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, 2026UpdatesLebanese report: Israel evaded six or seven cease-fire proposals put forth during talksIsraeli negotiators repeatedly avoided committing to a comprehensive and immediate cease-fire in Lebanon after six or seven proposals were put forth during Tuesday's U.S.-mediated talks, Lebanese channel MTV reported, citing sources familiar with the diplomatic exchanges.The three sides party to the talks also discussed their views regarding the end of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's peacekeeping operations later this year, the report said. Lebanese negotiators expressed their fierce opposition to Israeli attacks on civilian neighbourhoods, a diplomatic source told MTV, while the Israeli side said these areas were not yet "cleaned" of terror infrastructure.Sources on the Lebanese TV network said that Israel had proposed that the Lebanese army deploy and operate in areas where the IDF still maintains a presence on the ground – a demand that Beirut described as "completely unacceptable." However, the diplomatic source said that the American negotiators showed understanding of the data presented by Lebanon regarding the scope of the Israeli army's violations.A Palestinian boy sits at the site of an overnight Israeli military strike on structures and tents housing displaced families, killing ten Palestinians, in Gaza City, last week. Credit: AFP/OMAR AL-QATTAAA Palestinian boy sits at the site of an overnight Israeli military strike on structures and tents housing displaced families, killing ten Palestinians, in Gaza City, last week. Credit: AFP/OMAR AL-QATTAAFate of direct Israel-Lebanon talks to be determined in coming hours, U.S. source tells Saudi mediaThe future of the ongoing U.S-mediated direct talks between Israel and Lebanon will be determined in the next few hours, an American source told Saudi outlet Al Arabiya on Wednesday.The Israeli and Lebanese delegates in Washington on Tuesday. Credit: David Hertzman, The Embassy of Israel to the United StatesThe Israeli and Lebanese delegates in Washington on Tuesday. Credit: David Hertzman, The Embassy of Israel to the United StatesAccording to the source, intensive diplomatic exchanges are taking place with Lebanese officials to reach a final and stable cease-fire agreement.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to participate in the talks and visit the region if significant progress toward an agreement is made during the day, the source added.2 hours agoNetanyahu acknowledges 'tactical disagreement' with Trump after 'fucking crazy' remarkPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump "agree on the main things regarding Iran," stressing that the issue was "not over," but that the Iranian regime had been weakened.In an interview with the American network CNBC, the prime minister also said he sometimes has "tactical disagreements" with the U.S. administration, "but we work them out."Earlier, Trump confirmed that he had called Netanyahu "fucking crazy" in a heated phone call, saying he was "a little bit perturbed" over Israeli operations in Lebanon and describing the exchange as part of a close relationship.In Wednesday's CNBC interview, Netanyahu also said that many of the chief Hezbollah militants targeting Israel are in Beirut. His comments come after the U.S. president announced on Monday that Israeli troops, who have been pushing deeper into Lebanon in recent days, would not reach Beirut and "have already been turned back." Trump also said that Hezbollah had agreed to "stop all shooting."Lebanese Health Ministry: 48 killed and 97 wounded in Israeli attacks in past dayThe Lebanese Health Ministry said that 48 people were killed and 97 were wounded in Israeli attacks in the pst 24 hours, bringing the country's casualty toll to 3,516 killed and 10,674 wounded since the current round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2.A mourner leans over a coffin at the funeral of dentist James George Karam and his children, Theodosia and Tony, who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Qlayaa, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSA mourner leans over a coffin at the funeral of dentist James George Karam and his children, Theodosia and Tony, who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Qlayaa, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERS3 hours agoNetanyahu's Personal Attorney Elected as Israel's State Watchdog After Chaotic Knesset VoteThe Knesset plenum during voting for state watchdog, Wednesday. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi The Knesset plenum during voting for state watchdog, Wednesday. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi Israel's parliament on Wednesday elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal attorney, Michael Rabello, as state watchdog after a repeat vote was held when no candidate initially secured the 61 votes required by law.The second round of voting was suspended and rerun after members of Netanyahu's Likud party were reportedly instructed to take pictures of their secret ballots, prompting legal advisers to the Knesset to bar lawmakers from bringing mobile phones behind the curtain during the vote.Rabello, who has represented the government in High Court cases that the attorney general declined to defend or deemed unlawful, was contending against Yosef Elron, a former Supreme Court justice who retired last year and was considered the opposition's candidate.Read the full article3 hours agoKuwait summons Iranian charge d'affaires, declares two diplomats persona non grata over 'ongoing aggressions,' Foreign Ministry saysKuwait has summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires, declaring two diplomats persona non grata over "ongoing aggressions," the country's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.The aftermath of Iranian strikes, according to the foreign ministry, at Kuwait International Airport, on Wednesday. Credit: Social Media/ REUTERSThe aftermath of Iranian strikes, according to the foreign ministry, at Kuwait International Airport, on Wednesday. Credit: Social Media/ REUTERSEarlier, the Gulf state said one person was killed and at least 63 were wounded in an Iranian attack on civilian infrastructure in the country, including Kuwait International Airport and diplomatic missions.Later, Kuwait's armed forces said they "dealt with" 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones that entered the country's airspace, attributing the projectiles to "Iranian criminal aggression."Two killed in Israeli drone strike in Gaza refugee camp, Palestinian reports sayTwo people were killed and one was wounded in an Israeli drone strike that targeted the yard of a home in the Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian reports said.A displaced Palestinian child stands inside the house that was targeted by an Israeli strike in Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, in May. Credit: AFP/EYAD BABAA displaced Palestinian child stands inside the house that was targeted by an Israeli strike in Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, in May. Credit: AFP/EYAD BABAReport: Israeli, Lebanese negotiators arrive in Washington for another round of direct talksIsraeli and Lebanese negotiation delegations have arrived at the State Department in Washington for another round of U.S.-mediated direct talks, Lebanese outlet Al Jadeed reported.Israeli and Lebanese negotiators with U.S. mediators at the State Department, in Washington, on Tuesday. Credit: Rod Lamkey/AP Israeli and Lebanese negotiators with U.S. mediators at the State Department, in Washington, on Tuesday. Credit: Rod Lamkey/AP Kuwait's army says it engaged 13 Iranian ballistic missiles and 17 dronesKuwait's armed forces "dealt with" 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones in the Gulf state's airspace, the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry spokesman said, attributing the projectiles to "Iranian criminal aggression."بيان رقم (64)