Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-06-02

Updated on June 1, 2026 at 8:41:06 PM GMT

We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of. For this post, we looked at 9 news sites and located 65 current articles out of 371 reviewed.


Today's featured articles are:
Presstv, Middle East Monitor, JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World, Haaretz latest headlines, Military Africa, Mehr News Agency, AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East, Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, IRNA English.

Article Keywords: drone, escalation, israel, military, rocket

Israel 'surprised' by scale of Hezbollah retaliation after escalation in Lebanon: Reports

Israeli media say the military was surprised by the intensity and expanded range of Hezbollah’s rocket and drone attacks.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  war , israel, propaganda, war crimes

British journalist targeted by Western media for exposing US-Israeli war crimes in Iran

The Guardian newspaper has launched a crude propaganda assault against UK journalist and activist Bushra Shaikh after she traveled to Iran and documented the deadly consequences of US and Israeli aggression on Iranian civilians.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: drone, drones, military, missile

Five Americans injured in Iranian missile strike on Kuwait base: Report

Five American personnel have been injured and two US military drones destroyed after an Iranian ballistic missile strike targeted the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, according to a Bloomberg report citing an informed source.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  war , drone, israel

May 31: Qalibaf says Iran pushing back enemy, as IRGC downs another enemy drone

Speaker Qalibaf said Iran is pushing back the enemy in a 'history-making' war as a new poll showed two-thirds of Iranians take pride in the country's stance against US-Israeli aggression.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  chin,  war , military

Hegseth warns of China’s growing power, urges US allies in Asia to increase military spending

US War Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Asian allies to ramp up military purchases to counter China’s “historic military buildup.”


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  chin, russia, sanctions

Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran

Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: cia, gaza, israel

Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist

Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: cia, israel, terrorist

IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit

Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: military, regime change, venezuela

Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst

Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  war , israel, military

US-hosted Lebanon-Israel talks end without ceasefire agreement: Report

Trilateral military talks involving Lebanon, the Israeli regime, and the US have concluded at the US Department of War without reaching a ceasefire agreement, a report says.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: military, russia, ukrain

Ukraine ‘deliberately’ attacked Europe’s largest nuclear power plant: Rosatom

The Ukrainian military “deliberately” attacked Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), according to the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: cia, moscow, russia

Russia-Iran ties reflected in daily life in Moscow

As Russia and Iran continue boosting economic ties, their cooperation is becoming visible beyond official agreements and trade corridors.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, palestinian

Israeli PM order to grab over 70% of Gaza leaves Palestinians helpless amid forced eviction, attacks

Israeli prime minister's order to seize over 70% of war-ravaged Gaza have worsened conditions for Palestinians.


Presstv
Jun 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, hamas, hamas, israel, middle east

Hamas accuses Mladenov of inciting against Gaza, urges adherence to war-ending plan

Hamas has accused Nikolay Mladenov, head of the so-called Board of Peace in Gaza, of fuelling the escalating situation in the enclave and urged him to stop what it described as incitement against Gaza and the movement, and to support efforts to end the war without introducing further complications. In a recorded statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the movement is holding intensive contact...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , cia, israel, middle east, military

US Congress moves to fuse Israel’s war machine into American military system

The US Congress is quietly advancing a measure that would entrench Israel inside the American military-industrial complex, raising concerns that Washington is moving to lock itself into Tel Aviv’s future wars at a time when Israel is becoming a global pariah. The House version of the 2027 National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision titled the “United States-Israel Defense Techno...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , cia, israel, middle east, military

Iranian attacks damaged 20 US military sites since war began, satellite imagery shows

Iranian strikes have damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the US-Israeli war against Tehran in February, a BBC analysis of satellite images and videos showed Monday. The targeted facilities span Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman, found the analysis by BBC Verify using satellite imagery from multiple international providers, along with...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east, palestinian, sanctions

Petition seeks EU protection for Francesca Albanese, ICC judges and human rights defenders

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese called for support for a petition urging the European Union to protect human rights defenders and international justice officials who have been targeted by US sanctions. In a post on X, Albanese said that she, several judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Palestini...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: drone, drones, idf, israel, middle east

PM orders IDF attacks on Hezbollah in Beirut, but US, Iran interventions pause action

Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: drone, fighting, idf, israel, military

IDF names soldier killed in southern Lebanon drone strike

Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, of Rosh Haayin, was killed when an explosive-laden drone struck troops in southern Lebanon, the military said. His death brings the number of Israeli soldiers killed in the current round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to 26


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: casualties, cia, drone, idf, israel

