(2026-06-27). Israel's 'campaign between the wars' against Iran hurts US Ties. juancole.com The Conversation) — A lot hangs on whether the United States can compel Israel to cease operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. After all, an end to the Israeli military offensive was a And even though Israel did not sign…
(2026-06-27). 7 Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon. albawaba.net ALBAWABA- An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed seven members of Hezbollah, according to the Israeli military, in an operation carried out amid ongoing tensions despite a fragile and repeatedly tested ceasefire.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strike targeted militants in the Al-Mansoura area who were transporting weapons to a building identified as a combat position and observation post allegedly used to prepare attacks against Israeli forces. The military described the operation as a defensive strike aimed at neutralizing an imminent threat.The incident comes against the backdrop of a tenu…
(2026-06-27). Key points in US-mediated framework between Israel, Lebanon. tribune.com.pk 
Lebanon and Israel signed a US-sponsored "framework deal" in Washington on Friday, concluding the fifth round of negotiations aimed at resolving outstanding disputes between the two sides, including Israel's continued occupation of parts of southern Lebanon. | Details of the framework were not announced during the signing ceremony, but the US Department of State later published the full text. | The framework affirms a shared goal of achieving "lasting peace and security" in Lebanon. It declares the sides' "ambition to end conflict between them, ensure the sovereignty and security of both countries, and establi…
(2026-06-27). Five rounds of talks, one breakthrough? US brings Israel, Lebanon together for rare historic deal. hindustantimes.com The United States, Israel, and Lebanon have signed a U.S.-brokered trilateral framework agreement aimed at reducing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the deal as "the beginning of the beginning," emphasizing it as an important first step toward lasting peace and security. The agreement is expected to lead to a limited Israeli military withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon, though full details have not yet been released. Officials from both Israel and Lebanon praised the negotiations while acknowledging that significant challenges remain before a broader and las…
(2026-06-27). Khamenei's adviser warns US, Israel against new war, says Washington failed to uphold commitments. tribune.com.pk 
Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned on Saturday that any new military confrontation initiated by the United States or Israel would result in heavy casualties, saying Tehran had entered talks in Switzerland "seriously and swiftly" while Washington had failed to uphold its commitments. | Speaking to US-based NewsNation television, the former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said Iran was prepared to respond forcefully if confronted again. | "If the United States or Israel makes even the slightest threat against Iran, the next war will not rese…
(2026-06-27). Obliterating Gaza's Children: The Damning UN Report. juancole.com Singapore (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — From Gaza and beyond, Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children. It is in line with the new Obliteration Doctrine and the topic of a new UN report. | When I was working on
(2026-06-27). Australian media ignores UN report on Israeli deliberate killing of children. asiapacificreport.nz By Stephanie Tran in Sydney The devastating United Nations report this week into the deliberate targeting and murder of Palestinian children by Israel is not very newsworthy in Australia apparently. On Tuesday, the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel released a harrowing report finding that Israel has deliberately targeted and…
(2026-06-26). Key points from US-Israel-Lebanon agreement. al-monitor.com Washington on Friday released text of a trilateral framework between Israel, Lebanon and the United States aimed at ending hostilities that have been a violent second front of the Middle East war.The following are highlights of the 14-point agreement signed in the US capital: – 'Lasting peace' -Israel and Lebanon, with US support, "affirm their shared goal of achieving lasting peace and security," the agreement begins.
(2026-06-26). Rubio announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon after talks in Washington. al-monitor.com June 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a framework agreement on Friday between Israel and Lebanon after talks in Washington. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Doina Chiacu)…
(2026-06-26). Israel, Lebanon expected to sign framework deal after US-mediated talks. al-monitor.com By Rami Ayyub and Maya GebeilyJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 26 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign a framework agreement in Washington on Friday following several days of talks aimed at securing an end to fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, Israeli and Lebanese officials said. The officials did not provide details on the framework deal and did not say how its terms would be different from those included in an April 16 ceasefire deal that preceded several rounds of U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks.
(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…
(2026-06-26). Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza. truthout.org On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz promised to remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely, while renewing threats against Iran. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Israeli combat officers, Netanyahu and Katz vowed not to withdraw from their "security zones" no matter what "pressures" Israel faces. "We dominate southern Lebanon… |
(2026-06-26). US brokers deal for limited Israeli withdrawal in south Lebanon. al-monitor.com The deal establishes a US-facilitated military coordination group to oversee the creation of two initial pilot zones in southern Lebanon.
