(2026-06-30). How Israel Uses Water As A Weapon Of War From Palestine To Lebanon. popularresistance.org Before he could make sense of what happened, Ali Oday Yassin felt the ground beneath him tremble. | Yassin owns a roadside rest stop next to Qaraoun Dam, a cornerstone of Lebanon's water and energy infrastructure. On May 26, Israeli airstrikes hit targets perilously close to the dam, tearing apart adjacent access roads and scattering debris into Lake Qaraoun. Shrapnel hit Yassin's property, which sits just 200 meters from the dam. | "It was a brutal moment. The ground shook under our feet, then the place filled with dust and smoke," said Yassin, who recalled scrambling to check if everyone was safe.
(2026-06-30). Regime Change, Past Present: Iran and the Congo. juancole.com "We live as we dream — alone. While the dream disappears, the life continues painfully."
‚Äï Joseph Conrad, Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — In February 2026, Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme leader, his entire family and members of Iran's political and military elites were assassinated either by the U.S. or the Israeli military during the attacks on Iran. One of the main objectives was clearly regime change. But if anything, the regime was strengthened. | When it comes to regime c…
(2026-06-30). Banning EU Trade with Israeli Settlements Is Not an "Option." It's an Obligation. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Palestinians stand behind a barrier as Israeli forces block farmers from accessing their lands in Halhul town near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 20, 2025. | © 2025 Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images…
(2026-06-30). Congress blocks Massie-Khanna effort to kill US-Israel integration. responsiblestatecraft.org Congress has refused to even allow a full House vote on a provision that would pave the way for an unprecedented integration of the U.S. and Israeli military industrial complexes.The move came through the House's Rules process for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which determines which of the more than one-thousand proposed amendments to the defense policy bill will be publicly debated and voted upon by the full House. Unfortunately, after no debate on Monday, the Rules Committee chose to reject a bipartisan amendment introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would…
(2026-06-29). Lebanon army chief discusses Israel deal with CENTCOM commander. newarab.com 
The Lebanese army said its chief and a senior US military commander discussed on Monday implementing a Lebanon's Rodolphe Haykal received Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander responsible for US troops in the Middle East, with the discussions addressing "the latest developments in Lebanon and the region", a Lebanese army statement said. | Haykal and Cooper also discussed "the importance of successfully implemen…
(2026-06-29). Israeli army blows up tunnel in S. Lebanon, blast heard across region. ecns.cn BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 28 ⚪ The Israeli army detonated a tunnel in the southern Lebanese town of Majdal Zoun on Sunday, with the blast heard across wide areas, Lebanons state-run National News Agencyreported.
(2026-06-29). Lebanon-Israel framework agreement: Much worse than we expected. newarab.com 
No one expected the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Washington, hosted by the US State Department, to produce a good But the agreement announced Friday evening is not merely bad. It is
(2026-06-29). On cam: Iran drops chilling warning from US-allied Arab nation; Trump's strikes backfire? | Hormuz. hindustantimes.com Iran has reiterated that it alone will oversee the reopening and management of the Strait of Hormuz under its understanding with the United States, while warning against any outside interference. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also urged Washington to ensure a halt to Israeli military operations in Lebanon, linking regional stability to the implementation of the broader U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
(2026-06-29). 'Traitor's peace': Lebanese quisling government signs south Lebanon over to Israel. thecanary.co 
Lebanon's US-puppet government has signed 'accords' with Israel that essentially hand over the southern part of the country to Israel. The betrayal has triggered mass protests against the Lebanese government: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) Lebanon: "Traitors' peace" The Palestinian Youth Movement has rightly condemned the […] | By
(2026-06-29). Israel detonates tunnel, strikes south Lebanon. newarab.com 
The Israeli army The incidents came despite Lebanon's state-run Nationa…
(2026-06-29). Israel Lebanon Shock Deal: Will Hezbollah Survive? thealtworld.com In this high-stakes episode of Syriana Analysis, Marwa Osman joins us to dissect the recent "historic deal" signed between the Lebanese government and Israel in Washington. We dive deep into the geopolitical implications of this agreement and what it truly means for the future of Lebanon and the resistance. | Is this the beginning of a new era in the Middle East, or a calculated move to dismantle Hezbollah's influence? We analyze the secret layers of the pact, Washington's role as the mediator, and the potential shifts in regional power dynamics. | In this stream, we discuss: | The core terms of the Lebanon-Israe…
(2026-06-29). How US-Iran Ceasefire is Unravelling. ummid.com A week of tit-for-tat strikes between Washington and Tehran, compounded by Israel's relentless pounding of Lebanon, has exposed the US-Iran ceasefire of June 2026 as a fragile construct held together more by diplomatic exhaustion than by genuine strategic convergence.
