The newest ceasefire deal may be on the verge of collapse after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assessed the situation regarding developments in Israel's north and Hamas's negative answer regarding the release of the hostages, according to a Wednesday report by KAN.This is a developing story.

Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced Monday evening. IAF strike on Hezbollah military target in Markaba, June 12, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)The locations of the strikes include military structures in Yater and Markaba, and terrorist infrastructure in the area of Tallouseh.

The US military on Wednesday urged a de-escalation in rising tensions between Israel and Lebanon, and said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin raised the matter in a call with his Israeli counterpart on Tuesday."We don't want to see a wider regional conflict and we do want to see a de-escalation of tensions in the region," Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told a news briefing.Hezbollah fired the most rockets it has launched at Israel in a single day since cross-border hostilities broke out eight months ago, as part of its retaliation on Wednesday for an Israeli strike which killed a senior Hezbollah field commander.