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 says soldier severely wounded in southern Lebanon explosionAn Israeli reservist was severely wounded in an explosion in southern Lebanon, the IDF said in a statement, adding that the soldier was hospitalized for treatment.The IDF is still investigating the cause of the explosion, which took place at 1:30 P.M. local time in the Beaufort Castle area in southern Lebanon.High Court says audit of Oct. 7 massacre may interfere with official probeIsrael's High Court of Justice accepted petitions challenging an audit by the State Comptroller, Israel's independent government watchdog, into the October 7 massacre.The court ruled that the four issues State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman sought to examine fall outside the department's legal authority, and said the probe could "conflict with the work of the commission of inquiry expected to be established soon."Israel, Turkey trade barbs after IDF strikes on SyriaIsrael and Turkey traded accusations over Israel's Sunday strikes in southern Syria that the IDF said were targeting militants.The strikes were "carried out in violation of Syria's territorial integrity, unity, and sovereignty," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, adding that the attacks "disregard the security of person and property of the Syrian people" and are a violation of the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement.The Israeli Foreign Ministry responded by saying, "It was Syrian militants who violated the 1974 Israel-Syria Separation of Forces Agreement by entering the buffer zone in December 2024." At the time, Israel said its occupation of the zone was meant to prevent militants from deploying in the area. Israel also said Turkey "has for years been flagrantly violating Syria's sovereignty."On Sunday, Israel said it killed armed militants in an area under its control in southern Syria. The Al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper reported that Iran-linked units were located in the area where the Israeli army was deployed, citing a source who said the IDF killed two people on Saturday and was holding their bodies.Contrary to the claims made here, Israel acted against armed terrorists.