(2026-06-29). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-06-29). Katz Says Israel Could Be Back at War With Iran 'Tomorrow'. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that the Israeli military was ready to restart the war against Iran and that it could happen as soon as "tomorrow." Katz vowed that Israel would bomb Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh if Hezbollah rockets were fired into northern Israel and that the IDF was prepared to …
(2026-06-29). This week in history: June 29-July 5. wsws.org Trimble resigns in Northern Ireland; Israeli commandos raid Entebbe Airport; World Court rules against Iran on oil nationalization; Mexican government restricts Catholic Church.
(2026-06-29). Iran cyberattacks on Israel triple in 2026: Israeli cyber chief. newarab.com 
The number of Iranian cyberattacks against Israel has tripled since the launch of the Yossi Karadi, Director General of Israel's National Cyber Directorate, told German newspaper Die Welt that in June 2025 during Israeli military operations against Iran, Israel's authorities registered around 1,600 hostile cyber incidents. | During the same month in 2026, the number had jumped to some 4,800 incidents, he told the paper. | "Some groups are ve…
(2026-06-29). ICC's Karim Khan: Israel threatened my family for pursuing warrants. thecanary.co 
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan has said that Israel threatened his wife and children if he persisted in pursuing warrants for its genocidal leaders. Speaking to AlArabiya English, Khan also said that a 5,000-page report by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services had cleared him of all wrongdoing. Moreover, the ICC's […] | By
(2026-06-29). Turkey, Azerbaijan slam Israel's Armenian genocide recognition as Yerevan mum. al-monitor.com Ankara accused Israel of weaponizing history as Armenia avoided public comment amid delicate regional diplomacy.
(2026-06-29). WATCH: Israeli tourists attack food stall in Spain over Palestine flag. thecanary.co 
Israeli tourists have been filmed attacking a food stall in Cordoba, Spain after they spotted it displaying a single Palestinian flag. The attack reportedly took place on 26 May, but has only surfaced in the last few days. Spain has been a rare European example of action against Israel's genocide in Gaza. Israeli tourists involved […] | By
(2026-06-29). Israeli Forces Pound Southwest Syria, Claim to Have Killed 'Armed Men'. news.antiwar.com Israel's escalation of their military operations in southwest Syria, as reported in recent weeks, reached a new level over the past 24 hours when the IDF was reported to have carried out multiple attacks on the Daraa and Quneitra Governorate, firing artillery into the area and sending ground troops into multiple towns in the area …
(2026-06-29). They're Still Pushing The Ethnic Cleansing Of Gaza. thealtworld.com Israel is still pushing for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They keep trying different angles and rebranding it under different names, but the end goal has remained the same since October 2023: the removal of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. | From The "Israel is seeking to revive its moribund plan for the voluntary migration of Gazans out of the Strip, and has rebranded it in an effort to soften the blanket international opposition to…
(2026-06-29). Separate Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill a 13-Year-Old, an 8-Year-Old, and a 1-Year-Old. news.antiwar.com Updated on June 29, 2026, at 7: 19 pm EST Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday and Monday have killed at least three young children, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. On Sunday, a 13-year-old girl, identified as Eileen al-Farra, was hit by Israeli artillery shelling near the southern city …
(2026-06-29). Smotrich Says Israel Has Plans Drawn Up To Establish Three Jewish Settlements in Gaza, Waiting for Netanyahu's OK. news.antiwar.com Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that the Israeli government has plans drawn up to establish three Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and is just waiting for approval from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The settlements, which would clearly be illegal under international law, are being planned by the Israeli Defense Ministry's …
(2026-06-29). Medea Benjamin to TNA: Israel 'hated around the world' over Gaza. newarab.com 
Wherever American human rights activist Medea Benjamin goes, she receives an unusually warm welcome. One of the main reasons is that she has become a target of At the height of US and UK preparations for the
(2026-06-29). Israel kills five in Gaza as drone strikes hit civilians. newarab.com 
Israeli forces killed five people, including a child, Israel continues to "Three people were killed and several injured when an Israeli drone struck…
(2026-06-29). Nancy Fraser: Gaza as World Event. newleftreview.org The global reverberations of Israel's destruction of Gaza, understood as world event—an epochal turning point which serves to reveal the changing nature of the times. Philosophical reflections on the rise of a new-era McCarthyism in Germany and the US.
