The Cradle | June 12, 2026
Syria’s self-appointed President and former Al-Qaeda chief Ahmad al-Sharaa said on 11 June that talk of Damascus’s forces entering Lebanon was “rumors,” days after US President Donald Trump threatened Beirut with a Syrian military incursion.
“The rumors circulating about Syria entering Lebanon are nothing but speculation,” Sharaa said during a meeting with community leaders from rural Damascus.
“Syria’s approach aims to end the war in Lebanon, not to expand it or get involved,” he added.
The Syrian president went on to say that border demarcation with Lebanon is “not a priority at the moment, given more urgent problems, particularly the situation of some 1.4 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the need to find an adequate mechanism to ensure their return.” … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | Al Mayadeen | June 12, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has claimed that Iran is “using Lebanon as its bargaining chip.” Not only is this blatantly false, but it also implies that Tehran has something material to gain from including Lebanon in its ceasefire agreement.
Several inflammatory statements have recently been issued by the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, blaming Iran for “Israel’s” mass murder of Lebanese civilians and its illegal invasion of southern Lebanese lands.
These allegations against Iran are not new. For decades, they have been fabricated by Israeli politicians and Zionist think-tanks such as the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP). There is, however, a significant difference when such claims are echoed by a Lebanese president and whose government has been instructed to engage in direct talks with an enemy that, within a matter of months, has killed around 3,600 of his country’s citizens and continues to occupy Lebanese territory.
The mere concept of Lebanon’s “bargaining chip” is factually incorrect in Iran’s case. A “bargaining chip” means that Tehran would use Lebanon to its own benefit, which is patently false. If anything, Iran’s demands that “Israel” withdraw from Lebanese territory and cease its bombing campaign are making the prospect of reaching any deal more difficult. … continue
The Cradle | June 12, 2026
An unnamed regional country barred Israel from using its airspace for strikes on Iran during Tel Aviv’s latest round of attacks against the Islamic Republic – despite previously having done so, Hebrew media reported on 12 June.
According to Israel’s Broadcasting Corporation (KAN), the decision caught Tel Aviv off guard.
Israel had been expecting cooperation from that unnamed state, as had previously been the case in other rounds of fighting, KAN added.
The report said Tel Aviv has taken the decision as a “diplomatic message.”
Israel carried out its latest strikes against the Islamic Republic on Monday morning, after Tehran retaliated to an Israeli attack on Beirut with multiple waves of ballistic missiles.
Tehran responded with more missile waves following the Israeli strikes.
Since then, it has carried out multiple waves of ballistic missile strikes on US bases and assets in the region, including Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, following continuous violations by Washington. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | June 12, 2026
Iran has firmly refused to capitulate to recent American military and diplomatic pressure aimed at forcing changes to its 14-article proposal, Tasnim News Agency reported, citing informed sources.
Despite direct US military actions and leverage applied through Qatari mediation by President Donald Trump, Tehran rejected newly proposed amendments from Washington, according to Tasnim’s sources.
The United States has, in fact, communicated through the Qatari mediator that it is withdrawing its latest amendments as they were no longer necessary.
However, the sources emphasized that the draft text must still undergo formal review and receive final approval from Iran’s relevant governing institutions. Until that process is complete, the sources added, all media speculations regarding a finalized deal remain entirely inaccurate. … continue
Sputnik – 12.06.2026
A source close to Iran’s negotiating team has released new details of a reported 14-point draft memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, Mehr News Agency reports.
According to the draft, the main points include… continue
Canada becomes the latest country to try to end online anonymity under the banner of protecting children
By Christina Maas | Reclaim The Net | June 11, 2026
Canada’s long-anticipated and dreaded Bill C-34 arrived on June 10 with the usual fanfare about protecting children.
Marc Miller, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, tabled it.
Strip off the press release and what is left is a law that lets an appointed federal body order Canadians’ posts deleted across the country, decide which platforms can give an account to a 15-year-old, and tell AI chatbots to watch what you type.
It also bans Canadians under 16 from social media by charging the whole country for it, in the currency of everyone’s privacy.
The government calls it the Safe Social Media Act. Safe for whom is the question it would rather you not dwell on.
The law creates a Digital Safety Commission of Canada. Cabinet appoints its three to five members. The same body writes the rules, runs the inspections, hears the complaints, and hands out the fines, which is a regulator and a courtroom folded into one office that answers to no voter.
Everything hangs on a phrase the bill declines to nail down, “harmful content.” There are seven categories, among them “content used to bully a child” and “content that foments hatred.”
The drafters did take the trouble to say content is not hateful merely because it “discredits, humiliates, hurts or offends,” which is more care than these laws usually take.
It also changes very little because the people drawing the line day to day are the platforms, working from rules the Commission can rewrite whenever it wants. The edge of what a Canadian is allowed to say can shift without anyone in Parliament casting a vote. … Full article
RT | June 11, 2026
Many Germans want their politicians to be stripped of the special protection against defamation and insults they enjoy under current laws, a recent survey conducted by the INSA polling agency has shown. The issue has come into the spotlight following dozens of criminal cases opened against people calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz names online, with some of them facing thousands of euros in fines as a result.
A person can face up to a year behind bars or a fine for insulting someone under the German Criminal Code. In case of politicians, though, the punishment is tripled if the insult is related to their public position and is “likely to significantly impede their public activities” as stipulated in a separate article.
According to INSA, 43% of Germans would like to see this article, known as Paragraph 188, scrapped. Only 32% wanted to leave it as is, with the rest not giving a specific answer.
The support for the move is particularly strong among the backers of opposition parties… Full article
Sputnik – 11.06.2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government has been pushing for confrontation with Russia to divert public attention from its failed probe into the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage and other shortcomings, Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said on Thursday.
“To this day, you have not demanded any answers from Kiev regarding the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline. Infrastructure vital to our economy was destroyed. Enormous damage was inflicted. Instead, you are deliberately seeking confrontation with Russia … to distract from your own failures,” Weidel said during a debate in parliament.
