Why Israel won’t stop

为何以色列不会停止

Today, Explained

2026-06-05

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Trump and Netanyahu are beefing over Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon. Israel has seized land there, in Gaza, and in Syria. And in service of something called "Greater Israel," it may not be done yet. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arriving for a press conference at the White House. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Israel and Lebanon agreed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire last night, a ceasefire.

  • That part of the world's ceasefire is when you're shooting in a more moderate manner.

  • This morning, Israel admitted it is still targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • So point for Donald Trump, maybe.

  • Though Trump said yesterday Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting at Israel.

  • We actually spoke with Hezbollah for the first time ever.

  • We didn't know they spoke.

  • Trump is growing frustrated with Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • He cussed him out in a phone call on Monday.

  • Congress is growing frustrated with Trump.

  • The House voted yesterday to demand

  • that the president withdraw U.S. forces from the region or get congressional approval.

  • The yays are 215 and the nays are 208. Underpinning

  • all of this, the question of what Israel is actually trying to do here.

  • Today on Today Explained from Vox, the Greater Israel Project, what it is and why it means Israel doesn't want to stop.

  • Megan Rapinoe here.

  • This week is our last regular episode of A Touch More before

  • I kick off a limited series, A Touch More, The Beautiful Game,

  • a special series for the World Cup featuring in-depth interviews with some of soccer's biggest stars.

  • But for this week, we are closing out the Arrow with a special compilation episode