(2026-06-03). Israel continues striking Lebanon as US-Iran trade fire in Gulf. newarab.com 
Welcome to our live blog. Here are the latest updates of the day: | Israel has continued striking Lebanon, including near Beirut, with nine people, including two paramedics, being killed. Lebanon's National News Agency said that strikes occurred in over 20 locations in the south of the country. | Hezbollah said that it has targeted Israeli soldiers in northern Israel "in response to the Israeli enemy army's violation of the ceasefire." | In the Gulf, the US and Iran have exchanged fire, with the US conducting strikes on Qeshm Island, and Iran retaliating with attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain. An Iranian ballistic mi…
(2026-06-03). Nine Killed, Including Two Paramedics in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Israel continues to escalate strikes against southern Lebanon on Wednesday, and has killed at least nine people across the region, including two paramedics who were slain in an attack on an ambulance. These attacks follow reports from President Trump that on Monday Israel agreed to postpone its attack on Beirut and that Hezbollah had made …
(2026-06-03). Hezbollah's attacks keep coming, Bibi's top man keeps threatening Dahiyeh – who has the real plan. hindustantimes.com Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz declared that there is "no ceasefire" in Lebanon and warned that any continued attacks on Israeli settlements could trigger strikes on Beirut's Dahiyeh district. His remarks came after reports that Israel had halted a planned assault on Beirut following diplomatic pressure and rising regional tensions. Katz said the IDF would continue operations against Hezbollah across Lebanon and insisted that Israel would maintain its security zone and military pressure until its objectives were achieved. He also claimed that hundreds of thousands of residents evacuated Dahiyeh after Israe…
(2026-06-03). Fogarty to political activist denied UK visa: 'Nobody thinks you can't criticise Israel'. thecanary.co 
US anti-genocide journalist Cenk Uygur was interviewed on LBC with Shelagh Fogarty this week. The Starmer regime had just cancelled the UK visas of Uygur and fellow commentator Hasan Piker. Yet Fogarty was determined to ignore the obvious and was seemingly oblivious to how that would backfire. So she told Uygur blithely: "Nobody in this […] | By
(2026-06-03). A forensic survey of Israel's genocide. mronline.org 
JAMIE BRITTON recommends this fine analysis of the architectural, ecological and infrastructural destruction of the Gaza Strip.
(2026-06-03). Spa in Spain denies Zionists entry in viral video. thecanary.co 
The operators of a Barcelona spa for lesbians have gone viral after denying entry to two US-Israeli women because of Israel's genocide in Gaza. The women then tried — antisemitically — to claim that being Zionist and Jewish are the same thing as they attempt to cast themselves as the victims. One also tried to […] | By
(2026-06-03). 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.
(2026-06-03). Iran Stops Exchange Of Messages With United States. popularresistance.org Iran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the US due to Israel's ongoing bombardment and invasion of Lebanon, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported on 1 June. | "The immediate cessation of the ‚Å Zionist regime's aggressive and brutal army operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the necessity of the regime's complete withdrawal from the occupied areas in ‚Å Lebanon have been emphasized by Iranian officials and negotiators, and there will be no talks until Iran and the resistance's views on this…
(2026-06-03). The Lebanon Glitch: How Multi-Front War is Overturning Trump-Iran Diplomacy. ummid.com Washington and Tehran continue exploring a possible agreement but escalating Israeli military operations in Lebanon threaten to derail diplomacy and deepen regional instability.
(2026-06-03). Trump Says He Was 'Perturbed' With Netanyahu Over Israel's Attacks on Lebanon, Which Haven't Stopped. news.antiwar.com President Trump said in an interview that aired Wednesday that he was "perturbed" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Monday over Israel's attacks on Lebanon, which haven't stopped despite Trump suggesting some sort of ceasefire was reached. The president responded to a question about a report from Axios that said …
(2026-06-03). The medics refusing to abandon south Lebanon under Israeli fire. newarab.com 
(2026-06-03). Tyre Still Stands: Israel, Lebanon and a Failed Biblical Prophecy. muslimskeptic.com Most people encountering the name Tyre today do so through reports of Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon. This is due to the fact that the city of Tyre is frequently mentioned as part of Israel's campaign against Hezbollah/Hizbullah. It is a campaign that often treats vast areas of predominantly Shi'i southern Lebanon as a legitimate …
(2026-06-03). Israeli Military Chief: No Ceasefire for IDF in Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Consistently, media reports generally advance the idea that the ceasefire in Lebanon is "holding," and the US expresses hopes that the Israel-Lebanon talks they're hosting will lead to an even stronger ceasefire. The reality, however, suggests neither of those is actually the case. Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir made the IDF …
(2026-06-03). Hezbollah video shows attack on Israeli troops at Lebanon's Beaufort Castle. aljazeera.com Hezbollah has released drone video showing attacks targeting Israeli forces occupying Beaufort Castle…
(2026-06-03). Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon devastates centuries of history. aljazeera.com From Phoenician temples to Crusader castles, heritage sites bear the brunt of Israel's expanding military offensive.