German government officials frequently speak about war, the right-wing party leader said. She accused the government of seeking to draw the country into a war and called for a dialogue on peace instead. … Full article
RT | June 11, 2026
The European Commission should have revealed the details of its Covid-19 vaccine contracts with drugmakers to the public, an adviser to the EU’s highest court has declared. Among the contracts was a deal with Pfizer that commission President Ursula von der Leyen negotiated via text message.
In an opinion published on Thursday, Advocate General Athanasios Rantos argued that the commission’s insistence on secrecy made it impossible to know whether its vaccine negotiators had any conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical companies that they procured the shots from. … continue
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | June 11, 2026
Three days from now, a private invitation-only real estate expo billed as the Great Israeli Real Estate Event is scheduled to open somewhere in London. The venue is still secret. […]
What makes this moment different is the convergence. You have a freshly sanctioned minister whose personal decisions created the new housing stock. You have named Israeli developers still advertising that stock to Anglo buyers. You have an ICJ opinion that binds the UK not to assist the unlawful situation. You have a Foreign Office advisory and sanctions package issued in real time. And you have a secret London venue where the commercial transaction is supposed to happen anyway.
The government says it is pursuing the event. The regulators now have the tools. The question left hanging in the next seventy-two hours is whether those tools will be used before the first contract is signed or whether London will simply become another node in the settlement economy’s overseas sales network.
We have laid out the receipts. The unit prices, the planning council minutes, Vatari’s Facebook post, the Jahalin displacement orders, the Smotrich sanctions notice and the Foreign Office language are all public and cross-verified. The only thing still hidden is the venue.
If the event proceeds without intervention, the message sent is unmistakable. The UK will tolerate the marketing of assets built on forcible transfer so long as the paperwork stays offshore and the venue stays secret. If this occurs, it can’t be construed as a policy position and will most likely be interpreted as a green light. And the clock is ticking. – Full article
MEMO | June 11, 2026
Israel on Thursday denied entry to a French journalist and deported her to Paris over her criticism of Israel’s two-year genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
Israeli Communications Minister Amichai Chikli said in a post on US social media company X that French journalist Alice Froussard was leaving Ben Gurion Airport and returning to France.
“I am pleased to announce that Alice Froussard, the pro-Hamas French journalist who believes the Oct. 7 massacre should be viewed in context, is leaving Ben Gurion Airport on her way back to Paris,” Chikli wrote.
According to Israeli news website The Times of Israel, the Foreign Ministry said Froussard arrived in Israel on Thursday for work but was stopped and placed on a return flight to France.
The ministry claimed that investigators found that the journalist had made a series of statements deemed hostile to Israel, including describing Israeli military operations in Gaza as a “massacre,” accusing Israel of apartheid and allegedly justifying the Oct. 7, 2023 events.
Froussard did not immediately comment on her deportation or the allegations against her.
According to The Times of Israel, Froussard has spent the past six years living and working in Jerusalem and Ramallah and has worked for several French media outlets, including Radio France Internationale (RFI), France Culture, Le Figaro, TV5 Monde and Mediapart. … Full article
MEMO | June 11, 2026
The Religious Freedom Data Centre said on Wednesday that attacks and harassment targeting Palestinian Christians and their religious sites have increased.
The centre documented more than 88 incidents against Christians since the beginning of this year, including 63 cases during the second quarter alone. It said the figures suggest that 2026 could set a new record, surpassing the 181 incidents recorded last year.
According to a report presented in Jerusalem, the violations included spitting incidents, verbal abuse, vandalism of cemeteries, gravestones, statues and crosses, as well as racist graffiti and the desecration of Christian religious sites.
Most of the incidents were concentrated in Jerusalem’s Old City, Mount Zion and the area surrounding the Armenian Patriarchate.
During a conference in Occupied Jerusalem where the report was presented, human rights activists and lawyers criticised the performance of Israeli police in handling complaints submitted by Christians.
Uri Narov, head of the legal department at the Israeli Religious Action Centre, said most cases are closed without results. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – June 11, 2026
GAZA – One Palestinian civilian was martyred and others were injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 245th consecutive day.
According to local sources, Sami Abu Dalal was killed and another citizen was injured in an Israeli strike that targeted an apartment near the Egyptian displacement camp, north of an-Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on Thursday morning.
In a separate incident, a woman was critically injured and transferred to Al‑Shifa Hospital after being shot by an Israeli drone in the as‑Salateen area of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
Earlier, two Palestinians were wounded in the morning when an Israeli quadcopter exploded in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelling targeted the eastern neighborhoods of Khan Yunis, following repeated heavy gunfire from armored vehicles positioned east of the city during the dawn and morning hours.
Artillery fire also targeted areas east of Gaza City and Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, amid intermittent gunfire.
In addition, Israeli helicopters opened machinegun fire on the eastern parts of central Gaza.
Palestinian factions have submitted their official response to a revised ceasefire proposal presented by Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators, with attention now turning to Israel’s position on the proposed amendments, Palestinian sources told Quds Press.
According to the sources, the response was delivered on Tuesday after several days of intensive consultations among factions participating in talks in Cairo.
The mediators have reportedly forwarded the Palestinian observations and proposed amendments to the Israeli side and are awaiting a formal response, particularly regarding clauses eight and nine of the proposal, which have emerged as key points of disagreement during the latest round of negotiations.
The sources said discussions remain complex despite continued mediation efforts aimed at bridging differences between the parties.
Negotiations, which began earlier this week in Cairo, have focused on reaching arrangements that could secure broader agreement on the implementation of a ceasefire and the future governance of Gaza.
According to the sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist on two central demands: the surrender of weapons held by Palestinian factions and the dismantling of military infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
The sources said those demands have been rejected by Hamas, the Islamic Jihad Movement and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Palestinian factions informed the mediators that they oppose any agreement requiring the disarmament of resistance groups or the dismantling of their military structures, describing the issue as a fundamental national principle.
The sources said the factions maintained that the question of weapons cannot be separated from the broader issue of the Israeli occupation and should not be addressed independently of a comprehensive political settlement.
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth likes to be referred to by the title secretary of war. Given his answer to a question at a Wednesday press conference at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, it may make sense for Hegseth to add a word to his preferred title so that he can be referred to instead by the title secretary of war crimes.
