Antonio PitaJerusalem – Jun 04, 2026 – 15:52CESTShare on WhatsappShare on FacebookShare on TwitterDesplegar Redes SocialesPrefer EL PAÍS on GoogleCompartir:WhatsappFacebookTwitterBlueskyLinkedinCopy linkThe ceasefire that has never truly stopped the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah followed the same dynamic on Thursday after being extended in a new round of talks in Washington.On Thursday morning, Israel’s military continued its attacks, and Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, has made it clear that bombing will go on and that troops will maintain their positions in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump himself acknowledged hours earlier that the ceasefire — launched in April — exists only on paper. Asked how he would define a ceasefire, he replied: “I’d say in that part of the world, ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.”In the first hours after the ceasefire was extended, Israel asserted its “freedom of action” in Lebanon, both in deeds and in words. On the ground, it wounded a family — a man, his wife and their daughter — in a drone strike on their car in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s national news agency. It has also issued a new “urgent warning to residents of southern Lebanon,” stating that it is continuing its attacks south of the Zahrani River (about 25 miles from the border) and that anyone there or traveling through the area “puts their life at risk.” In the same area, one Serbian peacekeeper has been killed and two Spanish personnel injured in an attack on the U.N. mission, UNIFIL, according to reports on Thursday.In a statement, Katz stressed that the ceasefire is “conditioned on the prompt withdrawal of Hezbollah terrorists from all areas south of the Litani River and the creation of a demilitarized zone,” while his armed forces “will continue strikes and operations in the area for the time being,” and will keep occupying and destroying villages in areas they control (including Beaufort Castle) without allow
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