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, 2026UpdatesIsraeli security officials say there is still high chance of attack from Lebanon, IranIsraeli security officials reported that there is still a high chance of an attack from Iran or Lebanon being carried out on Israeli civilians, according to a document submitted to government heads.Government ministers are approving, in an urgent telephone vote, an extension of the special state of emergency on the home front in line with the document. The extension will be brought before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee for approval so that it can take effect.The home front state of emergency has been in effect since the outbreak of the war with Iran on February 28, subject to repeated extensions. The declaration authorizes the state to regulate civilian life during the emergency and impose a range of obligations and restrictions on the civilian population, including bans on gatherings in public areas without access to shelters, restrictions on movement, evacuation orders and directives to various emergency and rescue services.3 hours agoLebanese parliament speaker slams U.S.-brokered dealLebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih ‌Berri, a key ally of Hezbollah, slammed the U.S.-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel, warning it could lead to attempts ⁠to divide Lebanon and said it would not be implemented.In comments to Lebanon's al-Akhbar newspaper, Berri described Iran-U.S. negotiations as the only ⁠realistic opportunity to secure Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and that any attempt to separate Lebanon from the U.S.-Iran track would prolong Israeli occupation.Berri described the deal's potential "to incite internal divisions and draw the Lebanese into a confrontation among themselves."Iran says $6 billion of Iranian assets in Qatar to be released, state mediaIranian President ‌Masoud Pezeshkian said that after ⁠an agreement with the United States lifted oil and petrochemical ‌sanctions, $6 billion out ‌of $12 billion of assets frozen in Qatar would be released and returned to Iran, Iranian ⁠state media reported.Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran, May. Credit: AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCYIran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran, May. Credit: AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCYIDF strike kills three, including child, in Gaza Strip, medics sayMedics in the Gaza Strip reported that an IDF strike in Deir al-Balah killed three, including an eight-year-old child.Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana,AP Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana,AP Azerbaijan condemns Israeli recognition of Armenian genocideAzerbaijan has expressed "serious concern" over Israel's official recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey on Sunday, warning that such decisions "undermine efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region."In a statement released early on Monday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called on Israel "to reconsider this decision.""The distortion of the historical facts surrounding the events of 1915, and the reduction of a complex historical issue to a political decision without a sound legal or scholarly basis, are unacceptable," the ministry said in a statement.Iran and Oman hold first meeting of joint committee of Strait of Hormuz, Iranian FM saysIran and ‌Oman have conducted the first ⁠meeting of ⁠a joint committee on the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, an ‌Iranian deputy ‌foreign minister said on his X account on Monday.Kazem Gharibabadi said they had exchanged views ⁠on Gulf coastal states' sovereign rights as ‌well ⁠as ‌on the strait's future management based on the ⁠interim deal signed this month by Tehran ‌and Washington.Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, center, receiving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Muscat, Oman in June. Credit: AFP PHOTO / OMANI NEWS AGENCYOman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, center, receiving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Muscat, Oman in June. Credit: AFP PHOTO / OMANI NEWS AGENCYIran warns Bahrain against 'playing with its fate' after U.S. base strikeAn adviser to Iran's supreme leader issued what he called a "serious warning" to Bahrain overnight Monday, threatening that Tehran would respond with greater force if provoked following its strikes on a U.S. Navy base in the Gulf kingdom."A serious warning is being given to the Bahrainis to know their limits and not play such games with their own fate, and not force Iran to adopt harsh decisions," Ali Akbar Velayati, top adviser to Iran's supreme leader, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim News agency.Iran said its strikes on the U.S. base in Bahrain on Friday and Saturday were retaliation for U.S. attacks on its territory. Tehran has accused Washington of using military bases in Gulf states to launch operations against Iran, a claim Gulf countries deny.Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, Saturday. Credit: BAHRAIN POLICE MEDIA/REUTERSBahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, Saturday. Credit: BAHRAIN POLICE MEDIA/REUTERSBahrain condemned the Iranian strikes, saying they violated its sovereignty and undermined "opportunities for de-escalation and stability in the region." The kingdom, which has a Shi'ite majority population, has arrested dozens of people in recent months on accusations of maintaining military ties with Tehran.Lebanese Health Ministry: Death toll by Israeli fire rises to 4,247 killed, 12,195 woundedThe Lebanese Health Ministry reported overnight Monday that the death toll in Lebanon has risen to 4,247 killed by Israeli fire, with 12,195 wounded since the current round of fighting began on March 2. An Israeli military vehicle moves past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Sunday. Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP An Israeli military vehicle moves past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Sunday. 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