Israel conducted airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in the Dahiyeh district of southern Beirut, Lebanon, on June 7, 2026. The strikes targeted Hezbollah’s armed command center in a key stronghold, killing at least two people and injuring between 11 and 20, Lebanese health officials said [1, 2, 3, 4].

Following the airstrikes, Iran launched multiple missile waves against northern Israel on the evening of June 7. Estimates vary between four missile waves and a total of 11 missiles fired. Israel’s missile defense systems intercepted all incoming missiles successfully [5, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8].

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard described the missile barrage as a warning to Israel to halt attacks in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s suburbs. An Iranian military advisor, Rezaei, said, "Tehran will respond painfully to Israel's attacks on Beirut" [2, 9]. The Guard also warned that if the aggression repeats, the response would broaden to cover "all US and Zionist targets in the region" [2]. Iranian officials blamed the US for enabling Israel’s strikes and threatened wider responses if attacks continue [1, 2, 9].

Israel vowed to continue targeting Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson, Effie Defrin, said, "The Iranian regime has made a serious mistake again by choosing terrorism" [7]. As a precaution, Israel announced nationwide school closures starting June 8 and is preparing for further operations in Lebanon [5, 10, 6].

US President Donald Trump urged de-escalation, reportedly calling Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to ask him not to retaliate. Trump said, "I told Netanyahu not to retaliate because I don't want the ceasefire negotiations with Iran to fail" [5, 7, 8].

These missile attacks mark the first Iranian strikes on Israel since a ceasefire agreement reached on April 8, 2026, which had temporarily halted major hostilities between Iran and the US [5, 2, 6]. Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities ordered the evacuation of the southern coastal city Tyre due to the rising conflict [3].

The situation remains tense as Israel prepares for possible escalation while trying to safeguard civilians with nationwide school closures starting tomorrow, June 8.