Manufactured nostalgia for Lebanon's Beaufort masks a strategic failure

Israeli media and officials hailed the IDF flag over Beaufort Castle, but the symbolism obscured harder questions about the Lebanon campaign: what it achieves strategically, what was learned from past operations, and how Hezbollah's evolving drone threat continues to inflict casualties on troops


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: air force, armed forces, cia, commanders, military

Nigeria seeks used German H145M military helicopters and support on Sahel security

Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Germany have reached a 65 years’ milestone, marked by a recent strategic dialogue between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. During a […]


Military Africa
Jun 1, 2026 - military.africa
Article Keywords:  war , escalation, israel, war crimes

US naval blockade, escalation of Israeli crime ‘truce breach'

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the US naval blockade against Iran and the escalation of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon are clear violations of the ceasefire, warning every choice has a price.


Mehr News Agency
Jun 1, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Article Keywords: displacement, israel, middle east, palestinian

UN experts warn of rising settler violence, displacement risk in occupied Palestinian territory

UN experts on Monday warned of a sharp rise in Israeli settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, saying the attacks pose an existential threat to Palestinian communities and risk accelerating forced displacement, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the experts said settler attacks, allegedly carried out with the support or acquiescence of Israeli authorities, have become a “daily terror...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: gaza, genocide, israel, middle east

UK accused of policing speech for Israel after banning Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker

The UK government has banned two prominent US political commentators, Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, from entering Britain in what critics say is the latest example of London policing speech on Israel’s behalf. Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, and Piker, one of the most-watched political streamers in the US, said their travel authorisations were cancelled ahead of planned appearances in London and ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , escalation, israel, middle east

Iran says it will not hesitate to help Lebanon resist Israel’s ‘illegal aggression’

Iran warned Monday it will not hesitate to help Lebanon resist Israel’s “illegal aggression” on the country. “We have emphasized and continue to emphasize that the ceasefire in Lebanon is an integral part of any ceasefire and any final agreement” to end the war with the US, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a news conference cited by the state news agency IRNA. Israeli Prime Minister ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , fighting, israel, middle east

Why the Iran conflict demands a fresh strategy in the Arab world

The latest clashes involving the US, Israel, and Iran go beyond just another round of Middle East fighting. They shine a harsh light on how shaky the region’s security setup really is — and force Arab leaders to question long-held beliefs they’ve leaned on for years. For a long time, many Arab states bet heavily on one idea: stay close to Washington, buy lots of Western weapons, and quietly work w...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east, terrorist

Netanyahu orders attacks on Beirut’s Dahiyeh despite Lebanon ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the army to carry out strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, claiming the attacks were a response to Hezbollah’s “repeated violations” of the ongoing ceasefire in Lebanon, Anadolu reports. Netanyahu claimed he and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to “strike terrorist targets” in the area. The order came despite a US-me...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, military, terrorist

Residents flee Beirut’s Dahiyeh area after Netanyahu orders strikes

Residents began fleeing Beirut’s southern Dahiye area after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out airstrikes on the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, Anadolu reports. Heavy traffic formed at major exit points in Dahiye as people left the area following the announcement. Netanyahu on Monday ordered the army to carry out strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, middle east, palestinian

Palestinian detainees commission reveals permanent disabilities caused by Israeli torture and medical neglect

Director General of the Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs in the Gaza Strip, Hassan Quneita stated that numerous Palestinian prisoners have suffered permanent disabilities during detention in Israeli prisons as a result of torture and inadequate medical care. In a press statement, Quneita said that many affected prisoners had pre-existing chronic illnesses, including diabete...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: escalation, israel, middle east, military

Oil prices rise more than 2% as Israeli military escalation in Lebanon intensifies

Oil prices rose by more than 2 per cent in early trading on Monday after Israel announced a deeper military advance into Lebanon as part of what it described as its battle against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire that has been in place for more than six weeks. US crude futures gained $2.37, or 2.71 per cent, to $89.73 a barrel by 1017 GMT, according to Reuters. Brent crud...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east, military

Lebanese parliament speaker says he guarantees Hezbollah’s commitment to ceasefire if Israel ends war

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he could guarantee that Hezbollah would fully comply with a ceasefire if Israel halted its land, sea and air military operations and stopped demolishing homes and bulldozing land in Lebanon. In an interview with the Beirut-based newspaper Al-Modon, Berri said he would take responsibility for ensuring Hezbollah’s full commitment to a ceasefire, but stres...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, fighting, israel, middle east

Trump says Israel, Hezbollah agree to halt fighting

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to be on the rocks over Israel's Lebanon offensive.Trump said on social media that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised not to send troops to Beirut's southern suburbs as threatened, while Hezbollah had agreed that "all shooting wil...


