Israeli strikes reported in Lebanon, despite Hezbollah ceasefire
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Rescuers in Nabatieh say several Israeli attacks have hit southern Lebanon after the ceasefire with Hezbollah came into effect. Meanwhile, US media reports Steve Witkoff is heading to Switzerland for potential Iran talks. Also: the White House confirms it's ending funding for South Africa's HIV programmes, linking the decision to unevidenced claims that the white-minority Afrikaner community is being persecuted; Afghanistan says it's launched strikes on two provinces in Pakistan targeting suspected Islamic State militants; James Burrows, the man behind countless US sitcoms including Cheers and Friends, has died; and for football World Cup fans - are time lags in technology spoiling your enjoyment of the beautiful game?
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| 0:38.8 | Israeli strikes are reported in Lebanon, despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah. |
| 0:43.7 | The US government confirms its ending funding for South Africa's HIV programs, |
| 0:48.3 | and Afghanistan says it's launched strikes on two provinces in Pakistan, |
| 0:53.3 | targeting suspected Islamic state militants. |
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| 1:25.8 | There have been Israeli strikes reported in southern Lebanon after a ceasefire with Hezbollah came into effect. |
| 1:32.9 | An Israeli military spokesman said its forces would continue to remove immediate threats. |
| 1:38.9 | Hezbollah is yet to confirm the ceasefire, but the Iranian-backed group said the project to eliminate Hezbollah has |
| 1:45.4 | failed. Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Charlotte Gallagher, has been following the conflict. |
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