(2026-06-01). They're not even hiding it anymore The Grayzone live. wibailoutpeople.org Cerie Bulivant, a passenger on the Gaza Sumud Flotilla, joins The Grayzone to share his testimony of experiencing heinous abuses and torture by Israeli soldiers after the aid boats were intercepted. Max Blumenthal is then joined by Wyatt Reed from Beirut, who will discuss his coverage of the war in southern Lebanon between invading Israeli …
(2026-06-01). Netanyahu orders strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, clouding Iran mediation. scmp.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‚Å ordered attacks on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, signalling further escalation of a war that has complicated mediation towards resolving the US-Iran conflict. | Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday that Israeli attacks in Lebanon were among factors causing a delay to the diplomatic process to end the US-Iran war, reiterating that a Lebanon ceasefire was an integral part of any…
(2026-06-01). US and Iran trade blows, Israel threatens to bomb Beirut. newarab.com 
For those just joining us, here are the key updates | The US and Iran conducted tit-for-tat strikes over the weekend into Monday. The US military says it attacked Iranian military sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island. Meanwhile, Kuwait reports "hostile" missile and drone attacks, as Iran's IRGC says it launched a retaliatory strike on a base it claims was used for an attack on its Sirik Island
| As Israel expands its invasion and occupation of south Lebanon, the US reportedly put forward a proposal for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holding separate talks with Lebanese Preside…
(2026-06-01). Israel threatens Beirut strikes; Hezbollah attacks kill soldier. newarab.com 
(2026-06-01). US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting. geo.tv 
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 31, 2026. — AFP Hezbollah asked to halt attacks.Israel urged to avoid Beirut escalation.Washington talks scheduled for June.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Lebanese…
(2026-06-01). LIVE UPDATES: People Against Genocide block Elbit 'We want to see it shut down'. thecanary.co 
The People Against Genocide group has again blocked both gates of Israeli murder drone maker Elbit's Staffordshire factory. The factory is unable to operate after activists parked vehicles in the entrances and locked themselves to each other through the vehicles. People Against Genocide retarget Elbit View this post on Instagram A post shared […] | By
(2026-06-01). AIPAC 'Hides' Support For Democratic Candidates. popularresistance.org The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has begun hiding its involvement in funding political campaigns for candidates running for public office in the US, as support for Israel becomes increasingly toxic among Democratic voters, Haaretz reported on 31 May. | The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has traditionally boasted of its success in helping elect candidates for Congress and the Senate who are committed to supporting Israel, including voting to provide it billions in US military aid each year. | However, as Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and wage war on Lebanon a…
(2026-06-01). FightBackBetter Editor Says: Merge US and Israel Military Formally in Next NDAA? Hell to the F squared NO! NO TO USA MERGER INTO GREATER GENOCIDAL ISRAEL! fightbackbetter.com OK this is a rant sorry. I have been seeing memes claiming this and thinking — nah — this must…
(2026-06-01). Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof. asiapacificreport.nz It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes Jonathan Cook. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook Could it be that Israel's 30-year narrative about Iran — one that persuaded US President Donald Trump to wage a criminal and disastrous war of…
(2026-06-01). Hormuz Crisis hits Asia and Africa Hard, Spurs EV Buying. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The release of massive strategic petroleum reserves in the US, China and Europe, along with austerity measures around the world, have kept the Hormuz crisis from pushing petroleum prices sky-high. They are, however, up 50% or so since the Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump launched their war of aggression on Iran. The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran and the counter-closure by the US of Iran's exports has taken over a billion barrels of petroleum off the market this spring. If the Strait is not opened soon, neither austerity…