Asked at the press conference how the US military “hitting bridges, electrical infrastructure” in Iran “would not be a war crime potentially targeting civilian infrastructure,” Hegseth did not answer the query. Instead, he complained that the query was “precisely the kind of disingenuous question that I’m used to from the media, impugning the motives of folks on our side who are incredibly professional and incredibly effective.” Continuing, stated Hegseth, “We will hit them hard on our terms on the targets that improve the environment for us to operate in and undermine the capabilities that Iran wants to have.”
This answer suggests that the US secretary of defense does not think that avoiding war crimes is a significant part of deciding how to engage in military actions. Instead of explaining how war crimes would be avoided or how the questioner is misinterpreting what would constitute war crimes in the situation, Hegseth just declared that everyone involved in the US government’s war effort is beyond reproach and that any actions they take that advance the US position in the war relative to the position of Iran is fine.
Press TV – June 11, 2026
Iran has announced it will pursue legal action in domestic and international judicial bodies following a US airstrike that destroyed two drinking water reservoirs in the province of Hormozgan. The early morning strike on Wednesday destroyed civilian water infrastructure in Sirik, cutting off access to drinking water for more than 20,000 residents across the town of Kuhestak and 10 villages in the Bemani district where local temperatures exceed 45 degrees Celsius.
Abdolhamid Hamzehpour, managing director of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company, said Thursday that the destruction of the reservoirs has created “a major problem for the region’s water supply network” because groundwater reserves in the area are insufficient and cannot provide an immediate replacement.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump vowed to intensify military aggression against Iran, explicitly warning that water supplies could be among the targets.
“We hit ’em hard yesterday. We’re gonna hit ’em again hard today, in case you don’t turn on your television set,” Trump said.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian responded sharply to Trump’s threats, dismissing them as a reflection of American frustration rather than strength.
“Critical infrastructures are the lifeblood of the people. Threats to target them, from transportation networks to the electricity and water industries, are not a show of strength but a sign of desperation in the face of a nation’s will,” Pezeshkian said.
The targeting of water infrastructure has drawn sharp condemnation from Iranian officials and international legal experts, who say such attacks may constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law.
Mojtaba Qahramani, head of the Hormozgan provincial judiciary, announced that legal action would be pursued in both domestic and international judicial bodies.
He cited Article 52 and Article 54 of the 1977 First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, which explicitly prohibit attacking, destroying, or rendering unusable objects essential to the survival of the civilian population — including drinking water facilities and reservoirs.
Legal experts note that Wednesday’s attack on Sirik was not the first time water infrastructure has been threatened in the terrorist war.
In late March, Trump threatened to “blow up and completely destroy all of their power plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island (and possibly all of their desalination plants!)” if Iran did not reach an agreement.
At that time, international legal experts strongly condemned those threats.
Yusra Suedi, a professor of international law at the University of Manchester, stated: “This is clearly an act of collective punishment, which is prohibited under international humanitarian law. You cannot deliberately harm entire civilians to put pressure on their government.” … Full article
Press TV – June 11, 2026
In the early hours of Thursday, the US once again attacked southern Iran. The official narratives in Washington are already spinning – surgical strikes, proportionate response, mission accomplished. But beneath the fog of disinformation and the whine of cruise missiles and fighter jets lies a deeper strategic truth.
This was no isolated act of aggression but a calculated move in a long, undeclared, and unprovoked war – one that bears an eerie and unsettling resemblance to the Third Imposed War, which began on February 28 and halted only after the American side blinked first.
Yet this round of military aggression is not a replay of the 40-day war. It is something more insidious, more desperate, and ultimately more fragile.
This time, the American war machine relies on calibrated military pressure, psychological warfare, and controlled escalation to force Iran into a political settlement on American terms – without entering a full-scale war that it no longer appears willing, or able, to sustain.
The 40-day imposed war was fundamentally aimed at weakening, destabilizing, or even collapsing the Islamic Republic itself. By contrast, these limited strikes aim to force Tehran into a political agreement engineered around American strategic demands.
The recent strikes against southern Iranian regions – following weeks of simmering tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and the broader regional confrontation – reveal a critical reality: Washington still wants to pressure Iran, yet desperately seeks to avoid the catastrophic consequences of a full-scale regional war it knows will not turn in its favor.
The American war machine finds itself trapped between multiple dangerous options, none offering a clear path to victory, or even a face-saving exit from this deepening quagmire.
To understand why, we must dissect the anatomy of the latest attacks, decode the psychological warfare that accompanies them, and examine the strategic deadlock that drove Washington to choose what can only be called “the fourth path” – a path leading not to Iranian surrender, but to America’s own strategic exhaustion. … continue
Some countries in the Middle East are advancing proposals to forge a regional alliance involving Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, aimed at preventing further regional turmoil, Jordan’s former Minister of Social Development and political science professor Amin Al-Mashaqba tells Sputnik.
The goal of such an alliance would be to strengthen collective security and increase the level of self-reliance among Arab states after “the failure of US security guarantees for the Gulf countries.”
Jordan maintains constant contacts with the US, continuing its effort to safeguard regional peace, he says.
“Relations between Jordan and the Gulf states have deep historical roots, but current challenges require a higher level of Arab coordination and security cooperation,” Al-Mashaqba notes, adding that the country, along with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkiye, “attempted to prevent” the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The “key problem,” lies in Israel’s policy, which seeks to keep the region in a state of ongoing conflict and achieve its “expansionist and religious-ideological goals,” Al-Mashaqba says.
The continuation of current Israeli policies could jeopardize the future of peace agreements between Israel and Arab states, he concludes.
Al Mayadeen | June 11, 2026
Israeli occupation forces launched a series of airstrikes and artillery attacks on southern Lebanon, according to local reports, despite an ongoing so-called “ceasefire” between Lebanon and the Israeli government.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon reported that Israeli warplanes struck the villages of al-Suwwaneh, Khirbet Selem, Kfratebnit, and Deir Kifa. Additional strikes targeted the area between Sojod and al-Rayhan, with four separate raids reported in the area.
In the town of Al-Shahabiyah, an Israeli drone strike hit near a health authority facility. Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled the towns of Qlaileh, Touline, and the outskirts of Kfar Chouba.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike targeting the village of Habboush in the Nabatieh governorate. Later, Haboush was struck again, this time targeting a motorcycle on the main road.