(2026-06-03). Lebanon-Israel talks advance as French, Saudi envoys join push. newarab.com 
The discussions are taking place amid a broader diplomatic push involving France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt aimed at consolidating a ceasefire and
(2026-06-03). Israel's Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East. orinocotribune.com 
By Ricardo Martins — May 31, 2026 | The revelation that Israel established secret military bases inside Iraq during the recent war against Iran is far more than another episode in the region's long history of covert operations. It signals a deeper transformation in Middle Eastern geopolitics: the normalization of clandestine cross-border military infrastructures, the erosion of Iraqi sovereignty, and the increasingly blurred line between intelligence operations and open regional warfare. | French television
(2026-06-03). 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.
(2026-06-03). Zak Khan on Israeli detention after Gaza aid mission. newarab.com 
"Day one in Israeli prison was my birthday," Zakaria "Zak" Khan tells The New Arab. "Interesting birthday." | It was not how the British activist expected to spend turning 25. Days earlier, he had been sailing towards Gaza aboard the The decision to join the mission was rooted in a le…
(2026-06-03). UN verifies rapes of Palestinians, but still cites no Israeli victims. electronicintifada.net New United Nations report documents Israeli gang rapes of Gaza detainees and raises further questions about unverified mass rape claims from 7 October.
(2026-06-03). 'The ceasefire is a joke': Israeli soldiers describe continued targeted killings of Palestinians in Gaza. mronline.org 
Israeli occupation forces are shooting Palestinians, carrying out airstrikes, and expanding the territory under their direct occupation as if no truce with Hamas has been reached.
(2026-06-03). Israel Killed 119 Palestinians in Gaza in May, the Highest Monthly Death Toll of the Year. news.antiwar.com Israeli forces killed at least 119 Palestinians in Gaza in May, marking the highest monthly death toll of the year, Middle East Eye reported on Wednesday, citing numbers from Gaza's Health Ministry. Israel has been constantly violating the US-backed ceasefire deal that was signed in October 2025 and has intensified its attacks after the US …
(2026-06-03). 'Beloved youth' abducted at gunpoint by Israeli forces alongside three other women. thecanary.co 
The Director of Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and Evangelical Lutheran Pastor, Munther Isaac, has posted a statement from Bishop Dr. Imad Haddad on the abduction of a young member of their church community in Birzeit, located in the occupied West Bank. As the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the […] | By
(2026-06-03). West Bank healthcare workers go on strike as Israel's financial siege guts the Palestinian health sector. mondoweiss.net 
As Israel indefinitely withholds Palestinian customs revenues, public hospitals have cut hours and slashed healthcare workers' salaries. Patients are left to navigate a system running on interns and half-capacity labs.
(2026-06-03). US Universities selling bodies meant for 'science' to US Navy for Israeli military training. thecanary.co 
Two US universities are selling dead bodies, which are meant for 'scientific purposes', to the US Navy, which uses them to train the Israeli military. Back in 2025, student journalists revealed the links between bodies donated by the University of Southern California (USC) for scientific research and training provided to Israeli soldiers by the US […] | By
(2026-06-03). The Israelization of the United States military is proceeding. strategic-culture.su Thank You Congress and President Trump! | By Philip GIRALDI | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Few Americans know the history of…
(2026-06-03). Why Europe Embraced Authoritarianism For Israel. scheerpost.com Nate Bear Do Not Panic This week the UK revoked the visas of leftist American influencer Hasan Piker and the podcaster Cenk Uygur who were both scheduled to speak at events in Oxford and London. The UK government hasn't commented on the reason, but it's obvious it was for their views on Israel. Piker and Uygur are …
(2026-06-03). Nazi-era specter haunts Kyiv: Poland and Israel turning against Zelensky. infobrics.org The Ukrainian state reburial of Nazi collaborator Andriy Melnyk has triggered outrage in Poland and Israel. The controversy is reviving difficult questions about nationalism, historical memory, and Ukraine's post-Maidan far-right problem.
