Israel and Iran Halt Direct Strikes After US Pressure, Lebanon Front Remains Active (Jun 8, 1629 UTC, 1929 Israel) (Evening Edition)

Israel and Iran Halt Direct Strikes After US Pressure, Lebanon Front Remains Active (Jun 8, 1629 UTC, 1929 Israel) (Evening Edition)

Israel and Iran announced a mutual halt to direct attacks on June 8, following a night of ballistic missile exchanges and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian air defense and petrochemical targets. US President Trump pressed both sides to de-escalate. Israel stressed operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon will continue. Houthi rebels declared a renewed Red Sea blockade and fired missiles at Israel.

Iran Launches Missile Barrage at Israel, IDF Strikes Back as Trump Urges Restraint (Jun 8, 0636 UTC, 0936 Israel) (Morning Edition)

Iran launched a ballistic missile barrage at central and southern Israel overnight, the first such attack since the April truce, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes on military and petrochemical targets across Iran. US President Trump urged Prime Minister Netanyahu not to retaliate, saying a diplomatic deal with Tehran was close. The Home Front Command canceled school nationwide and ordered hospitals underground. The Houthis declared a naval blockade on Israel-linked vessels in the Red Sea.

IDF Strikes Beirut’s Dahiyeh After Hezbollah Rockets; Central Israel Shooting Kills One (Jun 7, 1537 UTC, 1837 Israel) (Evening Edition)

The IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district after Hezbollah rocket fire on northern Israel, killing at least two and wounding 11. A terror shooting spree in central Israel left one dead and five wounded; the attacker, an Arab Israeli, was neutralized. Greece arrested a suspected Hamas operative planning an attack on an Israeli cruise ship. The US is considering using frozen Iranian assets to fund Gulf state reconstruction.

Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Lebanon as Hezbollah Rockets Target North and Pentagon Raises Israel Spy Threat (Jun 7, 0634 UTC, 0934 Israel) (Morning Edition)

Two IDF soldiers were killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah launched rockets at northern Israel for the first time since Wednesday. The Pentagon raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level. In the West Bank, a Palestinian car-ramming lightly injured a settler after settlers blocked a road and threw stones. France and allies are coordinating sanctions over settler violence.

Israeli Strike Kills Lebanese Army General as US-Iran Gulf Exchange Continues (Jun 6, 1533 UTC, 1833 Israel) (Evening Edition)

An Israeli airstrike killed a Lebanese army general and two soldiers in southern Lebanon, which the IDF said was under review after the vehicle entered an active combat zone without coordination. In the Gulf, the US and Iran continued to exchange fire, with US forces striking Iranian radar sites and Iran launching ballistic missiles at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. In the West Bank, a settler rampage in Huwara left nine Palestinians wounded, and an IDF soldier was filmed beating two men. The Pentagon reportedly raised its threat assessment of Israeli spying on the US to the highest level.