LiveLive Updates June 01, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJune 01, 2026UpdatesTrump says he had 'productive' call with Netanyahu, 'very good' call with HezbollahU.S. President Donald Trump said he had "a very productive call" with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that "there will be no troops going to Beirut."Trump added, "Any troops that are on their way have already been turned back." Earlier Monday, Israel was planning to carry out airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, also known as the Dahiyeh."Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop," he said. "That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel."3 hours agoThousands flee Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb after Israeli threat to strike the areaPeople make their way while fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs, Lebanon, Monday. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/ReutersPeople make their way while fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs, Lebanon, Monday. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/ReutersA family flees following an Israeli threat to strike the Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday. Credit: Bilal Hussein/APA family flees following an Israeli threat to strike the Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday. Credit: Bilal Hussein/APTraffic on a road as people make their way while fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs, Lebanon, Monday. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/ReutersTraffic on a road as people make their way while fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs, Lebanon, Monday. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters5 hours agoNationwide Haredi protests: Demonstrators block highways, trains, raid police precinctsUltra-Orthodox protests erupted nationwide against police arrests of Haredi IDF draft evaders, with demonstrators paralyzing key roads and raiding police precincts.Clashes broke out outside the house of the Israel Police's National Traffic Police commander in Jerusalem, with officers using batons and stun grenades against the demonstrators. Protesters also broke into the Israel Police's technology department in Jerusalem.Ultra-Orthodox protesters also blocked railway tracks in central Israel's Ganot, with police saying officers temporarily stopped train traffic through the area. The shutdown effectively stopped train traffic between Tel Aviv, Ben-Gurion Airport, Jerusalem and parts of southern Israel.Haredi demonstrators are also protesting in northern Israel's Safed and southern Israel's Netivot and Ofakim, with demonstrators also blocking central Israel's key Route 4 highway and major roads in Jerusalem.Read the full articleFrance bans Israel from defense exhibition, Israeli Defense Ministry saysA weapon display at the EUROSATORY exhibition near Paris in 2024. Credit: Benoit Tessier/ReutersA weapon display at the EUROSATORY exhibition near Paris in 2024. Credit: Benoit Tessier/ReutersFrance informed the Israeli Defense Ministry of its decision to "prohibit the official participation of the State of Israel in the Eurosatory exhibition" in Paris, the ministry said, calling the decision "disgraceful."According to Israel's Defense Ministry, the "discriminatory" French decision includes a ban on Israeli government representatives' participation, a prohibition of an Israeli pavilion being set up and the display of Israeli offensive weapons. Only Israeli air defense systems will be allowed, the ministry said."This is a shameful decision that exudes a strong odor of political and commercial considerations, and unfortunately, it is not surprising," the ministry said. "The decision is disturbingly consistent with France's behavior in recent years, which has repeatedly placed it on the wrong side of history."Israel added that France is "acting in complete contradiction" to its values by excluding Israeli offensive weapons, "the quality of which is immeasurably higher than that of France's," saying that they "demonstrated exceptional performance with precision and effectiveness against terrorist organizations and regimes."'Large explosion' as projectile hits cargo vessel in Persian Gulf, UKMTO saysAn unknown projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf, resulting in a "large explosion," the U.K. Maritime Trade reported.According to the agency, the incident took place about 40 nautical miles (74 km or 46 miles) southeast of Iraq's Umm Qasr. 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