June 06, 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 06, 2026UpdatesFrance, allies preparing sanctions over West Bank violenceFrance is working with several countries to advance coordinated sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank, three European diplomats said Saturday.The measures under discussion include asset freezes and travel bans, though details have not been finalized and countries may adopt different sanctions lists. Announcements could come within days.Several countries have turned to coordinated national measures after failing to secure European Union unanimity on tougher action against Israel. Britain and Norway are among the countries involved in the discussions. The move comes amid growing international criticism of settler violence and Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank.2 hours agoAnti-government protests held across IsraelAnti-government protests were held across Israel on Saturday evening, with hundreds marching from Tel Aviv's Rabin Square to Habima Square, where about 1,000 people attended a rally organized by the Movement for Quality Government. Speakers, including former Mossad official Haim Tomer, accused the government of evading responsibility for the October 7 attack and called for a cease-fire, warning of growing strain on the military and reserve forces. Former Mossad official Haim Tomer speaks at an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Saturday. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumFormer Mossad official Haim Tomer speaks at an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Saturday. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumA Jewish-Arab protest against the occupation was held in Haifa to mark 59 years since the 1967 Six-Day War.Organizers said demonstrators marched through the city's downtown area, calling for an end to Israel's control of the occupied territories and for the establishment of a Palestinian state.Anti-occupation protestors march in Haifa, Saturday. Credit: The Peace Partnership SpokespersonAnti-occupation protestors march in Haifa, Saturday. Credit: The Peace Partnership Spokesperson2 hours agoSeven-month-old Palestinian killed by IDF fire laid to restSeven-month-old Sam Fahed Abu Haykal, who was killed by IDF fire near Hebron on Friday, was laid to rest on Saturday. Mourners pray over the body of a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, who was killed on Friday by IDF fire, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Hebron, Saturday, June 6, 2026. Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP Mourners pray over the body of a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, who was killed on Friday by IDF fire, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Hebron, Saturday, June 6, 2026. Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP Speaking to Qatar-based Al Araby TV, his mother said the family had stopped their car after encountering Israeli soldiers in the Tel Rumeida area. "My husband raised his hands from the steering wheel to show he was not a threat. Immediately afterward, the soldier opened fire at us," she said.She said the bullet struck her husband, then hit Sam in the head and wounded her as well. "When I looked at him, I saw he was covered in blood," she said, adding that she carried him into the street and pleaded for help before he died about an hour later. "At the hospital, I said goodbye to him for the last time. I said goodbye to my beloved, and then he was brought for burial."3 hours agoUNIFIL source: IDF halted village demolitions in south Lebanon after cease-fire announcementThe IDF halted the demolition of villages in southern Lebanon following Thursday's cease-fire announcement, a UNIFIL source told Haaretz. According to the source, the last time forces were documented demolishing villages was on Wednesday, before the joint cease-fire declaration by the United States, Israel and Lebanon.An Israeli source told Haaretz after the announcement on Thursday that a halt to village demolitions near the Israeli border was among the understandings reached in the talks. The source also said the sides had agreed to stop exchanging fire. The IDF said it had received no directive to halt demolitions and that forces continue to destroy infrastructure in the area.Civil defense members extinguish a fire following Israeli strikes on a building in the village of Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon on June 6, 2026. Credit: AFP/-Civil defense members extinguish a fire following Israeli strikes on a building in the village of Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon on June 6, 2026. Credit: AFP/-Seven killed, 15 wounded in Israeli strike on Gaza tent encampmentAt least seven Palestinians, including two women, were killed and 15 others wounded in an Israeli strike on a tent encampment in central Gaza City on Saturday, according to local health officials.The IDF told Reuters it had carried out a strike targeting "terrorists" but did not provide further details. Medics said the strike hit a large camp housing displaced people in the heart of the city.Israel calls NBC report on heightened spying concerns from Pentagon 'completely false'Israel's embassy in Washington dismissed as "completely false" an NBC report that said the Pentagon had raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level over concerns about potential espionage against U.S. officials.In a statement, the embassy said Israel does not conduct intelligence-gathering operations against the United States and that its intelligence efforts are focused on hostile actors. It added that allegations to the contrary are based on inaccurate information or political motives. The New York Times has since reported that recent U.S. intelligence reports have heightened concerns about Israeli spy agencies monitoring individuals involved in negotiations with Iran, including U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.Read the full articleRECAP: Eight Palestinians wounded in settler raids; Multiple killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon■ Dozens of masked settlers raided four Palestinian villages near Yitzhar, injuring nine Palestinians, according to Palestinian residents and medics.■ Seven people were killed and four wounded in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese reports.■ Iran accused the United States of violating the cease-fire with strikes on radar and surveillance sites, warning Washington would bear responsibility for any escalation.■ Iran also accused the UN nuclear watchdog of politicizing oversight of Tehran's nuclear program and using the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes to create ambiguity about its activities.■ Pakistan's interior minister is expected to travel to Tehran on Saturday, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.■ NBC reported the Pentagon raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to its highest level over spying concerns.Reports: Students protest in Iran over controversial education policyStudents staged protests in dozens of cities across roughly 20 Iranian provinces on Saturday, according to an Iranian opposition website. The report said demonstrators were protesting a controversial policy related to how high school matriculation exam scores are calculated and used.Iran calls U.S. strikes a 'clear violation' of cease-fire, warns retaliation Iran's Foreign Ministry said U.S. strikes on radar and coastal surveillance facilities in the Sirik area and on Qeshm Island violated the April 8 cease-fire agreement and warned neighboring countries not to allow their territory to be used for "aggressive actions" against Iran.Calling the strikes a "clear violation" of the cease-fire and an attack on Iran's territorial integrity, the ministry said repeated U.S. actions showed Washington had "no intention of reducing tensions." It warned that the United States would bear responsibility for any consequences of its "illegal actions" and any further escalation, and called on the UN Security Council to respond to what it said was an "obvious violation" of the cease-fire.In the NewsTwo IDF Soldiers Killed in LebanonIDF Halts Destruction of South Lebanon Villages Amid Truce, UNIFIL Source Says146 Killed in 157 Days: Young Man Shot to Death in Druze Israeli-majority TownIDF Strikes Kill 10 in Southern Lebanon, Including Three Lebanese TroopsNHS to Ban pro-Palestinian, pro-Israeli Symbols Amid U.K. Antisemitism ReformsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New York'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This''Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report SaysThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartManufactured Nostalgia for Lebanon's Beaufort Masks a Strategic FailureForget Mamdani. 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