Trump warned Netanyahu against renewed Iran war, Axios reports
US President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview published on Monday that he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran.
"I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Axios quoted Trump as telling Netanyahu.
Lebanon says Israeli strike on southern city of Tyre kills 5
An Israeli strike on Tyre in southern Lebanon on Monday killed five people and wounded eight, the health ministry said, as Israel said it would continue strikes despite Iranian threats.
"An Israeli enemy raid on the city of Tyre, near the Red Cross center, resulted in 5 martyrs and 8 wounded, four of whom were Red Cross paramedics," the ministry said in a statement.
Who calls the shots? Trump tries to rein in Netanyahu, salvage Iran deal
Lebanese president makes appeal to Israeli government to pursue talks, not war
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a rare public appeal to the Israeli government and people in an interview with CNN aired on Monday, saying a military solution "will never provide you with security and safety" for the people in northern Israel.
"We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let's sit and talk," said Aoun.
He said he would not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war, which he said would be a non-aggression pact and not a full peace deal.
Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran
Tehran will turn the naval blockade established by the United States into another defeat for the "enemy", Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message posted on his Telegram channel on Monday.
"We are not going to either just fight or just negotiate; rather, we are going to fight at our own time and negotiate at our own time", Qalibaf said, adding, "our goal is the end of the war and stable security and we have no trust towards the opposing party".
Lebanon says Israeli dawn strike on south killed 7, including child
An Israeli dawn strike on south Lebanon killed seven people including a woman and a child, the Lebanese health ministry said on Monday.
"The Israeli enemy raid at dawn today on the town of Zifta, Nabatieh district, resulted in 7 martyrs, including a Syrian child and a woman, and 8 wounded, including two women," the ministry said in a statement.
US says it fired on, disabled tanker that violated Iran port blockade
A US warplane fired on and disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday after the vessel violated Washington's blockade of Iran's ports, the US military said.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet "fired a precision munition into the ship's engineering and steering spaces after the crew failed to comply with directions from US forces," US Central Command said on X, adding that the Palau-flagged ship M/T Marivex "is no longer sailing to Iran."
Israel says will reopen schools starting Tuesday
Israel's education ministry said on Monday that schools would reopen throughout the country the following day, after a one-day closure put in place because of Iranian missile attacks.
"In accordance with the updated directives of the Home Front Command, studies will resume tomorrow in all educational institutions throughout the country and will take place in full, in-person and within the regular educational frameworks," the ministry wrote in a statement.
Classes in several northern communities along the Lebanese border will only be allowed to resume if they are held next to a protected space, the ministry added, due to the risk of incoming projectiles from the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Iran halts strikes against Israel, Netanyahu stuck between Trump and ministers
Iran's military command on June 8 announced it was halting its operation against Israel. It comes after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time since a truce took effect on April 8. Despite this, strikes on Israel from Hezbollah are still ongoing, as FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnapolsky reports from Jerusalem.
Netanyahu says told Trump Israel has right to self-defence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he told US President Donald Trump that Israel reserved the right to defend itself against Iran at any time, despite Trump's public objections.
"Israel has a full right to self-defence, and we are exercising it as required. I say this to you, just as I say it with appreciation and respect in my good conversations with my friend President Trump," Netanyahu said in a televised statement.
Netanyahu says hostilities ceased temporarily after Israel struck targets in Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Monday that Israel's strikes on Iran had deterred the Islamic republic from launching further attacks, leading to a cessation of hostilities between the two adversaries.
"At this moment, the fire on that front is contained -- after we struck the terror regime in Tehran, it stopped attacking us," Netanyahu said in a televised statement.
He warned however that should Iran "make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force".
Lebanese Red Cross says 4 rescuers wounded in Israeli strike on Tyre
Trump calls Netanyahu after Israel-Iran clashes: White House
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP, after the first exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran since an April ceasefire.
Iran fired missiles at Israel overnight and Israel responded by targeting military sites in the Islamic republic, sparking fears of a new full-scale conflict.
"Israel and Iran must immediately stop 'shooting'," the US leader wrote earlier Monday on his Truth Social network.
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- Israel vows to press military campaign in Lebanon despite Iran's warnings
Israel vows to press military campaign in Lebanon despite Iran's warnings
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Monday to press on with Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran that any such action would prompt the Islamic republic to take "severe" measures in response.
"The IDF will continue to operate in Lebanon against the terrorist organisation Hezbollah," Katz said in a statement, adding that Israel would strike Beirut's southern suburbs, known as the Dahiyeh district, in retaliation for every attack on northern Israel.
"We categorically reject Iran's threats. Any Iranian attempt to link Lebanon and Iran and attack Israel will be met with great force, as happened yesterday," Katz said.
Sirens sound in northern Israel after projectile falls in area where Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon
Sirens sounded in northern Israel's Zar'it area on Monday after a projectile was identified as falling in an area where Israeli forces are operating in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said, adding that no casualties were reported.
Israeli strike hits vehicle in Tyre, south Lebanon, says state media
An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel attacked the country, despite an Iranian threat against such acts.
"An enemy airstrike targeted a car with a missile in the city of Tyre, near the Lebanese Red Cross building," the state-run National News Agency said.
Despite tension over war flare-up, fallout between Trump and Netanyahu unlikely
Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the first time since the start of the truce on June 7, despite US President Donald Trump repeatedly warning Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu against launching strikes on Iran. Could that be the first sign of a fallout between the two leaders? FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.
Pakistan PM Sharif says 'final objective' in US-Iran talks about to be achieved
The final objective in the peace negotiations between Iran and the US is "just about to be achieved", Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, asking all sides in the conflict to exercise restraint.
Israel army intercepts three projectiles fired from Lebanon: AFP journalist
Israel's military on Monday intercepted three projectiles fired from Lebanon, which were filmed by an AFP correspondent near the Israel-Lebanon border.
The journalist filmed three explosions in the sky caused by the interceptions after warning sirens were activated in the area.
The Israeli military said it had identified three projectiles launched from Lebanon towards troops operating in southern Lebanon.
"Some of the projectiles were intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory, and an additional projectile fell near IDF soldiers," the military said.
"No injuries were reported," the military added.
Yesterday's key developments:
• Iran launched missiles at Israel for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took place in early April.
• The Israeli military vowed to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah, after launching attacks that killed two and wounded 20 in Beirut's suburbs.
• Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest events in the region on Sunday night with his counterparts in Britain, France, and Turkey, as well as with Qatar's leader and Pakistani mediators, focusing on Israel's ceasefire violations.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