At approximately 5:00 am, an Israeli drone carried out two strikes targeting a room inside a house and a car parked in front of the residence in the al-Maqasid neighborhood of Nabatieh. No casualties were reported from those strikes.
In western Bekaa, a drone strike was launched near the town of Mashghara. Two additional drone strikes hit the town of Sohmor, followed by three more strikes on the plain of Mashghara and the orchards area, bringing the total number of strikes to 6.
Many citizens were killed and wounded in the said attacks, with relevant information pending the Health Ministry’s report.
The Lebanese Army Command’s Directorate of Guidance reported that a specialized army unit successfully dismantled an unexploded, guided aerial bomb left behind from previous Israeli attacks. The device was found inside a water treatment plant in the Ibl al-Saqi area near Marj’youn. The bomb was transported to a secure location for further action. … Full article
The Cradle | June 11, 2026
On 10 June, Israeli occupation forces abducted a municipal councilor and a municipal worker from the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Shuba who were operating a water pump on the outskirts of the village, taking them to an undisclosed location.
“An Israeli patrol took away Kfarshuba municipal council member Mohammad Hassan al-Hajj and worker Ahmad Salah Diab, taking them to an unknown location,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) said.
“The two men were working to pump water to the town of Kfar Shuba when the Israeli patrol stopped them and took them away,” it said.
The kidnapping comes after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for the abduction of Lebanese civilians – explicitly targeting women and children – during a cabinet meeting on 9 June as a way to cripple the morale of resistance fighters resisting Israeli invasion.
According to reports from the Jerusalem Post, Ben Gvir advocated for “thinking outside the box” by “arresting their women and youth and taking them to terrorist prisons” to exert pressure on Hezbollah, arguing that targeting family members is “what hurts them the most.” … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | June 11, 2026
During the Ramadan War earlier this year, Yemen’s Ansarallah’s role was notably limited – a move that is now turning out to have been strategic. The Yemeni Armed Forces now have the potential to tighten the noose of the global economy if the US-Israeli-UAE alliance seeks to escalate its war of aggression regionally. … continue
Press TV – June 11, 2026
Three Indian sailors who were reported missing have been killed after the US military struck a tanker in the Sea of Oman earlier this week.
The Palau-flagged MT Settebello came under attack on Wednesday after the US military accused it of not complying with “directions from American forces.”
There were 24 Indian crew members on board, 21 of whom were rescued.
“It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello. Sadly, three Indian seafarers initially reported missing are now confirmed dead after two bodies were recovered,” India’s Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal wrote in a post on X on Thursday. … Full article
RT | June 11, 2026
Three civilians have been injured by an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev has said.
Debris from an intercepted UAV sparked a fire at an apartment block in the city of Krasnodar, injuring two people, Kondratyev said in a post on Telegram on Thursday. Several private homes were also damaged and one person injured in the Seversky district of the region, Kondratyev added.
The Krasnodar regional operational headquarters released footage showing the aftermath of the attack. A video and photos posted on the agency’s Telegram channel show damage to the facade of the residential block, shattered windows, and the aftermath of fires in two apartments.
In total, 330 Ukrainian drones were shot down across Russia overnight as the country came under another large-scale Ukrainian aerial raid, the Defense Ministry reported. The interceptions took place over Moscow, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Orel, Smolensk, Tver, and Tula regions, as well as over the Crimean Peninsula, the ministry said. … Full article
In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union (i.e., Russia) came within an inch of all-out nuclear war with each other. To resolve the crisis, President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev entered into an agreement in which the United States agreed not to invade Cuba in return for Russia’s decision to withdraw nuclear missiles it had installed in Cuba.
For more than 50 years, both Russia and the United States have complied with that agreement. Russia has never re-installed nuclear missiles into Cuba. In turn, the United States has never re-invaded Cuba.
Given President Trump’s recent acts of aggression against Cuba, the question naturally arises: Will Trump and the US national-security establishment break the commitment that President Kennedy made by initiating another military invasion of Cuba? … continue
The Cradle | June 10, 2026
On 7 June, Central London County Court Judge Alan Johns authorized German insurance multinational Allianz, the insurer for Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems, to proceed with a civil lawsuit against a group of pro-Palestine activists seeking nearly $400,000 in damages.
The judge dismissed the defendants’ petition to pause the corporate litigation until their criminal proceedings conclude.
The activists, identified as the Allianz6, were involved in demonstrations at Allianz offices in London and Guildford during 2024 and 2025, in which they occupied the buildings and applied water-soluble red paint to the exteriors.
Allianz was targeted by pro-Palestine activists due to its financial and insurance ties to Elbit Systems UK – the British subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms manufacturer.
According to reporting from Middle East Eye (MEE), the insurance company claims these actions resulted in physical damages exceeding $100,000.
The legal conflict intensified after the defendants requested a stay on the civil proceedings.
In response, Allianz increased its financial demands by adding another £200,000 ($267,909) in so-called “symbolic damages,” with the firm citing “reputational damage and commercial embarrassment” as the basis for the increase, alleging the activists forced the closure of each office for one day.
The total claim now stands at £289,604 (around $387,938) plus legal costs, with the activists describing this additional sum as a “protest license fee.”
Seren John-Wood, a community worker and one of the defendants, told MEE that the strategy of moving the case into civil court is a calculated effort to avoid juries.
While criminal courts in the UK have frequently acquitted pro-Palestine campaigners, civil cases are decided by judges using a lower standard of proof. … Full article
IMEMC | June 10, 2026
Eight Palestinians were killed in the occupied Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Ministry of Health said Tuesday, raising the death toll from Israel’s ongoing assault since October 2023 to 72,988, amid continued Israeli attacks despite the ceasefire that took effect on 10 October 2025.
The Ministry of Health reported 34 injuries during the same period and noted that additional victims remain under the rubble and on roadways, where ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.
A Palestinian child, Malak Abdullah Qaddoum, succumbed to the serious wounds she sustained two days earlier when Israeli forces bombarded an area west of Gaza City, an attack that instantly killed her father and her sister.
