LiveLive Updates June 10, 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 10, 2026Updates4 hours agoIsrael continues strikes in southern Lebanon, orders residents to evacuate, IDF says Israeli forces continued striking southern Lebanon on Wednesday, targeting the Tyre area and other locations, according to the Israeli military. A couple sit on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Qlaileh village, as it seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, in June. Credit: Mohammed Zaatari/AP A couple sit on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Qlaileh village, as it seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, in June. Credit: Mohammed Zaatari/AP The military said it struck six sites in the city of Tyre that it alleged were used by Hezbollah to launch attacks on Israel. It did not provide evidence to support the claim.Later, the IDF issued evacuation warnings for residents of one village in Nabatieh governorate and another in South governorate, instructing them to remain at least 1,000 meters (about 0.6 miles) from their homes.In a separate warning for residents of a village in the Sidon district, the military ordered people to move north of the Zaharani River.Local media reported that an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the village of Ad-Doueir, north of the Litani River.Overnight into Wednesday, Israeli strikes reportedly targeted locations in the Tyre, Nabatieh and Sidon districts. According to local reports, one strike landed about 30 meters (98 feet) from a school in the village of Bnaafoul, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Sidon. Local media said the school was serving as a shelter for displaced residents.Artillery strikes were also reported in the Beqaa governorate.Cargo vessel exchanges fire with armed craft off Yemen coast, UKMTO saysA cargo ‌vessel reported being approached ⁠by a ⁠small craft carrying six armed people about 88 nautical miles ‌southwest of ‌Yemen's Balhaf on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said.There was an exchange ⁠of fire between the small ‌craft ⁠and the ‌vessel's armed security team, and the ⁠craft then turned away, UKMTO added.Report: Witkoff relayed de-escalation messages to Iran through Araghchi channelU.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff used his communication channel with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to relay de-escalatory messages to Tehran overnight into Monday following Israel's strike near Beirut, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing two U.S. officials. U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff at a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad in April. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via AFPU.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff at a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad in April.Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via AFPAccording to the report, Witkoff urged Iran to avoid further escalation after its missile attacks on Israel, a move that the newspaper said contributed to Iran's announcement Monday that it would halt attacks on Israel.The report said U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that Israel and Iran would cease exchanging fire followed Witkoff's earlier diplomatic efforts.Jordan says it intercepted five missiles launched from Iran toward al-AzraqJordanian armed forces said on Wednesday they intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran toward al-Azraq area in Jordan.The military added that debris from the interception operation fell on Jordanian territory but caused no injuries or material damage.Earlier on Wednesday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that they had targeted four sites at the U.S. al-Azraq base in Jordan using long-range missiles.Iran's Revolutionary Guards say missiles targeted U.S. base in JordanIran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had targeted four sites at the U.S. al-Azraq base in Jordan using long-range missiles, Iranian media reported.The Guards said the targets included F-35 fighter jet hangars and a command-and-control center, and warned they were ready to deliver a "crushing and decisive" response to any further U.S. attack.U.S. launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downedThe United States launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts over a potential peace deal and further straining a fragile ceasefire.The U.S. military said on X it had targeted Iranian air defense, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command described the operation as a "proportional response" to recent attacks on U.S. forces and commercial shipping."I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that's what this one is," Trump told ABC News.The strikes began at 5 p.m. ET (2100 GMT), and Central Command posted just before 9 p.m. ET that they had ended.Iran's state media reported that Qeshm island and the port city of Sirik in the Strait of Hormuz were attacked.Sounds of explosions were heard in nearby Bandar Abbas, and later in the vicinity of Jask county, near the entrance to the strait, Iranian media reported, citing local sources and residents.Some U.S. bases in the region were targeted in response to the strikes, Iranian media cited the country's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya, as saying.Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain with drones and threatened "more severe responses" if hostilities continued, according to media.Bahrain's Interior Ministry said a warning siren had been sounded and urged the public to head to safety. Air defences had repelled Iranian attacks, a media adviser to Bahrain's King said soon after in a post on X.The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports.Trump says he doesn't know if Netanyahu will run in upcoming Israeli electionU.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told an American journalist that it is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will run in Israel's upcoming election.ABC News' chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Karl, posted on X that "Trump also told me its an open question whether Netanyahu will run for re-election, wondering, 'If Bibi even wants to continue'."Karl said he spoke to the president on Monday night, ahead of the New York Knicks game. According to Karl, Trump added: "I don't know, he's had an amazing career. Does he want to continue? Because, you know he's a wartime prime minister. We will very shortly win the war one way or the other, and you know he's a wartime prime minister."Trump reportedly continued: "That's okay, just like I'm a wartime president."Trump also told me its an open question whether Netanyahu will run for re-election, wondering, “If Bibi even wants to continue."