Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 12 Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a medical source told AFP. The medical source said on condition of anonymity that "the number of martyrs from the Israeli air strikes in the town of Tayr Debba is eight, and in Deir Qanun al-Nahr it is four. " First responders douse flames engulfing vehicles following an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in Sidon on 10 June 2026.
Israel says damage caused to air base during Iran attacks An Israeli military official said Wednesday that a key Israeli air base had sustained damage during this week's missile attacks by Iran, though it remains unclear whether it took a direct hit. "We confirm that there was an impact at the base but at a non-critical area," the official told AFP, referring to the Ramat David base in northern Israel. "We are investigating whether it was caused by a shrapnel or it was a direct impact.
India summons top US diplomat to protest at tanker attack off Oman, sources say India has summoned a top US diplomat in Delhi over a strike on a tanker off the coast of Oman where three Indians are missing, two Indian sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. India has lodged a "strong protest" with the US deputy chief of mission to the country, Jason Meeks, the sources said.
Trump vows attacks on Iran US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he will renew attacks on Iran, saying Tehran's peace negotiators "keep playing us for suckers. " "We're going to be attacking them - attacking them very hard," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along, they keep playing us for suckers.
Iran would be 'unwise' to challenge US further, Pentagon's Hegseth says Iran would be "unwise" to challenge US further after it carried out strikes overnight in retaliation for the downing of a US Apache helicopter, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. "Right now, they’re defensive strikes to ensure we protect our people. Again, Iran would be unwise to challenge us further," Hegseth said during a visit to the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Israel 'emptying' Al-Aqsa facilities to undermine Waqf, watchdog warns Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 13:21 Palestinian monitoring group says authorities are targeting four key sites across the mosque complex as part of broader effort to sideline Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf Israeli forces during a raid into Al-Aqsa Mosque stand watch as Muslim worshippers gather for Friday noon prayers, in Jerusalem's Old City on 10 April 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israel has emptied four facilities within the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex that served as offices for the Islamic Waqf, in what a monitoring group has described as an escalating campaign against the Jordanian-backed body. The Al-Quds International Institution, a Palestinian organisation that monitors developments in Jerusalem, said on Tuesday that Israeli authorities have used "manufactured security pretexts" to target the facilities. According to the group, Israeli forces raided the sites in recent months, broke their locks and prevented the installation of replacements.
Trump may order new strikes on Iran: Report US President Donald Trump said he may order new strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges because Tehran is taking too long to make a deal, Fox News reported on Wednesday citing a phone interview. "Iran is all talk and no action," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post earlier in the day. "They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price," he said.
Israeli military abducts municipal councillor, worker in southern Lebanon Israeli forces abducted a municipal councillor and a worker on Wednesday in the southern Lebanese town of Kfarshuba, amid continuous Israeli strikes in the area. “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 National News Agency said. A local Lebanese outlet confirmed that the two individuals were taken by the Israeli patrol in the morning, around 10am, while operating a water pump outside the village.
Two crew missing in tanker fire off Oman coast, UK maritime agency says A tanker’s engine room caught fire off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a UK maritime agency said, reporting two missing and one casualty. Earlier, British maritime security company Vanguard Tech said the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello had “transmitted a distress call stating that its engine room had been struck by a missile while operating off Sohar in the Gulf of Oman” and that there was a fire on board. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency later reported an incident 37km (20 nautical miles) northeast of Sohar in Oman.
Israeli air strike kills at least six in southern Lebanon’s Tayr Debba An Israeli air strike on the town of Tayr Debba, located in southern Lebanon's Tyre district, killed at least six people. The Lebanese Civil Defence confirmed the casualties to Al Jazeera.
Jordan military says shot it down five missiles from Iran Jordanian forces intercepted five missiles launched from Iran on Wednesday, the army said. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said their missiles had targeted a US "command centre" in Azraq, a town 100km east of Amman that is home to Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. Jordan insists it does not host foreign military bases, but US and European air crews have operated out of the base in the past.
US and Israel undermine diplomatic process by violating ceasefire: Iran Diplomatic efforts with the United States cannot advance under repeated ceasefire violations, senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, following overnight strikes in the Gulf between Tehran and Washington. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused the US of undermining diplomacy through contradictory messages, shifting positions and repeated ceasefire violations, adding that Israel was also damaging the process through repeated ceasefire breaches in Lebanon. "Following overnight events, we need to re-assess (the diplomatic path with Washington) ...
Iran targets US bases across the Middle East after strikes near Hormuz Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 07:53 Tehran says it struck US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after Washington launched attacks on Iranian military infrastructure near the strategic waterway Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps at a parade in Tehran on 22 September 2018 (AFP) Off Iran has launched a wave of attacks on US military bases across the Middle East on Wednesday, targeting facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for American strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country's top joint military command, said the attacks were launched in response to US "aggression in southern Iran". In a statement carried by Iranian state media, the military command warned that "heavier and broader" attacks would follow if Washington continued military operations against Iran.
Israeli settlers attack Christian village as West Bank violence escalates Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 08:34 Arson attack on Taybeh comes amid a sharp rise in settler violence, with a new UN report accusing Israeli authorities of enabling and protecting attacks on Palestinians Israeli settlers set fire to agricultural fields near the village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on 9 June 2026 (X/screengrab) Off Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Christian village on Tuesday as their violence across the occupied West Bank continues to escalate. Settlers targeted areas near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, overnight, setting fire to agricultural fields. No injuries were reported in the attack.
Iran's IRGC releases new clips of its long-range missiles Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released new footage documenting the launch of its long-range missiles that they said were used to target US bases across the region. Footage shows the firing of Qadr, Emad, and Kheibar Shekan long-range solid and liquid-fuel missiles at American targets in the region, responding to Wednesday morning's attack. pic.
Exchange of fire between vessels 88 nautical miles from Yemeni port town, UKMTO reports A cargo vessel reported being approached by a small craft carrying six armed people around 88 nautical miles from Yemen's industrial port town of Balhaf on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. UKMTO reported that an exchange of fire occured between the small craft and the vessels armed security team, before the craft turned away.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Overnight and early on Wednesday, the US and Iran exchanged attacks, raising concerns over a renewed conflict in the Middle East. While the US Central Command (Centcom) said it targeted various Iranian air defence, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran hit back at American bases across the region - including in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait. Below is some of the latest developments: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that the country's army would respond to any US hostility.
Iran says countries in the region have 'responsibility' to halt US-Israeli attacks Iran's foreign ministry stressed that countries in the region - especially those in the Gulf - had a "legal and moral responsibility" to prevent US and Israeli strikes launched from their territories. The ministry said in a statement that the countries had a responsibility to "prevent the US military and Israel from using their territory or facilities to plan, organise, execute, or support hostile actions against Iran".
Israel attacks Tyre despite UN warning of 'deteriorating' humanitarian situation Israel struck the town of Tayr Debba in the southern city of Tyre early on Wednesday, state-news media reported. On Tuesday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) warned that the humanitarian situation in the city and its surrounding is "deteriorating" amid continued Israeli attacks and displacement orders. It noted that many civilians remain in the area, including Lebanese residents, citizens displaced from other parts of the country as well as those living in Palestinian refugee camps.
Trump was not keen on targeting attacks following downing of army helicopter: Report US President Donald Trump was reportedly not keen on attacking Iran earlier on Tuesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a phone call with the journal, Trump downplayed Iran's downing a US helicopter, saying it "wasn’t a big deal". The paper indicated that the president changed his mind after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine suggested military action during a briefing at the White House.
