LiveLive Updates June 29, 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 29, 2026UpdatesNetanyahu: IDF attacked Hezbollah underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon, U.S. informed in advanceThe Israeli army destroyed Hezbollah's underground infrastructure in the Majdal Zone area in southern Lebanon, according to a a joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. The tunnel, according to the statement, stretched more than 200 meters (656 feet) and reached a depth of more than 25 meters (82 feet). It allegedly contained hundreds of weapons and several launch shafts intended for attacks on Israel.The statement added that Israel notified the United States and the U.S. representative in Lebanon before destroying the tunnel infrastructure.Netanyahu's statement late on Sunday said the Israeli military would remain in ⁠the security zone in southern Lebanon and will "continue to destroy terrorist infrastructure, remove threats from the northern communities, and safeguard the security of Israel's citizens."Iran canceled participation in technical talks over recent attacks, official tells state TVIran ‌did not take ‌part in technical talks ⁠slated for Sunday due ⁠to recent attacks on the country and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU ‌with the United States, ‌a member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran's Supreme Leader told state TV ⁠on Sunday."For example one of the reasons ‌is ⁠checking if we ‌have access to the unfrozen funds, if there ⁠is no access then this condition has not been fulfilled," ‌Mehdi Fazaeili said.Iranian clerics urge an end to talks with U.S. after latest strikesGovernment supporters hold Iranian flags and pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the United States at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, May. Credit: Vahid Salemi,AP Government supporters hold Iranian flags and pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the United States at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, May. Credit: Vahid Salemi,AP Influential Iranian clerics are calling for an end to negotiations with the United States after the latest U.S. strikes.In a statement on Sunday by the theological centers in the pilgrimage city of Qom, the clerics urged the president, members of the security council and the negotiating team to end talks with the United States immediately in the event of another breach of the agreement.This must be done on both legal and religious grounds, as a breach of contract would constitute a violation of the provisions set out in the framework agreement, the statement said. It was read out on the state broadcaster IRIB.The theological centers in Qom are led by influential clerics. Since the 1979 revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, they have been regarded as initiators of the country's Islamic ideology and accordingly wield significant influence in the political system.Media close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also consider further negotiations with the United States no longer tenable. They said the strikes had already violated the first and central point of the framework agreement – an end to hostilities on all fronts. Under these circumstances, further talks were pointless, they argued.In recent days, there have been renewed mutual attacks in the war with Iran despite a cease-fire. The United States carried out strikes on Iran after Tehran, according to U.S. information, attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast on Thursday and on Saturday. Before that, Iran had warned that passage through the Strait was safe only on the route determined by Tehran.In the NewsSupporters of Genocide Have No Place in Israel's Next GovernmentIDF Troops Fired on in Southern Syria Amid Reports of Expanding Israeli PresenceFailure to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: 'Ambition, Not Failure'Lebanese Health Ministry: 4,247 Killed, 12,195 Wounded by Israeli FireIn Peddling 'Unity' After Next Election, Prime Minister Is Admitting DefeatRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed Of