(2026-06-04). 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.
(2026-06-04). Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire, boosting hopes for Iran deal. geo.tv 
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 3, 2026. — Reuters Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to…
(2026-06-04). Israel, Iran and the Ceasefire Crisis: Who Is Undermining Peace Efforts? thinktank.pk As tensions continue to simmer between the United States and Iran, one question is increasingly dominating diplomatic discussions across the Middle East: Why do ceasefires repeatedly collapse when Israel is involved? The latest round of violence in Lebanon and the Gulf has once again exposed a recurring pattern. While Washington attempts to negotiate ceasefires and …
(2026-06-04). After Hormuz: Will Bab al-Mandab be Iran's next strategic lever. newarab.com 
As talks for a Concurrently, Israel's As tensions soared, Iran and its allies ann…
(2026-06-04). Peace forces win war powers resolution vote, but Iran war isn't over yet. peoplesworld.org 
For the first time since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, the House of Representatives has voted to rein in President Donald Trump's waging of an undeclared war. After months of attempts, a war powers resolution finally passed 215-208 on Wednesday, with four Republicans breaking from their party to …
(2026-06-04). In blow to Trump, US House votes for measure that would end Iran war. geo.tv 
An Iranian flag lies amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. — ReutersFour Republicans join Democrats to back measure. House also backs Ukraine…
(2026-06-04). 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.
(2026-06-04). Hezbollah rejects 'humiliating' US-brokered Lebanon truce deal. newarab.com 
Hello, | If you are just joining us, here are the latest updates: | Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Thursday demanded a comprehensive ceasefire and Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, as an official from his group confirmed it rejected a truce announced following talks between the two countries in Washington. | This comes as envoys from Israel and Lebanon had held a fourth round of US-brokered talks in Washington on Wednesday, agreeing to implement a ceasefire that hinged on Hezbollah halting its attacks. | Israeli strikes in Lebanon are still ongoing, despite the ceasefire announcement. | Iran's IRGC says Hezbollah…
(2026-06-04). NDAA: New US Bill Will Fuse Israel And US Militaries Into One. popularresistance.org Amid widespread and growing public opposition to the Israeli genocide of Gaza and South Lebanon, a controversial new bill seeks to formally integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries like never before, making it difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. | Section 224 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposes to join the two forces together at the hip, laying the groundwork for extensive cooperation into "seemingly every manner of U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex cooperation," according to the Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
(2026-06-04). Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire. newarab.com 
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(2026-06-04). UN force says peacekeeper killed, 2 wounded in south Lebanon. newarab.com 
The United Nations Interim Force in "A UNIFIL peacekeeper died early this morning from critical injuries sustained when mortar shells struck his position," a statement from the force said, adding that an investigation had been launched. | Meanwhile, Israel struck south Lebanon on Thursday and threatened new attacks on Beirut despite an announcement hours earlier that Israel and Le…
(2026-06-04). Clashes test 'ceasefires' in Lebanon, Gaza, and the Gulf. newarab.com 
This live blog has now ended. You can follow our latest coverage Hello, | If you are just joining us, here are the latest updates: | Lebanese and Israeli delegations in Washington announced that they had tentatively agreed on a ceasefire with conditions. Moments after the announcement, Israeli strikes were reported in the southern regions of the country. Israel has killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon, including women and children, since this new round of violence began on 2 March
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(2026-06-04). New York Democrats and Mamdani administration provide platform for Israel Day pro-genocide march. wsws.org The DSA mayor did not attend the Israel Day parade, but his administration provided the permits and police protection for a march featuring Israeli officials implicated in genocide, annexation and ethnic cleansing.
(2026-06-04). Israel Has Engineered a Deadly Shortage of Medications and Health Care in Gaza. truthout.org My mother has been a hypertension patient for the past 25 years. Ever since her initial diagnosis, she has adhered strictly to her prescribed medication. Yet since the genocide broke out, her medicine gradually ran out until it vanished from the markets altogether, with no clinic, pharmacy, warehouse, or stockpile left untouched by the shortage. Eventually, my mother was forced to redraw her… |
(2026-06-04). 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.