(2026-06-03). Amnesty joins FedEx case over F-35 parts shipments to Israel. newarab.com 
The complaint was filed with prosecutors in the Belgian city of Liège by a coalition of civil society organisations including Vredesactie, Ligue des droits humains and Coordination nationale d'ac…
(2026-06-03). Israel added in UN list of countries committing sexual violence. ummid.com Refusing to bow down to Zionist pressure, the United Nations has included Israel in its blacklist of countries committing sexual violence against civilians asserting the world body has 'credible information' in this regard.
(2026-06-03). Mamdani Skipped the Parade; Israeli War Criminals Didn't. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The presence of Israeli Finance Minister Bezelal Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) at the Israel Day Parade in New York City on May 31 was a puzzling choice as an ambassador to "bolster Israel's image." That would be like the US ambassador to the United Nations palling around with Steve Bannon, Alex Jones or a Proud Boys on the dais. Smotrich is a war criminal, according to the International Criminal Court. Admittedly, Smotrich and far-right Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu of the fascist Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, showed up on their own accoun…
(2026-06-03). CCR Condemns New York Officials' Support of Israeli War Criminals at Israel Day Parade. indybay.org June 1, 2026, New York — Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights made the following statement in response to New York officials marching with Israeli war criminals in New York's Israel Day Parade yesterday.
(2026-06-03). Israel plans big illegal occupied West Bank settlement push. newarab.com 
Israel's fanatical finance minister announced on Wednesday a major expansion by more than 2,000 homes of three illegal Jewish settlements in the Bezalel Smotrich, who is wanted internationally for crimes against humanity, holds authority over parts of Israel's civilian administration in the occupied West Bank, said a planning committee app…
(2026-06-03). 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…
(2026-06-03). Israeli occupation's aim is ethnic cleansing by any means possible. thecanary.co 
Every minute of every day there are numerous Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians taking place somewhere in the occupied West Bank. Many attacks involve direct violence, but settlers also intimidate, steal and destroy land and property. Their purpose, by whatever means possible, is to steal Palestinian land for the Zionist's colonial project of a "Greater […] | By
(2026-06-03). Analysis of NJ Dem Primary: 3 Peace Block, 5 Israel First, 1 Critical, Others Quiet on Issue. fightbackbetter.com 
NJ's Democratic Congressional candidates nominated in the primary of June 2 2026 are dominated by Israel First and otherwise pro-Israel…
(2026-06-03). Slovenia bars Israeli plane from landing in Ljubljana. newarab.com 
According to Israeli media, Israir CEO Uri Sirkis described the move as "a blatant violation of European Union aviation agreements". | Sirkis claimed that authorities in Ljubljana do
(2026-06-03). Everybody hates Israel and you: Trump blasts Netanyahu in phone call. ummid.com In a major embarrassment for the Zionist lobby, U.S. President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu '____ing crazy' and said everybody in the world hates him because of his crimes.
(2026-06-03). Israel's checkpoints & borders expose its apartheid regime. newarab.com 
(2026-06-03). Israel bars Mamdani adviser Linda Sarsour from Palestine visit. newarab.com 
Prominent Sarsour, one of the most prominent Muslim civil rights activists in the United States and an adviser to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, had planned to visit family in the occupied West Bank and participate in a series of local meetings and event…
(2026-06-03). UK Lawyers for Israel face scrutiny over intimidation tactics. newarab.com 
No discussion of campaigns targeting supporters of Palestine in Britain can end without mentioning the group Over the past three years, UK Lawyers for Israel has intensified its intimidation campaigns, not only to silence voices supporting the Palestinian people and opposing Israel but also to pressure institutions that refer to Palestine and its history and do not endorse the Zionist narrative of Israel's occupation and wars in the region. | The group was founded 15 years ago under the sl…
(2026-06-03). Labour members overwhelmingly support ban on arms to Israel. thecanary.co 
New polling of Labour Party members shows they overwhelmingly oppose the UK selling arms to Israel. They also want an end to trade with Israel's illegal settlements. Over 60% are dissatisfied with the UK government's response to Israel's atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and want it to take stronger action. This includes an 87% […] | By
(2026-06-03). US-Israel integration is far from 'America First'. responsiblestatecraft.org
(2026-06-03). Digitally annexing the West Bank: Israel moves its theft of Palestinian land online. mondoweiss.net 
A new Israeli digital registry imposes de facto sovereignty over 60% of the West Bank. Palestinians must register under Israeli authority or risk losing their land, but Israeli legal loopholes are designed to invalidate their claims either way.