Since the ceasefire began, the Ministry of Health has documented 978 Palestinians killed and 3,097 injured, with 782 bodies recovered from destroyed areas.
The ministry also said Israeli forces abducted seven paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) while they were passing through a military roadblock on Salahuddin Street in central Gaza. Five were later released after interrogation, while two remain in Israeli custody.
The ministry condemned the abductions, stating that targeting medical teams violates international humanitarian law and obstructs lifesaving services.
Separately, the Fishermen’s Committees in Gaza reported that Israeli naval forces abducted nine fishermen on Tuesday while they were working off the coasts of Gaza City and Deir al‑Balah. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – June 11, 2026
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Israeli police forces on Wednesday demolished a Palestinian home in the Beit Hanina al-Tahta neighborhood north of Occupied East Jerusalem, leaving an entire family homeless.
Local sources said Israeli troops, accompanied by heavy machinery, raided the area and demolished the approximately 1,076-square-foot (100-square-meter) home of Mahmoud Mleihat.
The house was home to 10 members of the Mleihat family, including a person with disabilities, all of whom were displaced as a result of the demolition. … Full article
MEMO | June 10, 2026
A new video released on Tuesday by the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights B’Tselem shows an Israeli soldier shooting a Palestinian baby, aged seven months, while he was in his mother’s arms in Hebron, southern West Bank, four days ago.
B’Tselem said it obtained footage showing the shooting of the Abu Hikal family, which killed baby Sam Abu Hikal and injured his parents.
The video clearly shows that the Israeli soldier fired at the car as it was slowing down to stop, while still at a distance from the soldiers and posing no threat.
It also shows the father holding the child and trying to stop the bleeding from his head, while the mother, who was also hit while carrying her son, sits on the road next to the family car.
B’Tselem added that the incident happened on Friday, 5th June, as the Palestinian family was returning from a family visit in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood of Hebron.
The shooting occurred after the father, driving the car, saw soldiers on the road and slowed down.
International Solidarity Movement | June 10, 2026
18 year old Hussein has been held in Israel’s prison camps for over two months without charge or trial. He is a shepherd from the Khirbet Makhoul community in the north Jordan Valley of the Occupied West Bank.
On April 10th, 2026 Hussein was on his way to sell cheese from his family’s farm when he was stopped and abducted by occupation forces, who later claimed he had a knife and head covering in his car.
However, as anyone who knows Hussein can attest, and as Hussein explained to the court, Hussein wears a head covering to protect himself from the sun while grazing his herd and needs the knife for farm work – such as cutting open bales of hay.
At a hearing to extend his captivity, the occupation court accepted Hussein’s reasoning and ordered his release on bail.
The occupation forces appealed the court’s decision, and three days later the court rejected the military’s request and once again ordered Hussein’s release. The family paid his bail, and his lawyer began preparations for his release, but the occupation forces refused to release him against the orders of their own court.
Forcing another hearing without Hussein’s lawyer of choice, they extended his detention for another six days so that they could obtain an ‘administrative detention’ order from the military courts.
Hussein is now under administrative detention in what is widely regarded as Israel’s torture camp prison system. … continue
IMEMC | June 10, 2026
Israeli forces injured a Palestinian woman on Wednesday, after ramming her vehicle in the town of Kfeirat, west of Jenin in the northern West Bank. In the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus, a military vehicle ran over a Palestinian teenager, causing injuries.
Media sources reported that an Israeli military vehicle rammed into a civilian vehicle, causing a 35-year-old woman to sustain a dislocated shoulder near the town of Kfeirat.
She was transported to the Jenin Governmental Hospital in Jenin for treatment.
Meanwhile, occupation forces ran over a Palestinian young man on Wednesday afternoon, after storming the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that an 18-year-old Palestinian suffered moderate injuries after he was run over by a military jeep in the center of Aqraba town.
It added that Israeli soldiers obstructed ambulance crews from reaching the wounded young man, before they were able to transport the victim to the Rafidia Governmental Hospital in Nablus city.
The UK, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on networks that collaborate with settler violence in the occupied West Bank
By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | June 10, 2026
… Targeting settlers with sanctions simply encourages Israel to provide more impunity for those doing its work on the ground, while the Israeli government continues with settlement construction.
As the Commission of Inquiry’s report shows, Israel cannot be discussed separately from settler violence. … Read full article
The Cradle | June 10, 2026
On June 9, extremist Israeli settler groups launched a coordinated arson attack on the historic Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, torching agricultural fields east of Ramallah as part of a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing.
The violence against the 3,000-year-old village intensified following the establishment of an illegal settlement outpost in the immediate vicinity, as local residents of Taybeh face persistent encroachment and assaults by Israeli settlers whose stated objective is to seize the area’s rich pastoral lands.
This ongoing attempted annexation has placed the community under significant pressure as it attempts to maintain its agricultural and pastoral way of life under constant violent harassment.
This latest assault follows previous instances of settler-led violence specifically targeting the historic Church of Saint George, a landmark of significant religious and cultural importance within the village. … continue
MEMO | June 10, 2026
Christian religious leaders in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre have called for urgent international action to prevent an attack on the city’s Christian quarter after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings covering the coastal area.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, senior church leaders appealed to the international community and Lebanese authorities to intervene amid growing fears that military operations could expand into parts of the city that have so far avoided direct attacks.
The appeal was signed by Archbishop George Iskandar of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Archbishop Elias Kfoury of the Greek Orthodox Church of Tyre and Sidon, and Maronite Archbishop Charbel Abdullah.
Their statement came after Israeli evacuation warnings prompted hundreds of residents to flee the Christian quarter, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.
Civil defence teams were deployed to assist elderly residents and facilitate evacuations to what authorities described as safer areas.
The warning followed a series of attacks on nearby neighbourhoods that Lebanese officials said killed eight people and wounded dozens of others.
Scenes of displacement unfolded across the city as residents loaded vehicles with mattresses, luggage and household belongings before joining long lines of traffic along the coastal highway.
Witnesses described severe congestion as families attempted to leave the area. … Full article
Press TV – June 10, 2026
India has summoned a senior US diplomat and lodged a strong protest following a strike on a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman that sent three Indian crewmembers missing.
