© AFP/via Getty ImagesSmoke rising from an Israeli bombardment near the village of Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon on June 6, 2026.
The US government has informed Israel that it no longer has authorization for "unrestricted" military action in Lebanon, despite continued Israeli attacks and occupation in the country, Channel 12 reported on 23 June.
Washington has allegedly informed Tel Aviv that "the previous authorization for unrestricted action in Lebanon had expired." US President Donald Trump is "imposing restrictions on Israel, not only in Lebanon but also in other arenas."
"These directives prohibit operations in areas such as the capital, Beirut, and the Tyre district in southern Lebanon," the report went on to say.
Meanwhile, Israel has refused to withdraw from south Lebanon and has not fully ended attacks.
Two civilians were killed by Israeli artillery shelling on south Lebanon's Nabatieh al-Fawqa on Tuesday as they were working to remove rubble caused by Tel Aviv's strikes on the area. One of them was a municipal worker.
"The Islamic Resistance warns that this act constitutes a blatant violation of the ceasefire, which the Resistance has adhered to until now," Hezbollah said in a statement.
In a separate incident on 23 June, the Israeli army said it "identified a cell of armed terrorists" near its forces in the Ali al-Taher area, adding that it "struck the terrorists in order to remove the threat."
Despite the reports in Hebrew media, Israeli officials on Tuesday insisted that occupation troops will not withdraw from Lebanon.
"The [army] will continue to act decisively to thwart threats to our soldiers and civilians, destroy terror infrastructure, and continue maintaining the security zone in southern Lebanon," top officials said in a joint statement.
The statement came hours ahead of a new round of US-hosted direct talks between Beirut and Tel Aviv, which are being conducted in violation of Lebanese law and are rejected by Hezbollah.
Hebrew reports have also claimed Tel Aviv is "scrambling" to sever Lebanon from Iran by reaching a separate agreement with the Lebanese government.
Israeli officials and media personalities slammed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran, specifically the clause that calls for ending Israeli attacks and withdrawing from Lebanon.
Over the weekend, Israel launched a brutal escalation in Lebanon, killing at least 100 people.
Major clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah resistance fighters also raged throughout the weekend before a cessation of hostilities was imposed on Tel Aviv by Tehran's pressure on Washington.
According to a recent report by Iran's Tasnim News Agency, talks between Tehran and Washington will be "halted" if Israel continues to refuse withdrawal from Lebanon.
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