June 04, 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 04, 2026UpdatesUNIFIL: Soldier killed after our position in southern Lebanon was attackedUN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said one of its soldiers was killed this morning after its position in the town of Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon was hit by mortar fire. Two additional soldiers were wounded in the incident. UNIFIL initially did not say which side the attack came from, adding it had launched an investigation to determine what happened.The observer mission said a "growing high number" of trajectories and impacts had recently been recorded in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL called for the violence to end.Source: Netanyahu said that a deal in the north is close; the IDF and Katz opposed halting the fightingPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu updated the restricted security cabinet ministers this week that a cease-fire agreement in the north could potentially be reached within a matter of a few days. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visiting Israeli troops deployed on the border with Lebanon, on Friday. Credit: Maayan Toef/GPOPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visiting Israeli troops deployed on the border with Lebanon, on Friday. Credit: Maayan Toef/GPOAccording to a source familiar with the details, during the restricted cabinet meeting, the IDF and several ministers, including the defense and national security ministers, expressed opposition to stopping the campaign at the current point in time and requested expanding operations against Hezbollah.Iran's Khamenei warns against divisions after 'enemy's defeat on battlefield' ⁠Iran's ‌Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, ‌said in a message ⁠on Thursday that ⁠Iran's enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public ‌resilience and sow internal ‌divisions.Khamenei called for national unity in the face of those threats and said any action that created pessimism or frustration among the ⁠public amounted to helping the enemy.Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in 2016. Credit: Amir Kholousi/ReutersIran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in 2016. Credit: Amir Kholousi/ReutersThe message ‌was ⁠read on his ‌behalf during ceremonies marking the anniversary of the death ⁠of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as ‌a major Shi'ite holiday.IDF says Lebanon war continues, orders evacuation of entire south LebanonThe Israeli military issued an evacuation order for the entirety of southern Lebanon, saying the war hasn't ended."The fighting in southern Lebanon continues as the IDF continues to target Hezbollah facilities and infrastructure located in your villages and nearby," the military's Arabic-language Spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X."To ensure your safety, refrain from heading south of the Zahrani River until further notice," he wrote. "Anyone heading south puts their life in danger."Early Thursday morning, the United States, Israel and Lebanon issued a joint statement, announcing that the sides have reached a cease-fire agreement.7 hours agoIDF overnight strikes kill eleven, wound 32 in Gaza CityIsraeli strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians, including five members of the same family, in separate attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics at Al-Shifa Hospital said.Medics in Gaza said Israeli planes launched strikes on four apartments, including the family's home, before dawn. At least 32 people were wounded, and 11 others were brought to hospitals across the Strip, they said. Gaza officials also said the dead included three women, two children, and six men.Gaza's health ministry said that since the cease-fire began on October 11, 947 people have been killed, 2,935 injured, and 781 bodies recovered. It added that since the start of the war, 72,956 people have been killed and 173,043 wounded.The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the attacks.Footage showed a blown-out building with furniture damaged and burnt, with debris scattered across the street. A video circulated on Palestinian social media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed people entering one apartment with blankets to recover bodies."We were woken up by the strike at 2:30 A.M. We found pieces of flesh and people were sleeping. They say the war is over, but the war is not over," Khalil Batran, a neighbour of the family who were killed, told Reuters. He said a girl was the only survivor of the attack on the family home."There is no safety in Gaza ... Every day they fire at us from there and strike us with missiles. It's futile," he added.An apartment that was attacked by Israeli fire in Gaza, Thursday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/ReutersAn apartment that was attacked by Israeli fire in Gaza, Thursday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/ReutersIsrael says its strikes are aimed at thwarting imminent attacks and that it continues to allow aid and goods into Gaza. Since the truce began, about 930 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, according to Gaza health officials, who do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. Hamas rarely publishes information about its fighters.More than 72,000 people in Gaza have been killed since the war began, according to Gaza health authorities.Read the full articleIsrael's U.S. envoy: Israel and Lebanon want Iran out of our regionIsrael's ambassador to the United States said Wednesday that the agreement between Jerusalem and Beirut shows that "Israel and Lebanon want Iran out of our region."Speaking after the State Department announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to renew the cease-fire between them, Yechiel Leiter said that, "we will work to make sure that Iran and its terror proxies won't continue to wreak havoc on our lives in the name of terror and destruction."Israel and Lebanon agree to renew cease-fire after U.S.-led talksUS Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (R) listens as State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler speaks during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Credit: AFP/OLIVER CONTRERASUS Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (R) listens as State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler speaks during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Credit: AFP/OLIVER CONTRERASIsrael and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile cease-fire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned.In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the cease-fire "is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives" from areas south of the Litani River. It was not immediately clear how the security zones would be established but the agreement calls for the Lebanese army to take full control of those areas."These steps will enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and security agreement," the statement said. "All countries reaffirmed that the future of the relationship between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments. They rejected any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon's future hostage."The latter is a reference to Iran, which supports Hezbollah and has insisted that Israeli attacks on Lebanon be halted as part of a tentative agreement with the U.S. to end the conflict with Iran. 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