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Israel Kills 8 in Lebanon After Trump Says He Told Netanyahu to Call Off Beirut Attack
Jun 02, 2026
Israel’s military continued its attacks on Lebanon overnight, killing at least eight people, even after President Trump said both sides had “agreed that all shooting will stop.” Among the dead is James Karam, a dentist, who was killed along with his daughter and son when an Israeli drone bombed their car in southern Lebanon. Another Israeli attack killed two people and damaged the Jabal Amel University Hospital in Tyre. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports Israeli strikes have killed more than 3,400 people since March 2; over 10,000 have been wounded.
Axios is reporting that during an expletive-laden call, Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “You’re f’ing 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.” After the call, President Trump said in a social media post that he’d had a “productive” phone call with Netanyahu and that “there will be no Troops going to Beirut.” Trump’s comment came after Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said they had ordered massive airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls on Congress to Pass Lebanon War Powers Resolution
Jun 02, 2026
On Capitol Hill, Michigan Democratic Congressmember Rashida Tlaib is calling on Congress to pass a Lebanon war powers resolution this week. She wrote, “Our country should not be assisting or supporting indiscriminate bombings and forced displacement anywhere, including Lebanon.”
Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss Lebanon. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee said Israel is violating a U.N. Security Council resolution that was aimed at stopping Israel’s invasion of Lebanon two decades ago.
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee : “Israel’s presence north of the Blue Line is a clear violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as of Security Council Resolution 1701. Israeli forces must withdraw to south of the Blue Line.”
Iran Suspends Talks with U.S. Amid Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon
Jun 02, 2026
Iranian diplomats have suspended talks with the United States after warning that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip could doom ongoing ceasefire negotiations with the Trump administration. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that the U.S. had already violated its ceasefire with Iran when it imposed a naval siege on Iranian ports. He also said Israel’s attacks on Lebanon constituted a ceasefire violation on a separate front. After headlines, we’ll go to Beirut to speak with Associated Press reporter Kareem Chehayeb, whose latest piece is headlined “Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting.”
Israel Continues to Violate Gaza Ceasefire, Killing 3 More Palestinians
Jun 02, 2026
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In Gaza, at least three Palestinians died in separate Israeli attacks earlier today, as Palestinian monitoring groups documented 11 new ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours. Among the attacks was an Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle east of Deir al‑Balah that injured displaced families living nearby in makeshift shelters. Israel has carried out strikes on most of the 237 days since it agreed to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire last October.
“I Am Offended”: NYC Mayor Mamdani Blasts Appearance by Israel’s Smotrich at March
Jun 02, 2026
Here in New York, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich marched in the annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday alongside other Israeli far-right ministers and Cabinet officials. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Governor Kathy Hochul and New York State Attorney General Letitia James were among several prominent Democrats who marched in the same parade as Smotrich, who has been sanctioned by multiple countries for inciting settler violence against Palestinians. The lead organizer of the parade told The New York Times that he did not know that Smotrich and other Israeli far-right officials were planning to march. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who boycotted the event, said he was “offended” by the presence of Israeli officials at the parade.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani : “You can see in the participation of the far-right Israeli minister Smotrich, as well as a number of other ministers, a vision of annihilation, a complicity in genocide and, frankly, a belief that does not have much value for even the sanctity of children in Gaza. And I am offended, as I know many New Yorkers are, by their participation.”
Russian Strikes Kills at Least 18 in Ukraine
Jun 02, 2026
Image Credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv Region
In Ukraine, a wave of Russian strikes has killed at least 18 people and injured dozens in Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava and Kharkiv.…
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