Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a ceasefire after participating in talks led by the United States.
The ceasefire was announced in a joint statement after representatives from all three countries met on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A pause in fighting “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hizbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hizbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector”, the statement read.
The ceasefire comes amid an escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli strikes killed nine people in Lebanon on Wednesday as Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel, according to reports.
Israel and Lebanon also agreed to quickly advance the creation of “pilot zones”, according to the joint statement. In these zones, the Lebanese Armed Forces will “take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors”.
Meanwhile, enough Republicans joined Democrats in the US House of Representatives to pass a resolution limiting Donald Trump‘s war powers. The resolution passed by a vote of 215 to 208, but still needs approval from the Republican-controlled Senate.
Trump ‘tells aides he will end Iran ceasefire if Tehran kills US troops’
President Donald Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Trump’s remarks on avoid renewal of a full-scale war comes as the US and Iran traded a series of air strikes over the past week, testing an already fragile ceasefire between both nations.
“The president’s reluctance to reignite the war suggests he might be willing to withstand smaller flare-ups for weeks—or even months—to avoid a broader conflict in the Middle East,” the WSJ reported.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 05:00
Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy
US president Donald Trump has acknowledged calling Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran.
In an interview broadcast yesterday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader “effing crazy” and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing a report by Axios.
“I did,” Trump told the “Pod Force One” podcast. “I wouldn’t say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know.”Trump went on to say he and Netanyahu get along very well.
According to the Axios report, which cited an unidentified US official, Trump said to Netanyahu in a call on Monday: “You’re f****** crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”
Trump said in the interview: “At some point, I said, Bibi, we got to stop this. We got to stop it.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 04:45
Trump says ‘there would be no Israel’ if not for him after clash with Netanyahu
Donald Trump has claimed that “there would be no Israel” if not for him, as he denied he had been “tricked” into the ongoing conflict with Iran.
The US president and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently had a furious call over the war, according to an Axios report, with Trump said to have called his counterpart “crazy”.
In a wide-ranging interview with the conservative podcast Pod Force One released on Wednesday, Trump pushed back at suggestions he had been manoeuvred into starting the war three months ago.
“I’m the one that started it”, the president insisted. “I started it because we can’t let them [Iran] have a nuclear weapon. If there wasn’t me there would be no Israel right now”.
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Trump says ‘there would be no Israel’ if not for him after clash with Netanyahu
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Indian national killed in Kuwait airport strike
An Indian national was killed after Kuwait’s main airport was struck with drones yesterday, which wounded dozens of others and forced the closure of the airfield.
Kuwait’s defence ministry said it destroyed over a dozen missiles and a similar number of drones from Iran. Authorities said 63 were wounded, including passengers and workers, and some suffered serious injuries.
India’s embassy in Kuwait later confirmed that the person killed was an Indian national.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 04:27
What did Israel and Lebanon discuss during US-led talks?
Representatives from Israel, Lebanon and the United States met Tuesday and Wednesday for talks, which resulted in a ceasefire agreement.
During the talks, Israel reaffirmed that its security could only be achieved through the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group that has been trading attacks with Israel.
“It emphasized the importance of direct negotiations under the leadership of the United States to resolve all outstanding issues and achieve durable peace and security”, according to a joint statement from Israel, Lebanon and the US issued Wednesday.
Lebanon maintained that there was an “urgent need” to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah during the talks.
It “reaffirmed the necessity for mutual respect of internationally recognized borders, the urgent need for full implementation of the cessation of hostilities, underscoring the principles of territorial integrity and full state sovereignty”, according to the statement.
Rachel Dobkin4 June 2026 04:00
Watch: Trump claims US military wants to ‘wipe out’ all of Iran and is ‘ready to do it’
Rachel Dobkin4 June 2026 03:00
Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire amid escalation in fighting
Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a ceasefire as fighting has escalated with Hezbollah.
The ceasefire was announced in a joint statement after representatives from Israel, Lebanon and the US met on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A pause in fighting “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hizbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hizbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector”, the statement read.
Hizbollah is another spelling of the Iran-backed Lebanese militia, Hezbollah.
Rachel Dobkin4 June 2026 02:07
Watch: Video released by Iranian military shows missiles and drones launched in new exchange of fire
Rebecca Whittaker4 June 2026 00:00
Trump says he ‘will get’ Iran’s enriched uranium
Donald Trump has repeated his desire to obtain Iran’s enriched uranium.
The US president said that under a deal being discussed with Iran, “we will get” Tehran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which has been a major sticking point in negotiations.
“As it stands now, we will go in at some time in the not too distant future,” he said.
Rebecca Whittaker3 June 2026 23:00
Trump describes Iran ceasefire as ‘shooting in a moderate manner’ in bizarre press conference
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed questions on whether the shaky ceasefire with Iran is holding by suggesting that the definition of a ceasefire is different in the Middle East region.
Asked whether the ceasefire is still in place after Iran fired missiles against targets in Kuwait, Trump replied that there was “a reason” for the exchange of fire.
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Trump describes Iran ceasefire as ‘shooting in a moderate manner’
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