The ministry of external affairs (MEA) handed over a demarche to US Chargé d’Affaires Jason Meeks during a 30-minute meeting at its headquarters in New Delhi after Wednesday’s attack on the Palau-flagged vessel “Settebello,” which had 24 Indian crewmembers on board.
According to the MEA, 21 of the crewmembers have been rescued, while three remain missing. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | June 10, 2026
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna has issued a sharp rebuke of the latest International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors’ resolution, rejecting its call on Tehran to declare its uranium stocks and denouncing the move as a politically motivated act unworthy of a technical body.
The mission said the measure was “another political resolution” adopted through a “shaky vote,” saying it falls well short of the standards expected of an agency tasked with technical oversight of nuclear affairs.
The US-backed resolution, passed on Wednesday, calls on Tehran to declare its remaining enriched uranium stocks and allow inspectors to verify them. Submitted by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, it cleared the 35-nation board with 21 votes in favor, three against, and 10 abstentions. Russia, China, and Niger cast the three opposing votes, while Venezuela was barred from taking part. … continue
By Hadi Zaarour | The Cradle | June 10, 2026
A question many strategists and military planners have floated in recent months is whether the US or Israel could, or would, use a nuclear weapon against Iran.
Since the latest US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic erupted, some have brushed the idea aside as too extreme to be taken seriously. Others, however, have treated it as a real option, even if only through the use of a so-called tactical nuclear weapon – a smaller-yield device designed to devastate a more limited area while still crossing the nuclear threshold.
One point should be beyond dispute: the question is no longer whether the US or Israel can strike Iran with a nuclear weapon. They can. The more important question is whether anyone in power is reckless enough to believe such an act would solve a strategic problem rather than set the world on fire. … continue
Press TV – June 10, 2026
Donald Trump is at it again. The same megalomaniac who once threatened to annihilate Iranian civilization has switched back to the tired script: demand capitulation, impose an artificial deadline, and vow cataclysmic violence if the other side refuses to bend.
His latest threat of a “harsh attack” on Iran, framed as punishment for delaying a war-ending deal, is the shrill, panicked whistle of a political machine running out of steam. […]
Here lies the fatal flaw in Trump’s calculus: he assumes time is an American weapon. Just last week, his administration argued that “time works in America’s favor.”
Yet within seven days, he was screaming about delays and threatening war. This contradiction smacks of desperation and panic. It betrays a realization that Washington has recalculated the odds and discovered that in a war of endurance, Iran wins hands down.
Consider the dynamics of the current ceasefire. The status quo – a tense, prolonged truce with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to hostile vessels – does not benefit the United States, but Iran. Every day that passes without full-scale war, while the US fails to reopen the strategic waterway on its own terms, is a day that consolidates Iran’s position.
Following the recent Israeli attack on Dahiyeh, when Iran struck back, the US and the Israeli regime were forced to retreat from their planned aggression. They blinked, immediately. This transforms the field dynamics. It proves that the old equation, where the US could strike with impunity while Iran absorbed the blows, is effectively dead.
A new equation is being written. Any aggression, no matter how limited, will be met with a decisive, escalatory response from the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is not a deterrent built on parity but a deterrent forged from pure, unadulterated resolve. … Read full article
Al Mayadeen | June 10, 2026
Preliminary data, satellite imagery assessments, and information from Iranian security services point to the success of Iran’s large-scale military operation that was carried out at dawn Wednesday, Fars News Agency reported, citing an informed military source.
According to the source, Iran’s Air and Missile Forces successfully struck 70% of the designated military targets with high precision, adding that long-range ballistic missiles and drones operated by Iran’s armed forces were able to penetrate air defense systems deployed at US military bases in the region.
Iranian missiles and drones also accurately hit their designated targets at the al-Azraq base in Jordan, the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, the source stated. … continue
Press TV – June 10, 2026
The managing director of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company says pre-dawn US strikes have completely destroyed critical water infrastructure in the eastern part of the province, leaving more than 20,000 residents without access to drinking water as summer temperatures soar.
Abdolhamid Hamzehpour told local media Wednesday that American terrorist attacks hit the water supply facilities in Sirik county, targeting the distribution network for the town of Kuhestak and 10 villages in the Bemani district.
Hamzehpour detailed that two concrete reservoirs, with capacities of 500 and 2,000 cubic meters, along with their associated mechanical equipment, were demolished in the strikes. The destruction of the facilities has led to a complete halt in water distribution for the affected areas.
“The enemy has precisely targeted the infrastructure linked to the daily livelihood and health of the people,” Hamzehpour said, describing the act as “flagrant terrorism.” … continue
The Cradle | June 9, 2026
Diplomatic efforts to finalize a peace agreement between the US and Iran ran into significant delays due to Israeli violations across West Asia, Pakistani government mediators revealed to Anadolu Agency on 9 June.
US President Donald Trump told reporters in New York on Monday that a settlement could be reached in “two or three days,” yet Pakistani mediators say that such an immediate breakthrough is “unlikely.”
While Trump continues to maintain that a peace deal is close at hand, officials in Islamabad stress that the “situation is complex and has entered a sensitive phase” due to persistent Israeli military aggression in southern Lebanon.
According to sources close to the mediation, the two nations were “inches away” from concluding a temporary truce in late May, only for the momentum to be derailed by the “large-scale” Israeli incursion and the annexation of Lebanese territory. … continue
By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | June 10, 2026
Iran’s ballistic missile response to Israel’s attack on Beirut is a game-changer for the power dynamics of West Asian politics. The ‘Unity of Squares’ concept has officially led to a NATO-style defense pact developing between the members of the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut last Monday, the immediate threat issued by the leadership in Tehran forced him to take a step back. Ultimately, the US and Israel would delay the implementation of the decision to attack the Lebanese Capital, then suffering an overwhelming response that outperformed expectations. … continue
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Iran will not leave any attack or threat unanswered, stressing that the United States has chosen to test what he described as Iran’s resolve despite battlefield losses.
Araghchi affirmed in an X post that the Iranian armed forces would respond to any aggression, signaling a hardened stance amid rising regional tensions.
