June 15, 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 15, 2026UpdatesLebanese army warns residents not to return to country's southThe Lebanese Army warned residents not to return to their homes in southern Lebanon in light of the ongoing risk of Israeli attacks and the presence of unexploded ordnance.Destruction in Nabatieh on Monday as residents displaced by the fighting return to southern Lebanese city. Credit: AFP/MAHMOUD ZAYYATDestruction in Nabatieh on Monday as residents displaced by the fighting return to southern Lebanese city. Credit: AFP/MAHMOUD ZAYYATRECAP: Ben-Gvir says U.S.-Iran deal doesn't bind Israel; Iran deal excludes missiles, support for proxiesHere are Monday's latest updates:■ Iran's missile program and support for its regional proxies were excluded from the U.S.-Iran negotiations and are not part of the reported agreement, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency.■ The IDF carried out strikes in southern Lebanon's al-Khiam and Haris, using booby-trapped vehicles, according to the Lebanese news agency. It was also reported that a drone struck a vehicle in the village of Tebnine, and that the IDF carried out artillery strikes in that same village and in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa.■ Israeli politicians, both from the opposition and within the coalition, harshly criticized the U.S.-Iran deal that was finalized overnight into Monday, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that Israel is not bound by the agreement.■ Defense Minister Israel Katz said that "the IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza – indefinitely – to defend the border and Israeli communities against jihadist elements."■ Police arrested six suspects after settlers set fire to a mosque and cars in the West Bank villages of Deir Dibwan and Burqa, near Ramallah, on Sunday, law enforcement authorities announced on Monday morning.■ Two complete, rare marble statues from the late Roman period were uncovered in a salvage excavation at the entrance to Binyamina in northern Israel. One bears an inscription with the name "Lycurgus," known from the Greek-Roman world, raising questions about whether it depicts a specific historical figure from some 1,700 years ago.Together party chairman calls U.S.-Iran deal a 'dangerous turn for Israel's security'Former prime minister and chairman of the Together party, Naftali Bennett, called the U.S.-Iran deal a "dangerous turn for Israel's security," adding that "only a new leadership can fix it.""In the war with Iran, we saw the tremendous performance of the IDF and security forces on the front lines and the heroism of the people on the home front," he wrote on X. "This morning we discovered that the government is once again unable to turn all of this into longstanding security achievements.""Our responsibility in the upcoming government is to ensure that all of the enormous sacrifices of the people of Israel will not be in vain," Bennett added. "We have a clear strategic plan to bring down the Iranian regime."Read the full articleSmotrich says U.S.-Iran deal is 'bad for Israel and the entire free world'Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the cease-fire agreement between the United States and Iran is "bad for Israel and the entire free world.""We will have to continue the campaign to topple the [Islamic] regime ourselves and in creative ways, and ensure that Iran will never have nuclear weapons," Smotrich wrote on X.IDF strikes southern Lebanon using booby-trapped vehicles, drone, artilleryThe IDF carried out strikes in southern Lebanon's al-Khiam and Haris using booby-trapped vehicles, according to the Lebanese news agency. It was also reported that a drone struck a vehicle in the village of Tebnine, and that the IDF carried out artillery strikes in that same village and in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa.A flare fired by the Israeli military lands over the highlands of the area of Ali al-Taher as seen from nearby Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Credit: AFP/-A flare fired by the Israeli military lands over the highlands of the area of Ali al-Taher as seen from nearby Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Credit: AFP/-Ben-Gvir: 'Trump's agreement does not bind us. Israel is not a U.S. subject' following Iran dealNational Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote on X that "Trump's agreement does not bind us. Israel is not a U.S. subject," in response to the memorandum of understanding reached between Washington and Tehran."My position is clear: We are not partners to this agreement that does not ensure our security, and it does not bind us in any way. We must not compromise on anything less than the dismantling of Hezbollah, we must not withdraw from any territory that our fighters have captured and cleared of terror infrastructure, we must not return to a situation where thousands of terrorists sit on the fences of northern Israel's communities, and certainly we must not remain silent for a moment in the face of fire directed at the State of Israel," Ben-Gvir wrote.Ben-Gvir added that every drone or missile launched "toward Israel from Lebanon will lead to an Israeli strike in Dahiyeh."Qatar: U.S.-Iran deal will 'open horizons for a permanent cessation of military operations'Qatar's foreign minister celebrated the memorandum of understanding reached between the United States and Iran, which he said will "open horizons for a permanent cessation of military operations."نُثمّن التوصّل إلى هذا التفاهم بين الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية، والذي من شأنه أن يفتح أفقاً لوقفٍ دائمٍ للعمليات العسكرية، ونُشيد بالجهود البنّاءة التي بذلتها جمهورية باكستان الإسلامية في تيسير هذا المسار، وبدعم من جميع الأطراف الإقليمية والدولية،Show moreDemocrats leader: 'U.S.-Iran agreement made over Israel's head'Democrats leader Yair Golan wrote on X, "Israeli citizens are waking up to an agreement between the United States and Iran that was made over Israel's head" in response to the announcement of a memorandum of understanding reached between Washington and Tehran."With one signature, tremendous military achievements achieved with the courage of our pilots and the blood of our fighters were erased, while Netanyahu stood by – weak, sick, isolated and ineffective," Golan said, accusing Trump of leaving Iran's "nuclear infrastructure intact, leaving the ballistic threat in sight and providing a lifeline to the murderous regime in Tehran."Golan wrote that replacing Netanyahu "is not just a political necessity – it is an existential security necessity."In the News'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelMacron Calls for All Sides to Respect Truce as Erdoğan Warns of SabotageBen-Gvir Says 'Trump's Agreement' Doesn't Bind Israel as Netanyahu Stays MumU.S.-Iran Deal Excludes Missiles, Support for Proxies, Iranian Media ReportsIran Is Playing Chess, Israel Is Playing Checkers and America Owns the BoardRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceNetanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him WashingtonWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?