Israel and Hezbollah are far from a ceasefire, and the players who could de-escalate the situation appear unwilling to do so. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not seeking de-escalation, a former Israeli security official told HuffPost, with Tel Aviv instead assessing it can eliminate Hezbollah. AdvertisementAfter Trump on Monday indicated he may conclude the Iran war, Israeli officials told the Financial Times they see their Lebanon campaign as extending beyond operations in Iran. Baban told HuffPost some who fled southern Lebanon had already moved back “because they couldn’t find shelters or weren’t welcome” in Beirut. She told HuffPost many shelters in key cities had already reached capacity even before Israel issued its broadest directive, to leave the city’s Shia-heavy southern suburbs.

Source: Huffington Post March 10, 2026 14:53 UTC