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east, peace talks

Oil prices jump as Iran suspends peace talks

Oil prices jumped and equities struggled on Monday as Middle East peace talks stumbled and tensions mounted between Iran and the United States.Crude futures shot around seven percent higher after an Iranian news agency announced Tehran had suspended the negotiations with Washington via mediators.The United States and Iran had traded strikes over the weekend and Tehran had insisted that any deal to...


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, gaza, invasion, israel

Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Gaza threaten US ceasefire talks

Iranian officials demand 'ceasefire on all fronts' as Israel deepens Lebanon invasion and threatens to bomb Beirut.


Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 1, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, middle east, military

Iran freezes talks with US over Israeli military action in Lebanon, IRGC-affiliated outlet claims

Iran also threatened to completely block the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that there would be no talks until its demands on the cessation of Israel's operations in both Lebanon and Gaza were met.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: cia, drone, israel, middle east

Cargo vessel struck by drone attack in Gulf, Iraqi officials say

Two explosions struck a cargo vessel near Iraq’s Umm Qasr, with officials saying one was caused by a drone attack.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: idf, israel, middle east, palestinian

Israel under 'unprecedented delegitimization attacks' from several global tribunals, IDF MAG says

To date, Offir's first major public decision was to withdraw indictments against five IDF soldiers who were indicted in the saga of the alleged beating of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: brigade , cia, military, warfare

US restarts Somalian Danab Commando training

The United States has resumed training and logistical support for Somalia’s elite Danab Brigade at the Ballidoogle airbase in the Lower Shabelle region, restarting a programme suspended following a ration-diversion […]


Military Africa
Jun 1, 2026 - military.africa
Article Keywords:  chin, air force, armed forces, military

After Defeating December Coup, Nigeria Keeps Troops in Benin Through Inauguration

The Nigerian Army confirmed on 26 May 2026 that it deployed a company of soldiers to the Republic of Benin in April 2026, covering the country’s presidential election and the […]


Military Africa
Jun 1, 2026 - military.africa
Article Keywords: israel, military, palestinian

Iran warns residents of northern occupied Palestinian lands

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has warned residents of northern Israel and military settlements in the occupied territories to leave the area if they wish to avoid harm.


Mehr News Agency
Jun 1, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Article Keywords: escalation, israel, military

EU urges Israel to halt military escalation in Lebanon

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The EU on Monday urged Israel to halt its military escalation in Lebanon and respect the country's sovereignty, while reaffirming support for diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions.


Mehr News Agency
Jun 1, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Article Keywords: cia, gaza, israel

Iran suspends exchange of messages with US over Lebanon

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Local Iranian media have reported on Monday that the country's officials have decided to suspend talks with the United States in proteest over the Israeli regime's continued crimes in Lebanon and Gaza.


Mehr News Agency
Jun 1, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Article Keywords: armed forces, israel, military

Israeli crimes in Lebanon “intolerable”: Armed Forces spox

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – A senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces has warned that continuation of Israeli crimes in Lebanon would be “intolerable” for Iran’s military forces.


Mehr News Agency
Jun 1, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, war crimes

US must pay for Israeli crimes in Lebanon: Iran parliament speaker

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has condemned the United States for its complicity in the Israeli regime’s escalating attacks on Lebanon, declaring that Washington must pay the price for the war crimes committed by the regime.


IRNA English
Jun 1, 2026 - en.irna.ir
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

German firm Bosch closes artificial intelligence, research and development center in Israel

German technology and engineering firm Bosch has decided to close its two research offices in Israel, ending operations that began in 2018, Anadolu reports. The move marks the first closure of a Bosch facility abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic and the first known withdrawal by a major German company from Israel’s research ecosystem, according to a recent report by German business daily Handelsbla...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: john mearsheimer, middle east, military

The End of American Forward Presence in the Persian Gulf

Something fundamental has shifted in the Persian Gulf, and the analysts who have spent careers watching American power projection are now saying what was once unsayable: the era of U.S. forward military basing in the Middle East is effectively over. Whether Washington chooses confrontation or withdrawal, the strategic outcome appears to be the same: the slow, irreversible erosion of American influ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east

Negotiations with Israel ‘need time,’ Lebanese president says

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that the US-mediated negotiations with Israel “need time” and the current conflict will not be solved overnight, Anadolu reports. “Negotiation is safer than war. We have seen — and continue to see — the devastation of war and its consequences,” Aoun said in a meeting with business representatives, as cited by a presidency statement. “However, negotiations...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

