2026-06-26: Israel Roundup

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hindustantimes (2026-06-26). 'Go home…': Netanyahu heckled on camera during IDF speech as Israeli PM vows to hold southern Lebanon. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interrupted by a heckler during an emotional speech at an IDF officer graduation ceremony. While recalling the loss of a close friend during his military service, a protester shouted "Go home," briefly disrupting the address. Netanyahu continued his remarks, speaking about Israel's ongoing security operations, control in southern Lebanon, and the country's fight against regional threats. He also reaffirmed his stance that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. The speech comes amid continued regional tensions and major security challenges facing Israel an…

aljazeera (2026-06-26). Forever wars: Israel's cycle of conflict shows no finish line. aljazeera.com Despite ceasefires and shifting military fronts, Israel's wars continue, with no clear end or lasting security gains.

Tom Pickering (2026-06-25). A grand bargain is in sight, you just need a 'golden bridge' to get there. responsiblestatecraft.org After months of diplomacy punctuated by military strikes, the United States and Iran have stopped fighting and signed a memorandum of understanding. The technical grind of nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz will consume much of the 60-day period for negotiations. But the deeper question is whether durable stability is possible without addressing the regional disorder and the antagonism between Iran and Israel. A lasting settlement would require a far more ambitious grand bargain linking Iran's nuclear constraints to a genuine security architecture — one that includes as key features a non-aggressio…

Editor (2026-06-25). War On Iran: — Israel, and Trump himself, are hindering conflict solution. mronline.org The talks between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran as agreed upon in their Memorandum of Understanding are veering off course.

Rosaleen Carroll (2026-06-25). Israel, Turkey, Iran offer aid as Venezuela's 2 quakes kill at least 188. al-monitor.com Iran, Turkey and Israel were among the first countries to offer assistance to earthquake-hit Venezuela despite their varying diplomatic relationships with Caracas.

| REUTERS | (2026-06-25). US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty. tribune.com.pk The biggest casualty of the US-Iran deal may not be Israel's Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades building as the Israeli leader who could uniquely bend Washington to his will on Iran, analysts, former US officials and diplomats say. | Netanyahu shaped his political identity on an audacious assertion: that he alone could keep the US and Israel in strategic lockstep on Iran. Cultivating Republican support, he cast himself as the only Israeli leader capable of influencing successive ‌US presidents and insisted that only sustained military pressure coul…

newarab (2026-06-25). The scars left behind by Israel's white phosphorus in Lebanon. newarab.com

newarab (2026-06-25). Israel, Lebanon deny Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon. newarab.com Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied Israel and Lebanon have been discussing a US-backed proposal for Israeli forces to transfer some of the Lebanese territory invaded in its war to

newarab (2026-06-25). The State of Israel Vs Dr Hussam Abu Safiya: Silencing a witness. newarab.com In December 2024, a photograph spread around the world. A doctor in a white coat walked alone across the rubble of northern Gaza, towards an Israeli tank. He had stayed in his hospital to the very end, treating children while the Israeli military closed in around him. That doctor was More than 540 days later, he is still in prison. He has never been charged. He h…

Staff (2026-06-25). Hezbollah Hunts Down Hind Rajab's Killers Crushes Israeli Offensive. scheerpost.com Robert Inlakesh hosts The Target LIVE Mint Press News More than two years after six-year-old Hind Rajab was killed alongside her rescuers in Gaza, Hezbollah is systematically targeting commanders linked to the Israeli unit accused of killing her. In this week's episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh examines the battlefield campaign, the evidence, and the …

Rachel Charlton-Dailey (2026-06-25). Burnham hands cruel ex-DWP Minister the keys to No. 10. thecanary.co Andy Burnham is already making moves on Downing Street, starting with appointing a chief of staff. The newly elected Makerfield MP has essentially handed the keys of no 10 to James Purnell. Friend of Israel and right-wing lobbyist As the Canary has already reported, Purnell was the chairperson of the lobby group, Labour Friends of […] | By

newarab (2026-06-25). Israeli forces shoot dead sleeping Palestinian in West Bank raid. newarab.com Israeli forces shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man while he was still asleep during a pre-dawn military raid in the northern Mustafa Taha Mustafa Al-Khatib was killed after Israeli troops forced their way into his home in the town of Sarta, west of Salfit. The raid formed part of a

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