LiveLive Updates June 02, 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 02, 2026Israel's UN envoy defends Lebanon escalations, saying 'Israel will not wait for drones to explode over its cities'Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said the UN Security Council chose to condemn Israel instead of holding Hezbollah accountable for "the heaviest levels of fire since the April cease-fire." Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon speaks at the UN General Assembly in this file photo. Credit: Mark Lennihan/BloombergIsrael's UN envoy Danny Danon speaks at the UN General Assembly in this file photo. Credit: Mark Lennihan/BloombergSpeaking at an emergency meeting called by France following the latest Israel-Lebanon escalations, Danon said Israel "did not wake up one morning and decide to enter Lebanon," for the residents of northern Israel, there was no real cease-fire because Hezbollah attacks "never really stopped."Danon stated that the constant rocket launches at Israel by Hezbollah are a clear violation of the UN Security Council 1701, which was brokered after the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The resolution mandates a cease-fire with Israel, the withdrawal of armed groups from southern Lebanon, and the reinforcement of the Lebanese army in the region. Addressing the Security Council, Danon said: "The problem is Hezbollah. It's time you called them by their name." He added, "Instead of demanding Hezbollah's disarmament and the implementation of Resolution 1701, some choose to condemn Israel for defending its citizens. Israel will not wait for drones to explode over its cities. If there is no calm in northern Israel, there will be no calm for Hezbollah in Lebanon. No terrorist will enjoy immunity."'Fucking crazy': Trump reportedly lashes out at Netanyahu in expletive-laden callU.S. President Donald Trump reportedly called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" and accused him of ingratitude during a phone conversation on Monday.According to Axios, Trump "lashed out" at Netanyahu over the Israeli leader's threat to bomb Beirut and the IDF's escalation of attacks in Lebanon. Citing two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call, Axios described the call as "expletive-laden."According to Axios, Trump was furious that Israeli operations against Hezbollah risked derailing ongoing diplomacy with Iran and undermining efforts to preserve a fragile regional cease-fire.One of the officials cited by Axios said that Trump told Netanyahu that bombing the Lebanese capital would also increase Israel's global isolation. Two of the sources told Axios that "Trump claimed he'd helped keep Netanyahu out of jail, a reference to his support during Netanyahu's corruption trial."Summarizing Trump's remarks to Netanyahu, the president reportedly said: "You're fucking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."A second source briefed on the call said Trump was "pissed" and at one point yelled at Netanyahu: "What the fuck are you doing?"Read the full articleIDF shoots down two missiles fired at Israeli territory from LebanonThe IDF said on Tuesday that the Air Force intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel early on Tuesday, and that a suspicious aerial target later fell inside Israeli territory near the Lebanese border.Interceptors seen above Israeli troops standing at the Lebanon border, May. Credit: Gil EliyahuInterceptors seen above Israeli troops standing at the Lebanon border, May. Credit: Gil EliyahuNo injuries were reported, the military added in a statement.Trump tells ABC News he thinks there will be an Iran deal 'over the next week'U.S. President Donald Trump said a framework agreement with Iran could be reached "over the next week," ABC News reported on Monday.U.S. President Donald Trump talks on the phone as he departs the White House for Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., Sunday. Credit: Aaron Schwartz/ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump talks on the phone as he departs the White House for Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., Sunday. Credit: Aaron Schwartz/ReutersABC reported that Trump told one of its correspondents in a phone interview that a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend the current cease-fire could be completed and agreed to "over the next week.""I still have to get a few more points," Trump said, according to ABC, adding that he had not yet signed off on the deal.There has been no public confirmation from Iran that an agreement is imminent. Trump has previously announced ambitious timelines for diplomatic initiatives that were later delayed.RECAP: IDF soldier killed in Hezbollah drone strike; Settlers wound three Palestinian childrenHere are Tuesday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel's war with Hezbollah:■ The IDF announced that Captain Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester, 30, was killed in a Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon. Seven other soldiers were wounded in the drone strike, three of them severely.■ The IDF called off its planned attack on Beirut following a call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had with U.S. President Donald Trump.■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the IDF will continue its activities in Lebanon as planned and threatened to strike Beirut if Hezbollah "does not stop" its fire at Israel.■ Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the group rejected a partial cease-fire offer – with Israel sparing Beirut from its strikes if Hezbollah stopped attacks on northern Israel – and demanded a full cease-fire instead.■ Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank wounded three Palestinian children, including two infants, with a building set ablaze in a separate arson attack.■ Ultra-Orthodox protests erupted nationwide against police arrests of suspected IDF draft evaders, with demonstrators paralyzing key roads, blocking railway tracks and raiding police facilities.■ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani threatened to block Bab al-Mandeb, a key strait connecting the Indian Ocean with the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, if Israel continues striking Lebanon and Gaza.In the NewsTrump Lashes Out at Netanyahu in Expletive-laden Call, Report SaysNetanyahu's Beirut Threats Were Empty, Even Before Trump's Forced TruceAnarchy Thrives Under Netanyahu, Yet Judges Fail to Grasp the Evil They FaceCanada Is Failing the Jewish Community and Jews Are Being Targeted, Carney SaysIDF Intercepts Two Missiles Fired From Lebanon Despite Truce AnnouncementRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian AuthorityIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Pentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War