(2026-06-01). Iran 'halts talks with US' over Israel's attacks on Lebanon. newarab.com 
According to Tasnim, no further talks will take place until Iran's demands for an end to Israeli military operations in Lebanon and Gaza are met. | The agency also reported that Iran and what it described as the "resistance front" have adopted a strategy aimed at completely blocking the Stra…
(2026-06-01). Will Iran attack Israel over its escalating war in Lebanon. newarab.com 
Iranian military and political officials issued a series of warnings to Israel and the United States on Monday, threatening to open "new fronts" and hinting at possible military action if Israel continues expanding its Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to open "new fronts" while an army spokesperson warned that Tehran "cannot tolerate" Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon. | Anger has grown among conservative circles and supporters of Iran's Revolutionary Guards over the lack of response to Israel's repeated…
(2026-06-01). Headlines for June 1, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Claims U.S. "Shouldn't Have Been in Iran" in Fox News Interview, Israeli Troops Push Deeper into Lebanon, Capturing Medieval Beaufort Castle, Israeli Attacks Kill Two Palestinians in Gaza, 2027 National Defense Authorization Act Proposes to Integrate U.S. and Israeli Militaries, Former AG Bondi Claims She Lacked Authority in the Release of Epstein Files, Federal Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund for Insurrectionists, Immigrants at Delaney Hall Continue Hunger and Labor Strike Demanding Their Release, Texas Police Arrest ICE Agent Who Shot Venezuelan Immig…
(2026-06-01). Trump says Israel to dial back fighting in Lebanon after Iran threatens to end peace talks. scmp.com Efforts to negotiate an end to the Middle East war appeared mired in uncertainty on Monday, with Iran-linked media reporting that Tehran had suspended contact with Washington over Israel's expanding offensive in Lebanon even as US President Donald Trump insisted talks were continuing "at a rapid pace" and claimed to have helped broker a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. | The conflicting accounts highlighted the fragile state of negotiations aimed at ending more than three months of…
(2026-06-01). Could Israel's Lebanon Offensive Destroy Any Chance of an Iran-US Agreement? thinktank.pk As global attention remains fixed on Gaza and the fragile relationship between Washington and Tehran, Israel's expanding military operations inside Lebanon have opened another major fault line in the Middle East. Israeli forces recently seized the historic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking their deepest military advance into Lebanese territory in more than two decades. …
(2026-06-01). Lebanon War Intensifies: U.S.-Israeli Strike Injures 13 Hospital Workers in Tyre. wibailoutpeople.org
(2026-06-01). The Iran War has cost Americans $50 billion at the Pump. juancole.com A settlement would be welcome news. But even if a deal happens tomorrow, here's the reality: Americans will be paying high fuel prices for months to come. The economic damage from this conflict is already done. | Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late…
(2026-06-01). What did Iran mean by 'new phase of war'? Mojtaba's top negotiator reveals battle plan to counter US. hindustantimes.com Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has declared that a "new phase" in the confrontation with the United States and Israel has begun, as diplomatic talks remain stalled. Speaking during a parliamentary session, Ghalibaf emphasized that Iran will not approve any agreement unless it secures what he described as the "rights of the Iranian nation." He warned against trusting enemy promises and framed the current situation as a broader struggle spanning military, diplomatic, economic, and social fronts. The statement comes amid rising regional tensions and renewed debate inside Iran over how to respond…
(2026-06-01). Israel airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at Gaza port. aljazeera.com At least two Palestinians were killed and around a dozen wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a crowded cafe.
