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

Gunman Killed at Lebanon Border, IDF Warns Tyre Residents as US Helicopter Crashes Near Hormuz (Jun 9, 1606 UTC, 1906 Israel) (Evening Edition)

An armed infiltrator in Hezbollah uniform was shot dead by IDF troops after crossing the Lebanon border near Ramim Ridge and opening fire. Israel issued a sweeping evacuation warning for the city of Tyre, including the Christian quarter for the first time, and carried out strikes that killed at least eight. A US Army Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz; both pilots were rescued. Six countries announced new sanctions targeting Israeli settler networks in the West Bank, and France banned Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Israel and Iran Halt Strikes After Trump Warning, Lebanon Front Remains Active (Jun 9, 0628 UTC, 0928 Israel) (Morning Edition)

Israel and Iran announced a mutual halt to direct attacks on June 8 after US President Trump warned Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel would be 'on its own' if it continued strikes. The IDF intercepted a Houthi drone over Eilat and continued operations in southern Lebanon, where strikes killed at least 14 people. The ICC suspended its chief prosecutor over sexual misconduct allegations.

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.