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16:57 [ New York Times ]

What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon

The Israeli military has deployed white phosphorus, an incendiary substance that can be extremely harmful, over populated areas in Lebanon in its battle against Hezbollah, according to experts, aid groups and visual evidence collected by The New York Times.

Distinctive smoke trails from this type of munition were seen as recently as May 30 in Nabatieh, a city of roughly 40,000, in social media footage verified by The Times, which was filmed as Israeli forces captured Beaufort Castle, a landmark in the area.

15:42 [ Seyed Abbas Araghchi / X ]

Based on Mr. Aoun‘s comments, one would think it‘s Iran that has occupied 1/5 of Lebanon, displaced 1/4 of Lebanese and bombing his country on daily basis. Had Lebanon been bargaining chip for Iran, we‘d have a deal long ago.

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15:11 [ NPR.org ]

Israeli airstrikes kill 9 including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal

An airstrike on a vehicle on a road linking the city of Nabatiyeh with the town of Marjayoun killed a brigadier general, a captain and another soldier, the army said, without immediately releasing their names. Another airstrike on the southern village of Saksakiyah killed six people and wounded four, state-run National News Agency said.

05.06.2026 - 20:03 [ Al Jazeera ]

Lebanon death toll since early March increases to 3,558

At least 3,558 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2, according to the latest figures from Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Another 10,870 people have been wounded over the same period.

05.06.2026 - 19:55 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israeli strikes on Lebanon‘s Tyre kill six people

Israeli strikes overnight on the historic southern Lebanese city of Tyre, known as Sour in Arabic, killed at least six people, a civil defence source told Middle East Eye on Friday.

One strike near Jabal Amel hospital killed four people, wounded seven others and caused minor damage to the facility, the source said.

A second strike on a residential area killed three people and wounded five, including a child.

05.06.2026 - 01:17 [ theGuardian.com ]

‘Embarrassing’: pressure on Merz after Germany’s failure to win UN security council seat

In an awkward rivalry among EU partners, Portugal took 134 votes and Austria 131 while Germany garnered just 104, significantly below the required 127 votes despite Berlin’s expressed confidence just hours before that it would prevail.

Both winners were seen to represent the interests of smaller countries, while Austria could benefit from its perceived neutrality as a non-Nato member and Portugal touted its strong ties in Africa and Latin America.

04.06.2026 - 15:39 [ JordanNews.jo ]

UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Closed-Door Session on Palestine

According to the Palestinian letter, several recent Israeli measures in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are described as efforts by Israel to further consolidate what the letter characterizes as the annexation of Palestinian territories.

04.06.2026 - 15:32 [ Wafa.ps ]

Israel forces issues demolition notices for commercial shops near Nablus

Israeli occupation authorities delivered demolition notices on Thursday to several commercial shops at the junction of the town of Bazariya, northwest of Nablus.

Local sources reported that Israeli troops raided the area and distributed notices to demolish several shops in order to construct a colonial road between the settlements of Homesh and Sanur, which is expected to pass through the lands of Burqa, Sebastia, Jaba, and Fandaqumiya.

04.06.2026 - 15:27 [ Wafa.ps ]

Israeli forces demolish industrial facility east of Bethlehem

Israeli occupation forces demolished an industrial facility in the Qabr Halwa area near Dar Salah, east of Bethlehem, on Thursday, and seized a bulldozer in the south.

Security sources told WAFA correspondent that Israeli troops demolished a metal workshop belonging to the Dabash family, under the pretext that it was built without a construction permit.

04.06.2026 - 13:06 [ Al Jazeera ]

Did Germany lose its UNSC seat because of support for Israel?

Wadephul’s bid won 104 votes in the UN General Assembly, falling 23 short of the two-thirds majority required for election.

This is the first time Germany has failed to win a rotating seat on the Security Council after decades of successfully securing one of the Western European seats every eight years.

