LiveLive Updates June 03, 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 03, 2026UpdatesGerman hotel apologizes after 'no Jews allowed' reply to Israeli bookingA hotel in Germany has apologized after an Israeli customer received a booking response stating that "there are no Jews allowed" at the property, a message that prompted condemnation and official scrutiny.The incident came to light after Israel's consul general to southern Germany, Talya Lador, posted the exchange on X, writing in German: "Have we returned to the 1930s?"The message, sent via Booking.com and attributed to the Hotel zum Hirschen in Bavaria, read in English: "Sorry, there are no jews [sic] allowed in our hotel."In a statement to the German news agency DPA on Wednesday, the hotel's junior director Andreas Vogl said the message does not reflect the establishment's "world view at all."The hotel later sent an apology email to the guest and offered a free one-week stay for the customer and their family, saying it wanted to "prove to you that we are not bad people who discriminate against others."The email, also sent to the Bavarian State Chancellery, said: "It was definitely wrong of us to respond in that way in the chat," and added that the comment had been made out of frustration over repeated fake bookings and phishing attempts on major platforms.The hotel said it had been dealing with fraudulent reservations and data theft for some time, and that the Israeli booking had been mistakenly assumed to be another fake request."However, it is extremely important to us that you understand that this remark was not directed at people of the Jewish faith," the hotel said, while also acknowledging: "this was unacceptable and must not happen in a professional business."Trump on Iran: 'We do not need boots on the ground now,' says military action possibleU.S. President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview that the United States could deal with Iran militarily without deploying ground forces, while reiterating claims about the state of Iran's military and the broader regional balance.Speaking on the "Pod Force One" podcast with New York Post journalist Miranda Devine, Trump said any potential action against Iran would not require U.S. troops on the ground."We don't need boots on the ground, no," Trump said when asked whether the United States could act militarily if diplomacy fails, adding that he believed Iran's forces had already been severely degraded.He also said that after recent strikes, "their navy's wiped out, their air force is all gone," and that Iran's military had been "virtually wiped out" in a short period.59 minutes agoGaza Health Ministry: Three killed, 35 wounded by Israeli fire in last 24 hoursThe Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday that three people were killed and 35 wounded in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours as a result of Israeli military activity.The ministry added that several victims remain trapped under rubble or in the streets, saying ambulance and civil defence teams are unable to reach them due to ongoing conditions on the ground.Destroyed buildings at Jabalya refugee camp, northern Gaza, in May. Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFPDestroyed buildings at Jabalya refugee camp, northern Gaza, in May. Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFPAccording to the ministry's figures, since the latest cease-fire period began on October 11, a total of 936 people have been killed and 2,903 wounded, while 781 bodies have been recovered.It said that since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, the cumulative death toll has reached 72,945 and the number of wounded 173,011.Norwegian teen, hired by Swedish crime group used by Iran, planned U.K. murder, London court toldA Norwegian teenager travelled to ⁠Britain to carry ‌out a murder in return for money, having been recruited ‌by a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian government, ⁠British prosecutors told a London court on Wednesday.Johannes Natland, now 19, was ⁠arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield in northern England in March last year in possession of two firearms and ammunition, his prosecutor Alistair Richardson told London's Old Bailey Court."He had been recruited by ‌an organisation called the Foxtrot Network to an agreement that in return ‌for money he would travel here and undertake a hit," Richardson said."The group that had recruited him, the Foxtrot Network, is a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian regime."Natland denies a charge of conspiracy to murder an unknown person. Richardson told the jury that Natland had already pleaded guilty to possessing a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and live ammunition in October."We do not know who the defendant ⁠was planning to murder, but as you will see from his messages, the messages of others, and what he told his friends ‌in Norway before he ⁠set out on his plan, it was clear that ‌was his plan," he said.The messages, the prosecutor told the court, showed a figure with the user name 'Agent 47' was in charge. ⁠In discussions with another individual about "getting an assassin", Agent 47 said there was 25,000 euros in the pot, Richardson said.He told the court that the first person they had intended to commit the ‌murder was having second thoughts and so they turned to Natland."This was a murder that needed to be completed," ⁠Richardson said.1 hour agoTrump confirms he called Netanyahu 'fucking crazy' in heated call on Lebanon U.S. President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview that Iran has agreed not to obtain a nuclear weapon and that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is directly involved in negotiations with the United States, while also describing a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's conduct in the region.Speaking on the "Pod Force One" podcast with New York Post journalist Miranda Devine, Trump said Iran had effectively committed not to develop nuclear weapons and suggested the Ayatollah was approving the talks."They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon," Trump said. "They say the Ayatollah is giving approval in the talks."Pod Force One with Miranda Devine: Donald Trump Unleashed: Bibi, "Are You Effing Crazy?!"