Month: June 2026

Referring to the fall of the Assad regime, the interior minister said he hoped he would see Jerusalem “liberated” in the same way Damascus was, and that one day “those lands will be ours once again.” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.(photo credit: Murat Kula/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD JUNE 7, 2026 16:06 “O Lord, grant me the governorship of Jerusalem,” Turkey’s Interior Minister, Mustafa Ciftci, prayed during his period as governor …

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Trump said earlier he would urge Netanyahu to hold off on retaliation for last night’s Iranian missile fire * Hospitals move underground, schools are shut amid fears of further missile attacks By ToI StaffToday, 2:51 am 8min ago Transportation minister says Ben Gurion Airport continuing to operate as scheduled By Sharon Wrobel Illustrative: An El Al airplane departs from the Ben Gurion International Airport during the US-Israel war with Iran. March 16, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90) Transportation Minister Miri Regev says the country’s airspace remains open and operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport continue as scheduled until further notice. At the same …

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By Agencies and ToI StaffToday, 7:27 am Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives for a meeting during the two-day BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, on May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejects Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s accusation that Tehran was interfering in Beirut’s affairs amid the war between Israel and Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah. “Based on Mr. Aoun’s comments, one would think it’s Iran that has occupied 1/5 of Lebanon, displaced 1/4 of Lebanese and bombing his country on daily basis,” Araghchi posts on X. “Had Lebanon been bargaining chip for Iran, we’d have a deal long …

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According to CENTCOM, an initial assessment indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything.  US Navy F-18 prepares to launch from a carrier, May 29, 2026.(photo credit: X/CENTCOM)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 6, 2026 05:51Updated: JUNE 6, 2026 06:41 The US intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran towards Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Strait of Hormuz in the early morning hours on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. According to CENTCOM, an initial assessment indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything. Iran launched the missiles hours after …

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Iran’s Supreme Leader says Israel is trying to divide the country after a military setback, urging citizens to counter fear, mistrust, and despair with unity and vigilance. A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)ByJAMES GENNJUNE 4, 2026 11:21Updated: JUNE 4, 2026 14:50 Iran claimed that Israel is attempting to sow division within the country, a written statement attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei alleged on Thursday. The “Israeli regime and its supporters” changed strategy after a “military setback,” and have “turned efforts aimed …

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During a cabinet meeting, the IDF chief of staff presented a plan to expand the campaign and ground maneuver, which was backed by most ministers. The prime minister voiced reservations, and the US later announced a ceasefire.   by  Shirit Avitan Cohen  Published on  06-04-2026 13:20  Last modified: 06-04-2026 13:20 Trump, Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters, GPO/Amos Ben Gershom Members of Israel’s small cabinet who convened Wednesday night learned only after the meeting ended that the US had announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But behind the scenes, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke with Israel Hayom, it emerged that during the discussion, Israel …

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“We brought the people of Lebanon to the understanding that we’re not the enemy. Hezbollah is,” said Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s U.S. ambassador. Mike Wagenheim (Jun. 4, 2026 / JNS)  After a marathon negotiating session of over eight and a half hours at the U.S. State Department, Israel and Lebanon announced an agreement to “swiftly advance the creation” of so-called pilot zones to gradually drive out the Hezbollah terror organization from south of the strategic Litani River in southern Lebanon, and immediately replace control of those positions with Lebanese Armed Forces troops. The agreement, brokered by the United States, came at …

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North targeted with rockets and drones; IDF strikes reported in Lebanon, at least 5 said killed; terror group chief calls on Beirut to halt ‘farce’ of talks, as Aoun touts ‘last chance’ for comprehensive truce By Emanuel Fabian, FollowNava Freiberg, FollowAgencies and ToI Staff4 June 2026, 9:35 pmUpdated at 12:33 am Eitan Shmuel Lemberg (IDF) An IDF officer was killed in a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile attack in southern Lebanon on Thursday, as the Iran-backed terror group rejected a ceasefire plan agreed to by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in US-mediated talks. The military named the slain officer as Cpt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21, of …

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Two rockets, suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Galilee Panhandle, morning after Home Front Command eases restrictions By Emanuel FabianDiana BletterNava Freiberg and Agencies 3 June 2026, 3:03 pm Updated at 3:40 pm Lebanese soldiers and first responders inspect the site of an Israeli drone strike that reportedly killed the passengers of a vehicle on the Khalde highway at the southern entrance to Beirut on June 3, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP) Lebanese media reported on Wednesday that an Israeli strike hit a car on a highway just south of the capital, Beirut, as the Hezbollah terror group continued its attacks on Israeli …

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PM insists he and Trump have ‘great relationship,’ both agree that Hezbollah must be disarmed; also says Iran ‘playing with fire’ with attacks on Gulf, Israel ‘ready’ for fight By ToI Staff and Agencies3 June 2026, 8:23 pm Screengrab of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with CNBC, June 3, 2026. (CNBC) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in an interview Wednesday that he held a difficult conversation with US President Donald Trump days earlier, but downplayed the significance of the matter and insisted that he and the American leader agree on “the main things.” The interview, which was conducted live by CNBC, came hours …

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Despite ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, gaps remain on issue of disarming Hezbollah, sources say. Israel National News Published: Jun 4, 2026, 9:47 AM (GMT+3) In southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah tunnel is destroyed by the IDFIDF spokesperson Lebanese sources told the country’s Nidaa al-Watan newspaper that the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon regarding a ceasefire agreement were positive, and that discussions were held to set dates for additional diplomatic meetings between the sides. The sources added that Washington invested its full weight in the first round of negotiations, but that the central gap that emerged Tuesday also accompanied Wednesday’s round of talks. …

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The report came just after Netanyahu told CNBC that the US and Israel would resume military action against Iran if needed A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet climbs after taking off from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/RICARDO ARDUENGO)BySHIR PERETS, CORINNE BAUMJUNE 4, 2026 08:55 US President Donald Trump told aides will only end the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing several US officials. Recent strikes by Tehran targeting US bases …

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“Would you wait until the drones were buzzing over Paris?” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the global body, asked his French counterpart. Mike Wagenheim Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City, June […]

“Our logic is to contain the fighting in Lebanon and not make it an issue in negotiations,” a US administration source said. Yechiel Leiter (far L), Israeli Ambassador to the US, and Nada Hamadeh (far R), Lebanese Ambassador to the US, attend a meeting hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, […]