LiveLive Updates June 05, 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 05, 2026UpdatesIsrael, U.S. launch talks on new defense cooperation plan to replace current aid dealThe Israeli and U.S. delegations, earlier this week in Tel Aviv. Credit: Public Affairs and Communications Division at the Defense Ministry The Israeli and U.S. delegations, earlier this week in Tel Aviv. Credit: Public Affairs and Communications Division at the Defense Ministry Israel's Defense Ministry and the United States held their first meeting earlier this week aimed at formulating a new defense cooperation framework to replace the current Memorandum of Understanding on U.S. military aid, which is set to expire in 2028.According to the Defense Ministry, the emerging agreement is "intended to strengthen the IDF's qualitative military edge through expanded joint investment in research and development, increased co-production initiatives and deeper strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States."Hezbollah's engineering unit chief killed in targeted strike, IDF says Abd Harb, the commander of Hezbollah's engineering unit, was killed in an IDF strike last week, a statement by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.According to the military, Harb headed the unit responsible for the assembly and deployment of explosive devices, and played a key role in numerous attack plans targeting Israel since the 2006 Lebanon War.The IDF added that the Israeli Air Force destroyed a rocket launcher late Thursday that had been aimed at Israeli forces operating in the area.Turkish FM: 'What Israel is doing in Gaza has inflicted deep wounds on the conscience of humanity' 🔵 متابعة شهاب | وزير الخارجية التركي: ما تفعله إسرائيل في غزة خلق جروحا كبيرة في الضمير الإنساني