didn\u2019t know they spoke,\u201d said Trump. \u201cWe\u2019re just going to see, but I\u2019d like to separate it.\u201d<\/p>\n Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said that Jerusalem held off on major strikes in Beirut at the request of the United States, but would attack the Lebanese capital if Hezbollah continued firing.<\/p>\n \u201cYesterday, the prime minister and I, together with the IDF, led a move to establish the equation that Dahiyeh in Beirut will be treated the same as Israel\u2019s northern communities,\u201d he said, referencing the Lebanese capital\u2019s suburb where the Iranian-backed terror group maintains a large presence.<\/p>\n Katz claimed the Trump administration \u201cendorsed the principle\u201d set out by Israel and warned the Lebanese government and other parties that the IDF could respond in Beirut.<\/p>\n He said Jerusalem\u2019s stance was reflected in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s phone call with Trump on Monday night.<\/p>\n Trump said earlier on Monday that he had spoken with Netanyahu, \u201casking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe turned his troops around. Thank you Bibi,\u201d the president said<\/a>. \u201cI also had a conversation with representatives of the leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel and its soldiers. Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s see how long that lasts,\u201d Trump stated. \u201cHopefully it will be for eternity.\u201d<\/p>\n Hezbollah\u2019s attacks resumed some three hours after Trump\u2019s announcement, with air-raid sirens sounding in the eastern Galilee town of Metula. The IDF said the alarms were triggered after a Hezbollah rocket struck near its soldiers operating in Southern Lebanon. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n