Israel kills 14 people in attacks across Gaza

Israel killed at least 14 people in Gaza on Sunday in strikes across Khan Younis, Gaza City, and Deir el-Balah.

In Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled suburbs, war with Israel comes at a price for residents

Escalation in the regional conflict on June 7 was triggered by a deadly Israeli strike on the South Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, a neighbourhood governed by the Islamist militant group Hezbollah, Israel’s declared enemy in this war. A team of France 24 journalists went there the following day to gauge the atmosphere.The team was forbidden from showing the locals' faces without explicit consent as some feared that they could become targets.

By FRANCE24

Perpetual war in Beirut’s suburbs: ‘I would move to another planet if that would give me peace’

Some residents of Dahieh hope Iran’s strikes will halt the Israeli offensive, while others come and go under the threat of bombs

By Joan Cabasés Vega

Iran War: Israel Again Bombs Lebanon, Defying Trump and Killing “Deal”; Middle East Straits as Foundations for New Security Architecture; Alon Mizrahi’s Zionism Delenda Est; Debate Over Oil Cliff Timing

That halt of hostilities did not last long.1 I expected Israel to defy Trump and again strike Lebanon, but did not expect it to happen this fast, as within the same news cycle in which Trump claimed he told Israel that it was on its own if it hit Lebanon again and incredibly tried denying […]

By Yves Smith