Israel’s military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group on Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to expand Israeli operations in the country.
The clashes come amid a US-brokered ceasefire that has been in place since mid-April and despite ongoing peace negotiations in Washington with the fourth round of direct talks scheduled for next week, 2 and 3 June.