04.06.2026 - 13:01 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Kein Sitz im UN-Sicherheitsrat: Katerstimmung und Fehlersuche

„Für uns alle ist das eine wirkliche Enttäuschung. Das muss man sagen. Daran will ich nicht vorbeireden“, sagt Wadephul später im Interview mit den ARD-Tagesthemen. In der deutschen Delegation herrscht Katerstimmung. Bis zuletzt war man zuversichtlich, dass die vielen Last-Minute-Gespräche, die Wadephul seit Freitag in New York geführt hatte, ausreichen würden. Die Liste der vermeintlichen Unterstützer-Staaten schien lang genug zu sein.

04.06.2026 - 12:56 [ Reuters ]

Five countries elected to UN Security Council; Germany misses out

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad ​and Tobago and Zimbabwe to the 15-member U.N. Security Council for ‌two-year terms starting on January 1, 2027.

Germany, which had lobbied hard for a seat, came third for the two places contested by the Western European and ​Others Group, with 104 votes, against 134 for Portugal ​and 131 for Austria.

03.06.2026 - 13:28 [ NNA.Leb.gov ]

Security Update: Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Across South Lebanon; Six Killed in Housh Strike

12:15 PM

NNA – Israeli enemy warplanes on Wednesday carried out a strike on a previously threatened house in Kharayeb and launched additional raids on Shhour and Kouthariyet El-Riz, including a second strike on the latter.

In a major escalation, Israeli aircraft have so far carried out six airstrikes targeting the vicinity of the Prophet Ezekiel Shrine in the town of Blat.

The Israeli military also issued urgent evacuation warnings to residents of the towns of Jbaa, Houmine El Faouqa and Arki.

Meanwhile, a residential building on the road to Miyeh w Miyeh was evacuated after one of its residents reportedly received a phone call urging occupants to leave the premises.

Separately, Lebanon’s Health Ministry Emergency Operations Center announced that an Israeli strike on the town of Housh in the Tyre district killed six people, including four Syrian nationals and two Palestinians.

03.06.2026 - 12:57 [ Drop Site News ]

“You Either Leave Right Now or You Die”—Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Village in Lebanon

The forced expulsion of Ain Arab—where Israeli soldiers went door to door, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint—was a striking example of the Israeli military’s campaign to ethnically cleanse villages across southern Lebanon. Human rights advocates and locals told Drop Site they hadn’t heard of a similar incident occurring in this latest phase of the war—the Israeli military typically bombs and shells areas to forcibly displace residents. Over 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon since March 2, and many have no idea if or when they will be able to return to their homes.

03.06.2026 - 12:51 [ Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without Borders / Ärzte ohne Grenzen ]

Libanon: Tote, Verletzte und gravierende Schäden am Krankenhaus nach israelischem Luftangriff in Sour

Ärzte ohne Grenzen verurteilt den Luftangriff der israelischen Armee am 1. Juni in der Nähe des Dschabal-Amel-Krankenhauses in Sour. Nach Angaben des Gesundheitsministeriums sind bislang vier Menschen getötet und 127 verletzt worden, darunter 39 Mitarbeitende des Krankenhauses, das von Ärzte ohne Grenzen unterstützt wird.

Vier der verletzten Mitarbeitenden befinden sich in kritischem Zustand und werden auf der Intensivstation behandelt. Die Gesamtzahl der Toten und Verletzten könnte noch steigen, aus den Trümmern werden noch immer Menschen geborgen.

Der Angriff verursachte schwere Schäden am Dschabal-Amel-Krankenhaus, unter anderem an der stationären Abteilung, der Radiologie und der Intensivstation. Die Wand eines Operationssaals wurde schwer beschädigt, und das medizinische Team musste die Hälfte der Patient*innen von der Intensivstation verlegen, um ihre Sicherheit zu gewährleisten

03.06.2026 - 12:46 [ Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without Borders / Ärzte ohne Grenzen ]

Southern Lebanon: Death, injury and significant damage after Israeli airstrike in Sour (Tyre)

MSF condemns the airstrike carried out by the Israeli army on the evening of 1 June in the vicinity of Jabal Amel Hospital, which we support, in Sour (Tyre). According to the Ministry of Public Health, the attack has so far resulted in four deaths and 127 injuries, including 39 hospital staff. Among the injured staff, four are in critical condition and remain under treatment in intensive care. Bodies are still being recovered from the rubble, and the total number of dead and injured could still rise.

