Israeli strikes hit towns in southern Lebanon An Israeli drone strike targeted the town of Majdal in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, according to reports from Al Jazeera’s team on the ground. Two additional Israeli air strikes were reported on the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon. No immediate information on casualties was available.
In an interview with The Times, Nabih Berri, an influential Lebanese lawmaker close to Hezbollah, called on President Trump to broker a new cease-fire, as Israel threatened fresh attacks on a Beirut suburb.
EU’s Kallas praises Pakistan’s role in preventing ‘full blown war’ EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has praised Pakistan for preventing “a return to full-blown war on several occasions”. Speaking alongside Pakistan’s foreign minister during a visit to Islamabad, Kallas said there is now “a 10-year diplomatic opening to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz”. She also reiterated that any agreement should be followed by broader negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran warns northern Israelis to leave if Beirut suburbs are attacked Iran’s central military command has warned residents of northern Israel to leave their homes if Israel follows through on its threat to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs. In a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the warning was issued in response to the Israeli military’s forced displacement order for residents of Dahiyeh.
Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agreed to halt attacks US President Donald Trump says he held a “very productive” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and claimed Israeli troops heading towards Beirut had been turned back. “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 wrote on Truth Social. The US president also said he had communicated with Hezbollah through “highly placed Representatives” and said the group had agreed to stop attacks.
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has told the Trump administration that Hezbollah is prepared for a full and immediate ceasefire with Israel, and that he would guarantee its implementation, U. S. media outlet Axios reported Monday, citing Berri's top adviser Ali Hamdan.
Israeli strike near Tyre hospital kills two people An Israeli attack on buildings opposite Jabal Amel University Hospital in Tyre has killed two people and wounded 23 others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military carried out strikes on the al-Housh area on the outskirts of Tyre, as well as along the city’s coastline.
Hezbollah attacks continue as Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon As the Israeli army escalates attacks across Lebanon, Hezbollah continues to launch attacks towards northern Israel. In the past hour, the Israeli military said it intercepted a rocket fired from Lebanon after sirens sounded in Margaliot and Kiryat Shmona. Two other rockets fell near Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon.
France bars Israeli officials from major defense exhibition France has banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month, according to Israel’s Defence Ministry. Israeli weapons manufacturers have also been prohibited from displaying offensive weapons systems and will only be allowed to showcase “air defence products”. The move comes a week after French authorities barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country following the release of footage showing detained flotilla activists blindfolded, with their hands bound, as he looked on.
France bars Israeli officials from major defence exhibition France has banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month, according to Israel’s defence ministry. Israeli weapons manufacturers have also been prohibited from displaying offensive weapons systems and will only be allowed to showcase “air defence products”. The move comes a week after French authorities barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entering the country following the release of footage showing detained flotilla activists blindfolded, with their hands bound, as he looked on.
Iran calls off all further talks maintaining that a ceasefire in Lebanon is a precondition of broader truce with US • Middle East crisis – live updates Thousands of Beirut residents have fled their homes after Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to bomb the city’s southern suburbs, a move that threatens to derail Iran-US peace talks. The Israeli prime minister and his defence minister, Israel Katz, said they had given instructions to strike “terrorist targets” in the southern suburbs for what they described as “repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah”. Continue reading...
As Israel bombs Beirut and the US and Iran trade missile strikes, Donald Trump insists it will ‘all work out well in the end’ and urges his critics to ‘sit back and relax’. So are we any closer to a deal? Lucy Hough speaks to diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour – watch on YouTube Continue reading...
Iran halts talks with US, says it will close Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 16:46 Iran has called for an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza in order to restart peace talks Vessels sail at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz, on 1 June 2026 (Amirhossein Khorgooei/Isna/AFP) Off Iran has suspended all exchanges with mediators to end the war with the US as a result of Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanon , the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. "Given the continuing crimes of the Zionist regime (Israel) in Lebanon and considering that Lebanon was one of the preconditions for the ceasefire and that this ceasefire has now been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon, the Iranian negotiating team is suspending dialogues and exchange of texts through mediators," Tasnim reported. Tasnim said that Iran wants an "immediate cessation" of Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
Oil rises amid ongoing Iran war as Wall Street stays calm Oil prices climbed after fresh fighting threatened the US-Iran ceasefire, though US stock markets showed little sign of concern. The S&P 500 fell 0. 1 percent in early trading, slipping slightly below the record high it reached last week.
The shaky cease-fire in the Middle East was tested on Monday after the United States and Iran traded attacks and Israel issued an evacuation warning for the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, as it threatened to escalate attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
Lebanon says Israeli attacks have killed over 3400 since March Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 3,433 people have been killed and 10,395 wounded in Israeli attacks since fighting resumed on 2 March.
Lebanese flee their homes as Israel orders attacks on Beirut Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:07 Israel warns 'no calm in Beirut' as it expands its offensive to the Lebanese capital six weeks after ceasefire Families flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks Dahieh, Lebanon, 1 June 2026 (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) Off Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs began leaving their homes again on Monday after Israel threatened to expand its attacks on the Lebanese capital, raising fears of a renewed assault on Dahieh despite a nominal ceasefire. The latest wave of anxiety followed a statement by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, who warned that there would be “no calm in Beirut” if Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli forces and northern Israel continued. “The Dahieh in Beirut is no different from the communities in northern Israel – if there is no calm in the north, there will be no calm in Beirut,” Katz said, referring to the densely residential area in Beirut's southern suburb.
Explosion reported on cargo vessel in Gulf A cargo vessel travelling in the Gulf has been struck by an unknown projectile, causing a “large explosion”, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident took place about 40 nautical miles (74km) southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. UKMTO said it was not aware of any environmental impact from the incident.
Thousands fled the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced the widening of the military campaign against Hezbollah.
Israeli army issues displacement orders for Beirut's southern suburbs The Israeli army's Arabic spokesperson issued expulsion threats to residents of Beirut's southern suburbs. "If the terrorist organization Hezbollah continues to fire rockets at cities in Israel, the [Israeli army] will respond with a targeted attack on sites in [Beirut's southern suburbs]," Avichai Adraee said in a post on X.