(2026-06-29). EXCLUSIVE: hard-right Jewish Chronicle targeting Mothin Ali, anti-Zionist Jew Tony Greenstein. thecanary.co 
Notorious hard-right libel-factory the Jewish Chronicle is preparing an attack on Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali — and well-known Jewish anti-Zionist Tony Greenstein. The article had not yet been published at the time of writing. The rag got itself into a crisis in 2024 after being caught out publishing made-up Israel articles during the […] | By
(2026-06-29). How Israel's financial strangulation of the West Bank is killing Palestinian public education. mondoweiss.net 
Israel is stoking a financial crisis in the West Bank by withholding funds from the PA. Among the sectors most affected is education, where teachers' salaries have been cut, and classes have been shuttered. The impacts might last a generation.
(2026-06-29). Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in occupied West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli forces fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager during a raid in the "The child Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, 15 years old, was martyred after being shot in the head and once in the chest by occupation soldiers during their raid in the Umm al-Sharayit neighbourhood in Al-Bireh" near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the ministry said. | The Israeli military said in a statement that its troops opened fire on people throwing s…
(2026-06-29). Netanyahu's War on Humanity: Ethnically Cleansing the Palestinian West Bank. scheerpost.com H. Scott Prosterman Informed Comment Since October 7, 18 new settlements and eight new army bases have been constructed on what was Palestinian family homes for generations. When Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's latest government took power in 2022, it accelerated a far-right campaign to ethnically cleanse the northern areas of the West Bank. The first …
(2026-06-29). UN chief slams 'relentless' Israeli settlement expansion. newarab.com 
UN chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the "relentless" expansion of Israeli settlements in the The secretary-general, in a quarterly report on the West Bank, said an increase in settler outposts was leading to an upsurge in violence and restricting Palestinians' access to their land. | "These developments fuel tensions, further entrench the unlawful Israeli occupation, undermine the right of the Palestinian peop…
(2026-06-29). Hind Rajab Foundation Asks US to Arrest Ben-Gvir During NY Visit. truthout.org The Hind Rajab Foundation has called on the U.S. to investigate Israel's far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for war crimes ahead of his visit to New York City in early July. On Saturday, the Belgium-based foundation filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, stating that the U.S. has the jurisdiction and the legal obligation to investigate, arrest… |
(2026-06-29). Israel killing West Bank children 'at highest rate since 1967'. newarab.com 
Israeli forces are In its report published on Monday, B'Tselem said that almost a quarter of the 1,086 Palestinians killed in the West Bank between 7 Octobe…
(2026-06-29). Netpol launches new report 'One Day in Edgware'. thecanary.co 
29 June is the day that Section 164 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026, creating new restrictions on protests at places of worship, comes into force. On the same day, a new Netpol report examines the police response to violent attacks on an anti-Zionist protest against the 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event' that took […] | By
(2026-06-29). Israel Is Killing Children in the West Bank at the Highest Rate Since 1967. truthout.org Between October 2023 and June 2026, Israel's military killed Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967, according to a report published Monday by the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem. The report, titled Unshielded Childhood, argues that "the unprecedented scale of killing of Palestinian children and teenagers by Israeli forces is the result of a… |
(2026-06-29). We're Expected To Remember October 7 but Never Ask Questions About It. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jun 29, 2026 | Ask why there's been so much violence in the middle east these last three years and you'll be told it's because of October 7. Ask why October 7 happened and you'll be called an antisemite. Ask what specifically transpired on that day and you'll be called a conspiracy theorist. | The Israeli press
(2026-06-29). Mamdani says Israel shouldn't exist as an ethnostate. thecanary.co 
In a new interview, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, has reconfirmed his position that Israel should not exist as an ethnostate. Karl: Israel is a Jewish state. That's in the charter. Do you support that? Mamdani: I've said time and again that I support the state of Israel as a state with […] | By
(2026-06-29). The Wall Museum: sumud, survival, and resistance under Israeli occupation in Bethlehem. thecanary.co 
In northern Bethlehem, a community-led project is preserving Palestinian experiences of life under occupation through public documentation. Centred around the Sumud Story House, the initiative gathers and displays personal testimonies in the shadow of the separation barrier. The separation barrier: creating a ghost town in northern Bethlehem The Sumud Story House of the Arab Educational […] | By
(2026-06-29). Israel sees series of car bombings. thecanary.co 
Two separate car bombings killed people within minutes of each other in central Israel on Sunday 28 June 2026. The first came in Yaffa, killing a father and wounding his young son. The second followed minutes later in Holon; a victim wounded at the scene died later. The explosions form part of a surge in […] | By