(2026-06-04). Gaza surgeon wins New Jersey House primary on healthcare not bombs campaign. nationofchange.org Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Army combat surgeon who treated patients in Gaza during Israel's assault on the enclave, won New Jersey's Democratic primary in a deep-blue congressional district after running on a platform centered on healthcare, economic reform, immigration policy, and opposition to U.S. support for the war in Gaza.
(2026-06-04). 8 in 10 Labour members back UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza. newarab.com 
(2026-06-04). How Israel is preparing the expulsion of Palestinians from E1. newarab.com 
East Jerusalem – From 1997 to 2007, Displaced next to a Jerusalem municipal landfill, these Bedouins not only lost their homes but also their traditional way of life, now living in stone townhouses with limited grazing land for their livestock. | The homes they were expelled from are today a part of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adum…
(2026-06-04). Abraham Accords: Peace Without Justice Cannot Stabilize the Middle East. thinktank.pk The Abraham Accords are often presented as a historic opening for peace in the Middle East. In simple terms, they are a set of normalization agreements through which Israel established formal relations with several Arab and Muslim-majority states. The first agreements were signed in 2020 between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Later, Morocco …
(2026-06-04). Nobody Wants To Live Next To A War Criminal. popularresistance.org Earlier this year, Declassified revealed that over 2,000 Britons served for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) since October 2023. | This information would never have come to light using sources in Britain. | The U.K. government does not collect data on British nationals serving in the IDF, and soldiers returning from Israel have not been questioned about their activities in the region. | Instead, the information came from a Freedom of Information request issued to the IDF by a lawyer in Israel. The U.K. government's failure to collect data on the movements of potential war criminals or properly investigate their ac…
(2026-06-04). Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rules. aljazeera.com Israel's Supreme Court rejects government ban on prisoner visits, affirming Red Cross access under international law.
(2026-06-04). Israel's Smotrich announces plan for 2,162 homes in occupied West Bank. aljazeera.com The far-right finance minister says the new houses will 'strengthen our hold on the land'.
(2026-06-04). 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.
(2026-06-04). Family fears for Palestinian detainee's life in Israeli jail. newarab.com 
For nearly a year and a half, Nader Abu Hilal has waited for news of his son. | Each update that reaches the family home in Dura, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, brings fresh anxiety. The latest reports suggest that Azmi Abu Hilal, a 31-year-old lawyer with dwarfism, has lost significant weight, suffers from persistent pain and may be battling a serious illness while held in "We want our sons to be free," Nader Abu Hilal, Azmi's father, tells The New Arab. "We were shocked by the violen…
(2026-06-04). 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.
(2026-06-04). Due close ties with Israel, Germany loses out on UNSC seat. newarab.com 
Portugal and Austria defeated Germany's close relations with Israel and leading role in rallying support for Ukraine may have cost Berlin a seat on the UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul remarked. | "We have always taken a clear stance on certain issues, and these are positions that not all member states share," Wadephul told reporters. | "The fact that…
(2026-06-04). 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…
(2026-06-04). 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.
(2026-06-04). Could Israel's Wars Throw the Whole World into Chaos? juancole.com
(2026-06-04). Trump's 'ceasefire' a fraud as U.S.-armed Israel slaughters Lebanese people. wibailoutpeople.org
(2026-06-04). Tel Aviv Advances De Facto Annexation Of Occupied West Bank. popularresistance.org Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a new and major illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank on 3 June, which aims to see the construction of around 2,000 houses on Palestinian land. | According to the minister, 1,006 housing units will be in a new settlement near the occupied holy city of Jerusalem. | Over 920 are planned near occupied Nablus and another 234 near the city of Hebron. "We are continuing to build the Land of Israel in practice," Smotrich said. | The settlements will "strengthen our hold on the land, reinforce Israel's security, and establish clear facts on the ground tha…