(2026-06-26). 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.
(2026-06-26). UAE stresses Hormuz security in rare call with Iran after war tensions. al-monitor.com June 26 (Reuters) – UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday stressed the need to protect maritime corridors and ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi.The exchange, reported by state news agency WAM, marks a rare public contact between Abu Dhabi and Tehran following tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
(2026-06-26). Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel. tribune.com.pk 
President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over the past week, especially on the subject of Israel. | Vice President JD Vance, speaking at the White House last week, lashed out against Israeli critics of the preliminary US-Iran deal. He suggested that Israeli bombings of civilian infrastructure in Beirut — intended to weaken Hezbollah, which has been attacking Israel — were undermining US-led peace efforts. | Secretary of State Marco R…
(2026-06-26). Microsoft worker emails thousands of colleagues about company's support for genocidal 'Israel'. thecanary.co 
On his final day at the company, a Microsoft worker in Italy has sent out an email to thousands of colleagues informing them of how the corporation operates as the technological backbone of the Gaza holocaust perpetrated by so-called 'Israel'. The hero, known to the Canary as 'Nour', said: After nearly two years as a […] | By
(2026-06-26). Ms. Rachel Hosts Press Briefing on Israel's Targeting of Palestinian Children. truthout.org On Friday, childhood educator and YouTube influencer Ms. Rachel hosted a press briefing on the impact of Israel's genocide on Palestinian children, following the release of the UN Commission of Inquiry report on Palestinian children earlier this week. The press briefing featured Chris Sidoti of the UN Commission of Inquiry; emergency physician Dr. Mahmooda "Mimi" Syed, who served at Gaza's… |
(2026-06-26). Israel could recognise Armenian genocide amid Turkey tensions. newarab.com 
Israel, which itself is widely accused of carrying out a genocide in Gaza, has for years not commented on the killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War I. | But amid a growing geopolitical rivalry,…
(2026-06-26). 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.
(2026-06-26). We need your help! Project Esther is targeting AFGJ. wibailoutpeople.org "Project Esther outlined an ambitious plan to fight antisemitism by branding a broad range of critics of Israel as "effectively a terrorist support network" so that they could be deported, defunded, sued, fired, expelled, ostracized and otherwise excluded from what it considered "open society." Inside the Heritage Foundation's Plan to Crush the U.S. Palestinian Movement- …
(2026-06-26). Israel prosecutors charge settlers with terror offences. newarab.com 
Israeli prosecutors filed rare charges against six settlers, including for "acts of terrorism", after an attack on a Palestinian village in the Authorities rarely punish Indictments have become more commonplace along with the rising frequency of settler attacks, b…
(2026-06-26). Palestinians resist Israel's efforts to take over the West Bank landmark, Solomon's Pools. mondoweiss.net 
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed to wrest control of the ancient Solomon's Pools site from the Palestinian Authority. Palestinians are responding by reclaiming the site and resisting Israeli efforts to seize more of the West Bank.
(2026-06-26). What is going on in Cyprus: Agreement for deployment of French troops and the presence of the US and Israel. unitedworldint.com Interview with TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuƒüruloƒülu By Yasin Okyay The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC) and France have signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The agreement, which provides a legal framework for the deployment of French troops on the island and their access to military bases, has now entered into force. …
(2026-06-26). Houthis threaten Israel over plans to build base in Somaliland. newarab.com 
The leader of Abdul Malik al-Houthi made the remarks in a televised speech on Thursday during mass events held in Sanaa and other cities to mark Ashura. | He said his movement was "closely monitoring developments in Somaliland and what the Israeli enemy is doing…
(2026-06-26). Israeli Forces in Southwest Syria Harass, Detain Civilians. news.antiwar.com Israeli military forces engaged in multiple new operations in and around the town of al-Rafid in Quneitra Governorate, in southwest Syria, with the latest operations centering around them infiltrating the town and detaining a number of farmers and shepherds, questioning them, and ultimately releasing them. Details are scant about what the troops were aiming to …
(2026-06-26). An Israeli company could be about to enter Egypt's oil industry. newarab.com 
Israeli oil firm Ratio Petroleum this week agreed to acquire UK-based Pharos, which owns minority stakes in two oil concessions in Egypt's Western Desert. | The £124.3 million deal could be completed in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals. | Any deal would be controversial in Egypt, whose population is overwhelmingly opposed to normalised ties with Israel, des…