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, 2026UpdatesIDF fire wounds two children in Gaza, medics sayThe Israeli military wounded two children in the Gaza Strip, medical sources reported.According to medics, IDF fire wounded an 18-month-old baby in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip and a girl was wounded in northern Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.The Yellow Line demarcating the IDF-controlled areas of Gaza, as of November 2025.The Yellow Line demarcating the IDF-controlled areas of Gaza, as of November 2025.Qatar advises temporary suspension of sailing, some other maritime activitiesQatar ⁠advised ‌on Monday the ‌temporary suspension of sailing and some ⁠other maritime activities in ⁠the country until further notice.The Qatari transport ministry said the precautionary measure includes leisure ‌and fishing boats, jet ‌skis and all other maritime vessels. Vessels subject to provisions of international maritime conventions are exempted, it said.It did not provide a reasoning behind ⁠the measure, but it comes one day after ‌Qatar said ⁠one of its ‌nationals was killed after sustaining injuries from shrapnel due ⁠to "military operations in the region" after his vessel went missing.Slain IDF spotter's father cuts Smotrich's speech, says he is to blame for hostage deathsEyal Eshel, father of slain IDF spotter Roni Eshel, disrupts far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's speech at the Gaza border Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, Monday.Eyal Eshel, father of slain IDF spotter Roni Eshel, disrupts far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's speech at the Gaza border Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, Monday.Eyal Eshel, father of IDF spotter Roni Eshel, who was killed on October 7, 2023, disrupted far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's speech during a Gaza border visit, saying he is responsible for hostages' deaths."Gett off the stage, you're not worthy of being here," Eshel yelled at Smotrich, who was speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony at Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, marking the construction of a thousand new houses in Gaza border communities."You promised to resign. Why didn't you do it? Why didn't you resign on the morning of Black Saturday?" Eshel said, referring to the Hamas-led attack, which took place on a Saturday. "Many hostages returned in coffins because of you."2 hours agoIDF kills 15-year-old in raid on West Bank Palestinian city, medics sayThe Israeli military fatally shot a 15-year-old during a raid on the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the central West Bank, medics said.Amir Jaber, 15, killed during an IDF raid on Ramallah.Amir Jaber, 15, killed during an IDF raid on Ramallah.The boy was identified as Amir Jaber. The Palestinian Red Crescent initially said its medics were evacuating him to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his head.According to Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, the Israeli military has killed at least 235 Palestinian children and teenagers between October 7, 2023, and June 2026. Settlers killed five others, the group said.Hezbollah says Israel violated cease-fire, cites right to retaliateIsrael's Sunday strikes on Lebanon, according to HezbollahIsrael's Sunday strikes on Lebanon, according to HezbollahHezbollah said it reserves the right to retaliate to the IDF's Sunday strikes on southern Lebanon, saying Israel repeatedly violated the cease-fire.According to Hezbollah, Israel struck a residential building in the city of Nabatieh, which is outside the Israeli-occupied buffer zone, adding that Israeli aircraft dropped stun grenades near civilians in Borj Qalaouiye and Braachit, which are also outside the Yellow Line.Hezbollah also cited the Israeli strike on Majdal Zoun, which the IDF said destroyed an underground facility used by Hezbollah. The group said Israel also struck residential buildings in Maifadoun, Hadatha and Taibeh, adding that Israeli aircraft struck Froun and dropped "suspicious objects" over Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh al-Fouqa, a suburb of Nabatieh."The Islamic Resistance reiterates that the enemy's actions constitute a blatant violation of the cease-fire it has adhered to so far," Hezbollah said, adding that it is "monitoring and documenting these violations and reserves the right to defend the homeland and the people." The group did not specify whether the strikes resulted in casualties.Witkoff, Kushner to attend meeting with Iran, White House saysU.S. ‌President Donald Trump's ‌envoys Steve Witkoff and ⁠Jared Kushner will ⁠attend an expected meeting with Iran in Doha on Tuesday, White House spokeswoman ‌Karoline Leavitt said."Special ‌Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week, as we continue to discuss ⁠the memorandum of understanding. On the ‌sidelines of those ⁠high-level ‌talks, there will be the technical talks," she said ⁠in an interview with Fox News on Monday.IDF, Shin Bet say they killed Hamas defense chief in south Gaza StripThe Israeli military and Shin Bet security service said they killed a Hamas defense chief in a strike in the southern Gaza Strip last week.The man, who the IDF and Shin Bet identified as Ismail Masri, "was a senior figure within Hamas' apparatus in the Rafah Brigade," their statement read, adding that he was "responsible for advancing activities intended to harm IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip."The statement did not specify how Masri was killed.In the NewsTrump: Iran Urged Tuesday Talks With U.S.; Iranian Official: No Meetings PlannedHow Far Will Netanyahu Go to Stay in Power?Coalition Lawmaker Calls to Shoot Protesters in the LegsTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkI Spent Years Fighting My AIPAC-backed Congressman. I Can't Celebrate His 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 LanderIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology