BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese security sources and the state news agency said, while Hezbollah announced new attacks on Israeli forces,

Israel launched fresh airstrikes across southern Lebanon and issued evacuation warnings to residents despite an ongoing ceasefire with Hezbollah, as regional tensions continue to rise.

The Israeli army has targeted farmers in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district with phosphorus shells, while detaining three civilians and wounding another person, according to Leban

Israel carried out fresh attacks in both Lebanon and Gaza as regional diplomacy remained under strain, highlighting how the wider war is still being fought across multiple fronts even while ceasefire and peace efforts continue in parallel.

India, May 17 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: The conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States continues to widen across the Middle East, triggering military escalation, economic uncertainty and fresh humanitarian concerns.

The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.