‘Leave our region if you want to be safe’
Addressing Washington directly, Araghchi warned the United States to withdraw from the region, saying: “Leave our region if you want to be safe.”
He added that the history of the Persian Gulf contains what he described as “dire fates” that befell foreign forces, framing foreign military presence as inherently risky.
The foreign minister’s statement comes after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had launched strikes on Iran, stating the operation was carried out under orders from the US military leadership and framed as a response to what the US claims is Iran’s downing of an Apache helicopter.
CENTCOM described the strikes as a “proportionate response” to what it called “unprovoked Iranian aggression,” linking the escalation to reports surrounding the incident. However, no independent verification has confirmed the claims.
Press TV – June 10, 2026
Iran’s Armed Forces have launched retaliatory operations against American military targets in the region after fresh American aggression struck several locations in the country’s southern Hormozgan Province.
On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) noted how the “warmongering American regime” had attacked several locations in Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm in the province earlier in the day under the “false pretext” of an American helicopter’s crash.
According to the IRGC, the American strikes had damaged a telecommunications tower in Sirik and destroyed two water reservoirs in the Bemani district of the county. … continue
RT | June 9, 2026
Ukraine should compensate Germany for the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the co-leader of the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, has said.
German investigators have attributed the explosions, which crippled the pipelines built to transport Russian gas to Germany, to a small group of Ukrainian operatives. The alleged ringleader was extradited to Germany from Italy last autumn.
Moscow has repeatedly questioned Berlin’s account of the attack, arguing that such a sophisticated operation could not have been carried out by a handful of divers in NATO-monitored waters without state backing.
Speaking at a party event on Tuesday, Weidel rejected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s proposal to grant Ukraine associate membership in the European Union, describing the country as a “bottomless pit” that is already heavily reliant on foreign financial assistance.
“Germany has already transferred more than €100 billion to Ukraine over the past four years alone,” she said.
Weidel argued that Kiev should first explain its role in the Nord Stream sabotage. … continue
RT | June 9, 2026
Bulgaria’s new government has announced it will halt weapons deliveries to Ukraine, signaling a major policy shift for the NATO and EU member, which has been supplying arms to Kiev since the escalation of the conflict in 2022.
The conflict cannot be resolved on the battlefield, Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Tuesday, arguing that Ukraine’s primary challenge is a shortage of personnel rather than weapons.
”What we are witnessing is a war of attrition, and no matter how much weaponry is amassed, its only result is the loss of human lives,” he said, as quoted by AP.
According to Stoyanov, it is time to sit down at the negotiating table “to seek a just peace that is defined by both sides.” … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 9, 2026
Germany and France have reportedly decided to halt plans for a joint next-generation fighter aircraft program after failing to resolve long-standing disagreements between the companies leading the effort, marking a major setback for one of Europe’s most ambitious defense initiatives.
According to officials cited in media reports on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the future of the project during the EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro last week and concluded that there was little chance of overcoming the impasse that has stalled development for months.
German officials said Merz advised Macron to discontinue pursuit of the joint fighter aircraft program.
Macron’s office confirmed that the two leaders had reviewed the issue extensively and expressed disappointment that the project’s principal industrial partners, Airbus, representing Germany and Spain, and Dassault Aviation, had been unable to reach a compromise.
The initiative, valued at roughly €100 billion, was launched in 2017 as the centerpiece of a broader Future Combat Air System intended to provide Europe with a sixth-generation fighter aircraft supported by drones and a secure battlefield networking system. … continue
The US heads a record rise in nuclear arsenal spending, accounting alone for $69.2 billion of the $119 billion spent on nuclear arsenals in 2025 by the world’s nine nuclear-armed states, according to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
The total represents a 19% increase from 2024, the highest level since ICAN began tracking spending of Russia, China, the US, France, the UK, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel in 2020.
Other major increases included:
- China: 7% increase to $13.5 billion
- United Kingdom: 17% increase to $12.6 billion
- Russia: 6% increase to $9.5 billion
The Dissident | June 9, 2026
Axios has reported that if David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance deal to absorb Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN goes through, Zionist genocide denier Bari Weiss, the current editor of CBS News, may now be installed as editor-in-chief of CNN as well.
The report noted that “Paramount has held preliminary conversations with several candidates for a business-side counterpart to CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, according to two sources familiar with the network’s inner workings”, adding, “The search implies that if Paramount Skydance’s deal with Warner Bros. Discovery goes through, Weiss would oversee all news editorial across both CBS News and CNN. Her potential counterpart would manage business operations across both companies.” … continue
By Justin K.P. | The Dissident | June 9, 2026
The Israeli government has hired two Hollywood producers, Daniel Rosenberg and Tim Piper, and their production company Piro Inc. to produce pro-Israel propaganda targeting Americans.
According to O’Dwyers, an outlet covering public relations-related news, “Havas Media Germany has hired Piro Inc. to further the digital efforts of the Israel Government Advertising Agency to sway US public opinion”. … continue
Israel will benefit enormously and Americans will bear the burden
By Philip Giraldi | Unz Review | June 7, 2026
There is near certainty that Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 will pass through the House of Representatives to become law this coming week after a failed attempt last Thursday in the House Armed Services Committee to pass an amendment to delete it led by Democratic Party Congressman Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie. The NDAA will now be awaiting only the fully expected signature of Israel’s servant President Donald Trump on the Act to become part of the nation’s legislative package that will set the rules and regulations that the nation’s defense will operate under. It will, unfortunately, also set up through Section 224 a “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative” that integrates “US-Israeli military research and development, co-production of weapons systems, licensing agreements, AI, directed energy, data integration, and missile defense.” It also creates the framework for “bilateral research and development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and seemingly every manner of US-Israeli military-industrial complex cooperation.” The Director of the “Initiative” will be responsible for the coordination of the work and it is already being suggested that he will be an Israeli. And the funding will come 100% from the US Treasury by way of the budgeted allocation of $1.5 trillion that has been requested for the US military in 2027. … continue
MEMO | June 9, 2026
Israeli forces assaulted children following their incursion into Quneitra in southern Syria on Monday, in the latest violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty, Anadolu agency reported.
Syrian state television channel Al-Ekhbariya reported that “Israeli occupation forces entered the area west of the town of Al-Rafid in the southern Quneitra countryside, beating four minors, and confiscated their phones.”
