LiveLive Updates June 11, 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 11, 2026UpdatesSlovenia to repeal sanctions against Israel including weapons embargoSlovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša's administration announced that it will repeal economic and security sanctions against Israel that were imposed by the previous government.The move includes lifting the ban on the export and transit of military weapons and equipment between the countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense announced after the government session. In addition, the government canceled the decision to declare Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir as "personae non gratae" in the country, and recalled the boycott on products originating from settlements.2 hours agoHundreds of Haredim block major interchanges across central Israel to protest arrest of draft-dodgersHundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters have blocked major interchanges in central Israel as part of demonstrations against mandatory military conscription and the arrest of draft dodgers.Protesters have blocked Ben Shemen interchange on Highway Six, Highway 4 near Holon, Highway 1 at the Ganot interchange, the Ben Shemen interchange along Highway 444 and Geha Interchange outside of Bnei Brak. The Committee to Save the World of Torah said, "The protest will continue and escalate until detained Torah scholars are fully released, and until the status of yeshiva students and Torah scholars is regulated as has been customary since the establishment of the state," referring to the exemption of yeshiva students from mandatory IDF draft.IDF strike kills one, wounds 17 including 10 nurses and hospital staffAn IDF strike on a residential building near Hiram Hospital in southern Lebanon's Tyre killed one and wounded 17, including 10 nurses and hospital staff, the Lebanese News Agency reported.According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, 15 people were killed and 70 wounded in the last 24 hours; the death toll has reached 3,711 killed and 11,483 wounded since fighting began on March 2.Palestinian Red Crescent says medic remains 'forcibly disappeared'The Palestinian Red Crescent said that one of its medics "remains forcibly disappeared after armed militias detained ambulance crews while they were on their way to carry out their humanitarian duties" in southern Gaza, according to a statement issued by the Society, adding that his whereabouts are unknown.Following the release of one of the detained medics yesterday, a Palestine Red Crescent Society medic remains forcibly disappeared after armed militias detained ambulance crews while they were on their way to carry out their humanitarian duties on Salah al-Din Road in southernShow moreThe Red Crescent added that one of the detained medics was released on Wednesday.The President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society called on the international community and human rights organizations to "take urgent action to determine the fate of the medic who remains forcibly disappeared, secure his release, and ensure protection for medical and ambulance personnel while carrying out their humanitarian work."4 hours agoTrump: 'The United States will be hitting Iran VERY HARD TONIGHT'President Donald Trump announced that the United States will be hitting Iran "very hard tonight," adding that the United States "will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela," at "some point in the not too distant future," he said on social media and speaking at a White House press conference.Trump told Fox News that the United States is "talking" to Iran.A source close to the Iranian negotiating team denied a claim from CNN that Iran-U.S. talks are underway in the midst of the clashes on Thursday morning, Fars news agency reported.Iran and the United States exchanged fire overnight into Thursday following Trump's threats on Wednesday that the U.S. military will "hit [Iran] hard." American forces conducted "self-defense strikes" inside Iran, targeting what military officials described as Iranian systems that threatened American personnel and commercial shipping, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.Iran released little information on the extent of the damage and said it fired back at Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, as it had a day before.Netanyahu welcomes 600 immigrants from northern Indian Bnei Menashe communityPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in an event honoring the new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community from northern India who recently immigrated to Israel. The event, which took place in Nof HaGalil, was also attended by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Aliyah and Absorption Ofir Sofer, and Nof HaGalil Mayor Ronen Plot.According to the Prime Minister's Office, since the beginning of this year, about 600 immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community have immigrated to Israel, and by the end of 2026, about 600 more are expected to immigrate. Their immigration is taking place as part of an official government decision, for all members of the community from northern India – numbering about 6,000 people – to immigrate to Israel within about five years. Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer, Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. Doron Almog, Jewish Agency CEO and Director General Yehuda Setton, Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel, and other leadership with the new Bnei Menashe olim upon arrival in Israel. Credit: Maxim Dinshtein for The Jewish AgencyMinister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer, Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. Doron Almog, Jewish Agency CEO and Director General Yehuda Setton, Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel, and other leadership with the new Bnei Menashe olim upon arrival in Israel. Credit: Maxim Dinshtein for The Jewish Agency"After years of strengthening the relationship between Israel and India, thanks to the warm relationship with my friend Narendra Modi, I am excited to see the Bnei Menashe returning home," Netanyahu stated during the event. "We are going to immigrate the entire community in the next four years. "You are an inseparable part of the people of Israel, and Israel is your home. I wish you a successful absorption and great success in the Galilee."In the NewsTrump Threatens to Hit Iran 'Very Hard Tonight,' Hints at Kharg Island OperationIsrael Deports French Journalist, Accuses Her of Supporting HamasIn the Forever War, Israelis Find New Luxury: Safe Rooms With en Suite BathroomsEisenkot Accuses Netanyahu's Party of Racism Over Ad Mocking His EnglishIsrael's Liberals Are Anything but LiberalRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza