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timesofisrael.com (2026-06-19). 4-person IDF tank crew, including battalion chief, killed by Hezbollah in south LebanonFour IDF soldiers were killed overnight in a Hezbollah attack in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tebnit, and five soldiers were wounded there hours later, the military said Friday.
Lebanon's health ministry, meanwhile, reported at least 18 people killed by Israeli strikes.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-19). Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah reported, but Israeli strikes persist on groundA reported ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has come into effect at 4:00 pm local time on Friday, according to a senior US official, even as new Israeli airstrikes were reported in southern Lebanon at the moment the truce was said to begin.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-19). China warns Israel against obstructing Iran-US understandingChina has warned Israel against obstructing the implementation of the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), urging all parties to take concrete steps to support regional peace and create conditions for future negotiations.

2026-06-20: Israelis Invaded Lebanon And Then Cried Victim When Their Soldiers Got Killed, And Other Notes

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moneycontrol.com (2026-06-18). Iran cancels flights in western region after warning of response to Israel's Beirut strikeIran's state broadcaster announced flight cancellations at western airports following a warning of retaliation after Israel's Beirut strike.

presstv.co.uk (2026-06-18). Iran, US presidents sign Islamabad MoU digitally as war-ending deal finalized: FM spox"The memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States was agreed to be signed digitally," Baghaei said. "No signing ceremony will be held in Switzerland," Esmaeil Baghaei told the IRIB's News Network.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-18). Iran deal officially ends US empire, exposes limits of American power: Tucker CarlsonTucker Carlson says the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States marks a historic turning point, stressing that Washington's inability to impose its will on Tehran signals the beginning of the end of the American empire.

presstv.co.uk (2026-06-18). Iran-US MoU codifies Tehrans strategic leverage, cementing its status as regional superpowerMilitary campaigns invariably begin with grand declarations and sweeping promises of decisive victory, yet the final verdict is never written in the heat of battle but only when the guns fall silent and the political terms of peace are laid out.

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WSWS (2026-06-20). Democrats back Trump's frame-up of anti-genocide protesters at the University of Michigan. wsws.org State and national Democratic Party officials have either endorsed the witch-hunt or remained silent.

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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition Ship ("The Handala") Was boarded by the Israeli IDF on Saturday.
Images of children starving to death in Palestine are flooding social media across the globe, and more and more the masses in many places are completely enraged.
The US supported and facilitated genocide in Gaza is at a fever pitch, and the US gov't is doing nothing to stop it.
Trump is now channeling his racist furor toward European migrants.
Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-20). Iconic image of Minab students' funeral wins best news photo of the yearAn aerial photograph capturing the funeral and burial of 168 students martyred during a US missile attack against an elementary school in Minab has won the top prize in the News Photography category at the prestigious Golden Shot Photography Awards 2026.

presstv.co.uk (2026-06-20). 'Gaza also has its flood': IRGC Quds commander warns Israel after Hezbollah retaliationThe chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa'ani, says Israel must learn lessons from its defeats against Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement and recognize that "Gaza also has its flood."

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-20). Israeli UN envoy derails children-in-conflict hearing, shouts 'be quiet' at UN officialIran's High Council for Human Rights condemns Israel's "irresponsible reaction" to being placed on the United Nations blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in armed conflict.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-19). 2027 NDAA Section 224: Inside the deepening integration of American, Israeli military systemsBuried deep inside the US House Armed Services Committee's record-breaking $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act is a single provision – Section 224 – that quietly accomplishes what decades of open lobbying, arms transfers, and diplomatic maneuvering could not: the formal, institutional, and legally codified merger of the US military with that of the Zionist regime.

aljazeera.com (2026-06-19). Behind the noise of an 'Iran deal', Palestine continues to burnMost people in the West, even those who follow international news avidly, have likely not heard of Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, the seven-month-old Palestinian baby Israeli soldiers shot in the face and killed near Hebron in the occupied West Bank earlier this month.
They probably are not aware of the relentless, escalating Israeli violence across the rest of the occupied territories, either.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-06-19). Vance rebukes Ben-Gvir and Smotrich for attacking US-Iran MoUUS Vice President JD Vance has sharply criticized warmongering Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for their aggressive opposition to the landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran to end the war, describing their stance as detached from reality and harmful to Israel's own interests.

presstv.co.uk (2026-06-17). Iranian nation learned from martyred Leader never to submit to humiliation: Pres. PezeshkianThe chief executive made the remarks in a post on X on Tuesday, invoking the legacy of the martyred Leader, who would consistently advise the nation towards lending primacy to its dignity and refusing to submit to adversaries' excessive demands.

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