Earlier on Sunday, the broadcaster reported that “Israeli occupation forces entered the village of Al-Hurriya in the northern Quneitra countryside with five military vehicles and more than thirty soldiers and searched a number of houses.”
Israeli forces have carried out near-daily incursions and military operations in southern Syria, including raids, checkpoints, house searches, and detentions, according to Syrian media reports. … Full article
Corralling millions of Palestinians into 30% of the former strip is making life there untenable. This is all part of the plan.
By Omar Shaban Ismail | Responsible Statecraft | June 8, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late last month that he had ordered the Israeli military to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip.
Under President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, Israeli forces were required to withdraw to a zone encompassing roughly 50% of Gaza’s territory, demarcated by the so-called Yellow Line, ahead of further withdrawals in the future. Instead of retreating, however, the Israeli army has steadily expanded its area of control, which now stands at roughly 60% of Gaza, while leveling the areas under its occupation to the ground.
Indeed, despite a so-called ceasefire, Israel continues to carry out near daily attacks on Gaza — at least 932 people have been called since the ceasefire was announced — while heavily restricting the entry of aid.
So what does it mean to squeeze more than two million people into 30% of the already tiny Gaza Strip? … continue
GAZA – Gaza’s health ministry has denounced the arrest of seven Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics by the Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday morning while they were carrying out their humanitarian duties in the Gaza Strip.
The incident occurred as the medical team was passing through a military checkpoint set up by Israeli forces on Salahuddin road, the main artery connecting central and southern Gaza.
The health ministry explained that the arrests took place while the paramedics were carrying out their usual humanitarian duties of rescuing the wounded and transporting patients.
The ministry noted that the seven paramedics were detained and subjected to harsh on-site interrogations before five were later released, adding that two of them remain in custody at an undisclosed location.
The ministry called for immediate international intervention to secure the release of the remaining paramedics and guarantee their safety.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the movement highly valued the Iranian and Yemeni responses to what he described as escalating Israeli aggression against the Lebanese people, saying the stance represented a genuine model of solidarity among the region’s nations in confronting Israeli attacks.
In a press statement on Monday, Qassem said Hamas viewed the position as “the true form of solidarity that should prevail among all components of the nation”. He called on regional forces to regard this level of support and backing as a duty at this stage in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.
Qassem said Hamas had received repeated assurances from Iranian and Yemeni officials that they were seeking to end the war on all fronts, including the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
He added that Iran had provided the movement with political, military and financial support and continued to declare its backing for the Palestinian people and their right to resist, while also supporting efforts aimed at securing a ceasefire.
Qassem said Hamas hoped that the current state of solidarity and direct support would extend to Gaza and that the enclave would remain central to regional efforts linked to ending the war and halting the aggression.
Press TV – June 9, 2026
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the fanatic Israeli minister for security affairs, says the Lebanese women and youth must be kidnapped as a means of exerting pressure on the resistance movement Hezbollah.
He made his proposal during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, urging officials to adopt more aggressive measures against the Lebanese group as discussions focused on expanding Israel’s military invasion in Lebanon.
“Let’s start thinking outside the box about Hezbollah,” Ben-Gvir said, adding that conquering territory and killing many Hezbollah fighters, but also abducting their women and youth and taking them to prisons is “what hurts them the most.”
Israeli forces continue to suffer casualties and equipment losses in southern Lebanon.
Several cabinet members reportedly voiced support for intensifying military raids in Lebanon despite a ceasefire announced by the United States earlier this year.
Israeli forces have already kidnapped Lebanese civilians during the aggression, although the exact number remains unclear. … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 9, 2026
Israeli attacks on Masaken al-Shaabiya in Tyre have killed nine civilians and injured 28 others, Lebanon’s Civil Defense reported on Tuesday, as the aggression on Lebanon continues unabated.
Civil Defense had reported the recovery of five injured after fires that broke out due to an Israeli airstrike on the city of Tyre were extinguished, while its teams continue to monitor the ground situation and take necessary measures in accordance with public safety requirements.
Earlier today, “Israel” issued a massive displacement threat targeting the ancient city of Tyre and more than 10 surrounding towns and refugee camps. Under the threat of imminent attacks, tens of thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that two civil defense personnel were injured while providing aid to a wounded person following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the town of Al-Sharqiyah in southern Lebanon.
Israeli attacks also targeted the areas of al-Masaken, Wadi al-Khardali, Aita al-Jabal, Msayleh, Srifa, and Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. In parallel, Israeli drones continued intensive low-altitude flights over the capital, Beirut, and its suburbs.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported that the cumulative toll since the expansion of the Israeli aggression on March 2 through June 8 has risen to 3,637 killed and 11,188 wounded. … Full article
Press TV – June 9, 2026
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stated that Lebanon will accept nothing less than a complete and unconditional ceasefire on land, air and sea, strongly reaffirming the Lebanese resistance’s principled and steadfast position against Israeli aggression.
Berri said on Monday night that only after a full ceasefire takes effect will any discussion on the simultaneous withdrawal of the Israeli occupation army from Lebanese soil and Hezbollah forces from areas south of the Litani River begin.
He categorically rejected the Israeli regime’s so-called “test areas” or any piecemeal arrangements.
“What is being called ‘test areas’ is unacceptable to me. We only accept the withdrawal of Israel and the entry of the Lebanese army into the area, simultaneously with the return of all displaced people,” Berri said.
He also underscored Lebanon’s openness to mediation by any country proving the resistance’s flexibility for genuine peace while maintaining its unbreakable red lines against the Israeli aggressor. … continue
The Cradle | June 9, 2026
A “significant number” of Israeli airstrikes against Iran were launched from Jordanian airspace, a military intelligence source revealed to Fars News Agency on 9 June.
The security source also said that Jordanian military helicopters assisted Israel by intercepting Iranian drones and missiles headed toward Israeli territory.
The coordination reportedly included operational and intelligence support from several western European nations operating within Jordan.
According to the source, Israeli jets utilized long-range air-to-surface munitions for these attacks in response to Iran’s recent rapid upgrades to its radar and air defense systems. … continue
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