(2026-06-01). Will Israel reoccupy Gaza or is Netanyahu playing politics. newarab.com 
In late May, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel controlled about 60 percent of Gaza's territory, and that he had instructed the Israeli military to His comments have reignited debate over
(2026-06-01). 'Criticism of Israel is not antisemitic' UK Jewish group's viral video. thecanary.co 
"Antisemitism is real. Criticism of Israel is not antisemitic." That's the clear message from a UK Jewish group whose social media video featuring members repeating these two statements has now gone viral. The reel by Hastings Jews for Justice, with backing from several prominent Jewish groups, has racked up tens of thousands of views and […] | By
(2026-06-01). Ultra-orthodox draft protests cripple central Israel. newarab.com 
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel's police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a protest. Police struggled to control the crowds with water cannons and horses. | The protest largely crippled the country's centre, with highways close…
(2026-06-01). Israeli troops halt Marian festival in W. Bank Christian village. newarab.com 
According to the US-based NGO Vulnerable People Project (VPP), Israeli military vehicles ent…
(2026-06-01). Lebanese man trapped under rubble, as Mechanism delays rescue. newarab.com 
A 70-year-old Hamid Tawbe has been missing under the ruins of his home in the town of Burj Qalaway since last week, following intense Israeli bombardment des…
(2026-06-01). UK revokes Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur visas after Israel criticism. newarab.com 
Prominent Turkish-American political commentators Cenk Uygur and Uygur, co-creator and host of The Young Turks commentary program, and…
(2026-06-01). Who marched in NYC Israel Day Parade as Mamdani boycotted. newarab.com 
(2026-06-01). What does Israel's capture of Beaufort Castle actually achieve. newarab.com 
Israeli forces raised their flag over the The Israeli army announced it had taken control of the Crusader-era fortress, known in Arabic as Qalaat al-Shaqif, following days of heavy bombardment of surrounding villa…
(2026-06-01). Sunday 6/14: U.S. Policy Towards Israel/Palestine: How to Change It. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. | San Francisco…
(2026-06-01). Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against 'Israeli pond' diplomacy push in Pacific. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report Israel is working with US Christian Zionists to make the Pacific "an Israeli pond" to help deliver votes in the United Nations, warns the advocacy and protest movement Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA). National spokesperson Rinad Tamimi said in a statement today that PSNA would picket the Fiji High Commission in Wellington…
(2026-06-01). The reality of US-Israel relations—Part 2. wsws.org Reducing the origins of the war to the manoeuvres of the Israel lobby or the decisions of Israel's government sidelines the historical, geopolitical, socio‚Äëeconomic and class dynamics that have shaped the conflict.
(2026-06-01). France bans Israeli offensive weapons at trade show. newarab.com 
"Only Israeli exhibitors presenting anti-ballistic and anti-air defence systems are authorised," said the president of COGES Events, Charles Beaudouin, responding to an Israeli defence ministry statement that protested the restrictions. | "This is a decision by the French government,…
(2026-06-01). Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries. newarab.com 
At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the US to the Buried in the House's The provision would arguably do more…
(2026-06-01). The UK Is Getting Even Crazier In Defense Of Israel. thealtworld.com The UK is getting crazier and crazier in its defense of Israel. Now they're canceling the visas of mainstream normie political pundits for criticizing the state of Israel, and investigating people for antisemitic hate crimes when they denounce Zionists who aren't even Jewish. | American progressive commentator Cenk Uygur and his nephew Hasan Piker have both
(2026-05-31). Lebanon crusader castle seized by Israel a symbol of bloody history. al-monitor.com By Angus McDowall and Benjamin RaabJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) – The medieval Beaufort Castle's stone ramparts tower so far above south Lebanon that Israel could hail their capture as a strategic victory, even as it evoked the miseries of a previous occupation.When Israeli forces entered the 900-year-old castle on Saturday, they were returning to a fortress they held throughout their 1982-2000 presence in southern Lebanon, a campaign that years of Hezbollah attacks ultimately drove them to end.
(2026-05-31). Iran is stopping message exchanges with U.S., may block Hormuz, Tasnim news agency says. al-monitor.com DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) – Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue.The agency said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its Shiite allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to "punish" Israel and its supporters.
(2026-05-31). defence ministry says France bans Israeli officials from defence show. al-monitor.com TEL AVIV, June 1 (Reuters) – Israel's Defence Ministry on Monday said France had banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month.France has also banned Israeli weapons makers from exhibiting offensive systems and will only permit them to display "air defence products". (Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Kevin Liffey)…