The strike caused severe damage to Jabal Amel Hospital itself, including its inpatient department, radiology department and intensive care unit. One wall of an operating room has been severely damaged, leaving a large hole, and the medical team had to urgently transfer half of the remaining patients in the intensive care unit to another ward to ensure their safety.

03.06.2026 - 12:34 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israeli defence minister says operations in southern Lebanon to continue

(June 2, 2026)

Israel Katz says military operations in southern Lebanon will continue under all circumstances.

01.06.2026 - 19:07 [ CNN ]

At least 3,433 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2, Health Ministry says

(1 hr 58 min ago)

At least 3,433 people have been killed and 10,395 have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in an update today.

Of that total, at least 21 were killed in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.

01.06.2026 - 19:02 [ Al Jazeera ]

Photos: People flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Netanyahu orders attacks

Traffic crawls as people try to leave the southern suburbs of Beirut [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]

01.06.2026 - 19:00 [ New York Times ]

Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs

The announcement by Mr. Netanyahu prompted thousands of residents to flee their homes, clogging the roads out of the area late Monday morning. For many residents, the sudden exodus has become a miserable routine over nearly three years of conflicts between Hezbollah and Israel.

“I lost count of how many times I’ve evacuated,” said Zahra Khomasi, 43, as she sat in her car in Tayouneh on the outskirts of Dahiya.

31.05.2026 - 19:37 [ Middle East Eye ]

Lebanon death toll rises to 3,412 as Israeli attacks continue

Lebanon‘s Health Ministry says the death toll from Israel‘s military campaign has climbed to 3,412, with 10,269 people wounded between March 2 and May 31.

The latest figures came as Israeli attacks continued to hit civilian infrastructure across southern Lebanon. Earlier, a strike near Hiram Hospital in the city of Tyre injured 13 members of the hospital staff, according to Lebanon‘s National News Agency, citing the Health Ministry.

The ministry said the attack caused “serious damage” to the hospital, which had already suffered damage in previous Israeli strikes.

31.05.2026 - 19:28 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israeli airstrikes devastate Lebanon’s Tyre

(today)

Video from southern Lebanon shows widespread destruction after Israel repeatedly bombed the city of Tyre. Multiple strikes, including one that hit a residential building with several missiles, targeted densely populated neighbourhoods that had largely been emptied after Israel issued forced displacement orders.

31.05.2026 - 19:26 [ Al Mayadeen English / Youtube ]

Massive destruction in Tyre, Lebanon‘s ‚Queen of the Seas‘, following brutal Israeli strikes

(May 30, 2026)

An entire neighborhood in Tyre, South Lebanon, has been massively damaged as the Israeli aggression intensifies.

31.05.2026 - 19:02 [ The New Arab / Youtube ]

Massive Israeli strikes on residential area in Tyre

(May 28, 2026)

Israel launched heavy strikes on residential areas in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre early Thursday morning, hours after Israel declared large parts of south Lebanon “combat zones” and issued forced ‚evacuation‘ orders.

31.05.2026 - 15:06 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Kämpfe im Libanon: Israels Armee meldet Einnahme der Burg Beaufort

Israelische Soldaten seien „auf den Gipfel von Beaufort zurückgekehrt und haben dort erneut die israelische Flagge gehisst“, erklärte Verteidigungsminister Israel Katz. Er bezog sich dabei auf die frühere Einnahme der Burg durch Israel im Libanonkrieg 1982. Israelische Truppen hatten die Kreuzfahrerburg damals eingenommen und als Stützpunkt genutzt. Erst im Jahr 2000 bei ihrem Abzug aus dem Libanon zogen sie sich von dort wieder zurück.

31.05.2026 - 15:00 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel seizes strategic castle as it expands invasion of south Lebanon

Beaufort Castle, known in Arabic as Qalaat al-Shaqif, is a strategic vantage point overlooking large parts of southern Lebanon and northern Israel. It is located about 5km from the major southern city of Nabatieh.

Israeli troops previously captured the castle in 1982 and held it until they withdrew from Lebanon in 2000.