Ceasefire with US covers Lebanon: Iran

Iran said Monday that a ceasefire with the US covers “all fronts, including Lebanon,” holding the US and Israel responsible for “the consequences of any violation.” “For immediate attention: The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghch...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: armed forces, israel, middle east

Egypt calls for full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s support for Lebanon and called for the immediate and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from all Lebanese territory. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Abdelatty made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Abdelatty stressed that any violation of Lebano...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east

US and Iran remain divided as negotiations continue

On the 93rd day of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, reports indicate that negotiations remain active but significant disagreements persist, particularly over the nuclear issue and the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports cited from The New York Times, US President Donald Trump submitted a revised proposal to Tehran containing stricter provisions than earlier drafts. The reported ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, reconstruction

Settler council advances plan for 18 settlements in the northern West Bank

Israeli media reports indicate that the Samaria Regional Council has prepared a large-scale settlement initiative known as the “Connecting Plan”, aimed at establishing or re-establishing 18 settlements in the northern occupied West Bank. According to the settler-affiliated website Emez, the plan includes the return of settlement activity to four settlements evacuated during the 2005 Israeli diseng...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, military

Israel seeks Trump administration approval for wider air strikes in Beirut

Israel has asked the United States to allow it to expand its military operations in Lebanon to include large-scale air strikes on Beirut, rather than limiting its actions to targeted assassinations, according to Israeli Channel 12. The broadcaster reported on Sunday evening that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a second security meeting on the same day to discuss the possibility of s...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: fighting, israel, middle east

Trump says Hezbollah, Israel agree to stop fighting after call with Netanyahu

Neither Hezbollah nor Israel has confirmed the ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump, who made the declaration after Iran's IRGC threatened a major attack on northern Israel and warned it could close the Bab al-Mandeb strait if Israel followed through on plans to strike Beirut.


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

Trump says no Israeli troops will go to Beirut after call with Netanyahu

June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel would send no troops to Beirut after a call he held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” Trump said in a post on Truth Soci...


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: escalation, israel, middle east

Iran suspends US talks over Israel’s Lebanon escalation, state media reports: What to know

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency also said Tehran could "activate other fronts," including closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, displacement, fighting

Lebanon’s social grocery store fighting rising costs and displacement

‘Man wa Salwa’ is a community-run social grocery store helping hundreds of families access affordable essentials.


Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 1, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Article Keywords: idf, israel, middle east

Trump cancels IDF strike on Beirut after phone call with Netanyahu

After the call, Netanyahu announced that he had told Trump that "if Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking our towns and citizens - Israeli will attack terror targets in Beirut."


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

Conflicting Trump, Tehran statements leave US-Iran talks status unclear

"Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump said in a Truth Social post.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

Mossad int'l relations head steps down following Gofman appointment - report

Other senior Mossad officials are expected to follow suit in the coming days, KAN added.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: idf, israel, middle east

IDF 146th Division completes southern Lebanon operations, as attacks on Hezbollah intensify

The IDF also announced on Sunday morning that its ground troops had taken over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: drone, israel, middle east

Staff-Sergeant Adam Tzarfati killed from Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon

One soldier was severely wounded, and two others were lightly wounded during the incident in which Tzarfati was killed.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: conscription, israel, military

Nationwide Haredi protests over arrests of draft evaders disrupt transport, clash with police

Israel's police commissioner announced last week a crackdown on enforcement of arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, after the blanket exemption for yeshiva students from military conscription expired in 2023


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: cia, fighting, israel

Why the Bank of Israel isn't fighting the dollar's sharp decline: Trump

The shekel's surge is stinging Israeli exporters, but as politicians pressure the central bank on interest rates, they're silent on currency markets, reflecting the limits of economic independence under a U.S. president Israel can't afford to defy


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, palestinian

After Gaza, Israel is now causing the West Bank health system to collapse

Most medications are missing from public pharmacies, and many patients cannot afford to buy them on the private market. Israel's seizure of customs revenues has significantly deepened the Palestinian Health Ministry's debt, and it warns: soon we will no longer be able to provide essential health services


Haaretz latest headlines
May 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: idf, israel, palestinian

Two Israeli teens wounded in West Bank ramming attack, IDF now operating in Hebron

Israeli medics said a 17-year-old girl was seriously wounded, and a 15-year-old girl was moderately wounded. The IDF said it fatally shot the driver, who was identified by the Palestinian Health Ministry as a 31-year-old from Hebron


Haaretz latest headlines
May 31, 2026 - haaretz.com