### [2026-06-18](/feed/2026/06/18/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # Israel publishes a map of southern Lebanon that it will continue to illegaly occupy, and says it may launch attacks beyond it, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. ### Sources: 1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-talks-with-us-over-continuing-its-lebanon-troop-deployment-officials-say-2026-06-18/) 2. [South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3357629/netanyahu-rules-out-israeli-troop-withdrawal-southern-lebanon) ### Changes: 1. Israel publishes a map of southern Lebanon that it will continue to occupy, and says it will carry out attacks beyond it, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. _2026-06-19 01:44:31 (First version)_ 2. Israel publishes a map of southern Lebanon that it will continue to occupy, and says it may launch attacks beyond it, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. _2026-06-19 17:44:49 (Update)_ 2. Israel publishes a map of southern Lebanon that it will continue to illegaly occupy, and says it may launch attacks beyond it, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran's nuclear program. ](/feed/2026/06/16/hezbollah-states-that-it-received-assurances-from-iran-that-the-withdrawal-of-israeli-troops-from-occupied-southern-leba.md) _Context: Israeli troops, Middle Eastern crisis, continue to illegaly occupy_ 2. [Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2026/06/15/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-and-defense-minister-israel-katz-say-that-israel-will-not-withdraw-its-troops.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Israeli troops, Lebanon, Middle Eastern crisis_ 3. [Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at United States president Donald Trump's request, but an official states that Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will continue. Netanyahu also warns that Israel will respond if Iran resumes military action. ](/feed/2026/06/8/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-says-that-israel-has-agreed-to-stop-the-airstrikes-on-iran-at-united-states-pr.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Middle Eastern crisis_ 4. [U.S. president Donald Trump urges Iran to return to ceasefire negotiations and finalize a deal. He also says that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have "no choice" but to accept any deal that the U.S. reaches with Iran. ](/feed/2026/06/7/us-president-donald-trump-urges-iran-to-return-to-ceasefire-negotiations-and-finalize-a-deal-he-also-says-that-israel.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Middle Eastern crisis_ 5. [Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri rejects the ceasefire deal with Israel, saying it is not a complete ceasefire and does not require an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at the same time as Hezbollah. ](/feed/2026/06/5/lebanese-parliament-speaker-nabih-berri-rejects-the-ceasefire-deal-with-israel-saying-it-is-not-a-complete-ceasefire-an.md) _Context: Lebanon, Middle Eastern crisis, continue to illegaly occupy_ 6. [A U.S. official says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a effort to push for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, including an ending of Hezbollah attacks on Israel with Israel refraining from escalation in Beirut in return. ](/feed/2026/05/31/a-us-official-says-that-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-has-spoken-with-lebanese-president-joseph-aoun-and-israeli.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Lebanon, Middle Eastern crisis_ 7. [U.S. president Donald Trump announces that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, after his conversations with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun. ](/feed/2026/04/16/us-president-donald-trump-announces-that-israel-and-lebanon-have-agreed-to-a-10-day-ceasefire-after-his-conversations.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Lebanon, Middle Eastern crisis_ 8. [Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. president Donald Trump both claim that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, despite contrary statements from both Iran and Pakistan on their versions of the ceasefire agreement. ](/feed/2026/04/8/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-and-us-president-donald-trump-both-claim-that-the-ceasefire-does-not-include.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Lebanon, Middle Eastern crisis_ 9. [Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action in southern Lebanon. ](/feed/2026/03/26/two-israeli-soldiers-are-killed-in-action-in-southern-lebanon.md) _Context: Israeli troops, Lebanon, Middle Eastern crisis_ 10. [The Israeli military confirms it has targeted nuclear facilities in Iran with the main goal of the operation being to destroy Iran's nuclear program. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms Israeli warplanes have targeted Iran's main Natanz Nuclear Facility. It is later confirmed that the underground nuclear reactor at Natanz has been destroyed by a bunker buster. ](/feed/2025/06/13/the-israeli-military-confirms-it-has-targeted-nuclear-facilities-in-iran-with-the-main-goal-of-the-operation-being-to-de.md) _Context: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, Middle Eastern crisis_