LiveLive Updates July 03, 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 formatSubscribeJuly 03, 2026UpdatesIDF: In response to attacks on IDF soldiers, approximately 10 Hezbollah infrastructure sites, truck struck in southern LebanonThe Israeli army said it struck around 10 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon on Thursday in "response to Hezbollah's continued violations of the agreement and attacks against IDF soldiers in the Security Zone." According to the military, the sites in the areas of Bint Jbeil, Beit Yahoun, Kounine and Braachit were used by Hezbollah to advance attacks against IDF forces operating in the area. Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, on Saturday. Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, on Saturday. Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters RECAP: If U.S and Israel do not fulfill their commitments, Iran will resume its 'appropriate measures', says Iran's top negotiatorHere are Friday's latest updates:■ Iran displayed the coffins of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla ahead of nationwide funeral ceremonies, as authorities prepare days of mass processions aimed at projecting unity following his killing in the U.S.-Israeli war.■ Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf said Tehran "will not allow" the United States to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz and announced an agreement with Oman on a mechanism to regulate shipping through the strategic waterway. Ghalibaf also warned that if the U.S. and Israel fail to uphold their commitments under the postwar understandings, Iran will resume its "appropriate measures." ■ The Israeli military and Shin Bet said they killed the head of military security in Hamas' Shuja'iyya Battalion, Muhammad Na'im Jandiya, in a Gaza airstrike. The IDF said he participated in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, was responsible for the abduction and holding of hostages, and later continued directing attacks against Israeli troops.■ Israeli prosecutors indicted 21-year-old Jerusalem resident Eli Loven on charges of contact with a foreign agent and transferring information to an enemy, alleging he carried out assignments for Iranian intelligence that included photographing sites in Jerusalem and receiving about $1,400 in payment.■ The IDF said eight Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank village of Mukhmas on suspicion of chasing and assaulting Israeli civilians who entered the area on Thursday.■ Two people were wounded after an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon's Tyre district before carrying out a second strike, according to the Lebanese National News Agency, with reports of reconnaissance drones flying over Beirut.■ A San Francisco jury convicted seven pro-Palestinian protesters on multiple misdemeanor charges for blocking traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 demonstration against Israel's war in Gaza, while deadlocking on a felony conspiracy charge.■ Two Romanian nationals were sentenced in Britain over the 2024 stabbing of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati, in what prosecutors said was an attack carried out on behalf of the Iranian state.UNICEF: 100,000 Lebanese children risk missing school after war damageAt least 100,000 children in Lebanon could miss the start of the next school year after schools were damaged by Israeli attacks during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, unless they are repaired before September, UNICEF warned on Friday.A nationwide assessment by Lebanon's Education Ministry found that 340 public, private and vocational schools were damaged, including 17 that were completely destroyed, with the hardest-hit areas including Nabatieh, South Lebanon, the Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel, Beirut and Mount Lebanon.Children play outside their family's tents, used as shelter after fleeing Israeli bombardment, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday. Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP Children play outside their family's tents, used as shelter after fleeing Israeli bombardment, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday. Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP "Schools are far more than buildings. They are places where children learn, feel safe, and begin to recover from crisis," UNICEF's representative in Lebanon, Marcoluigi Corsi, said. He added that "urgent investment is needed" to rehabilitate schools before the new academic year begins.UNICEF warned that another prolonged disruption to education could have lasting consequences for children's learning, mental health and future opportunities, while increasing the risk of child labor and early marriage.IDF says Hamas commander involved in Oct. 7 abduction of captives killed in Gaza strikeThe Israeli army and the Shin Bet security agency said they killed Hamas commander Muhammad Na'im Jandiya in an airstrike in northern Gaza on Wednesday.According to a joint statement on Friday, Jandiya served as head of military security in Hamas' Shuja'iyya Battalion and took part in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz.🔴ELIMINATED: Muhammad Na’im Jandiya, the Head of Military Security in Hamas’ Shuja'iyya Battalion.