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, 2026Updates39 minutes agoTrump says Iran deal 'takes a little while,' war moving 'very fast,' unlike VietnamU.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S., Friday. Credit: Nathan Howard/ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S., Friday. Credit: Nathan Howard/ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump said he hasn't reached a deal with Iran because they are "strong" and "proud," adding that Tehran has been "virtually decapitated.""It's a very hard thing for them," Trump said, speaking to NBC's Meet the Press. "I think they can't believe they're in the situation where they've been virtually decapitated."Trump added that "there are things they never thought they'd be doing that they're gonna have to do." According to him, "It takes a little while" to reach a deal. "I'm moving very fast – I'm into three months," he said. "You know, Vietnam lasted 19 years – I'm into my third month."IDF fatally shoots baby, wounds parents in West Bank, medics sayA bullet hole in the front window of a car of Palestinian father Fahed Abu Haykal after his seven-month-old baby was killed by Israeli forces, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Friday. Credit: Mussa Qawasma/ReutersA bullet hole in the front window of a car of Palestinian father Fahed Abu Haykal after his seven-month-old baby was killed by Israeli forces, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Friday. Credit: Mussa Qawasma/ReutersThe Israeli military fatally shot an infant and moderately wounded his parents in the southern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported.According to medics, IDF soldiers fired at the family's vehicle near Tel Rumeida, south of the Palestinian city of Hebron.Seven-month-old Sam Fahed Abu Haykal was evacuated in critical condition to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, the ministry said.Read the full articleRECAP: Eighty-five house democrats demand U.S. pressure Israel to halt construction in West BankHere are Thursday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel's cease-fire with Hezbollah:■ Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox protesters are clashing with security forces in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, according to the Israeli Police. The Israeli police said that protesters tried to approach the Jerusalem District Police station and were forcibly pushed back, while in Beit Shemesh, rioters are throwing stones and objects at the police.■ Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir are banned from entering the country.■ Eighty-five House Democrats demanded the Trump administration pressure Israel to halt construction in the E1 area of the West Bank, which, if allowed to proceed, would effectively split the territory in two and significantly diminish the possibility of a contiguous Palestinian state, warning that "the window for meaningful diplomatic intervention is closing rapidly and we believe it is not too late for the United States to act."■ The U.S. imposed new sanctions on a network of individuals, entities and vessels responsible for shipping hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian-origin liquid petroleum gas – intentionally disguised as Omani LPG – to end users in South and East Asia.■ French anti-terrorism prosecutors said ‌they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected ‌torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by ⁠Israeli authorities of French nationals who were part of ⁠an activist flotilla bound for Gaza.■ Two IDF officers were wounded in a "close-quarters encounter" in southern Lebanon; one is in serious condition and the other was lightly wounded, the Israeli military said. The Israeli military also said that an officer is in serious condition following a "suspicious aerial target" attack on Thursday in southern Lebanon.■ Democratic senators are demanding the release of 20-year-old U.S. citizen Sama Safi, who was detained on Tuesday by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.■ Physicians for Human Rights Israel said that Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, was transferred in recent days to solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison in southern Israel.Hezbollah tries to down Israeli jet, triggers sirens, IDF saysThe Israeli military said sirens were activated in northern Israel after Hezbollah fired several air-defense missiles at an Israeli jet.The IDF said the aircraft wasn't damaged in the attempted interception and reported no injuries. The sirens sounded in the town of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel and in communities along the Lebanese border.Israeli police says it clashes with hunders of Ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox protesters are clashing with security forces in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, according to the Israeli Police. The Israeli police said that protesters tried to approach the Jerusalem District Police station and were forcibly pushed back, while in Beit Shemesh, rioters are throwing stones and objects at the police.Ireland bars entry of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir into the countryIrish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir are banned from entering the country. Ireland is the latest country to bar Ben-Gvir and Smotrich from entering its borders. Other countries that have so far imposed a ban on the two's entry are Britain, Norway, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia.Government has introduced travel bans on Israeli Ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.