World·2026-06-04T14:58:15+00:00
Lebanon’s latest truce: What is different from the April agreement?
While the text focuses heavily on Hezbollah’s withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon, it does not mention Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Tehran, a close ally of Hezbollah, has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any broader agreement to end the war with the US and has repeatedly called for Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon. “From the party’s perspective, any agreement should include a clear ceasefire, an Israeli withdrawal, and a framework for addressing outstanding issues, rather than becoming a document focused primarily on restructuring Lebanon’s internal.
Al Jazeera
World·2026-06-04T11:07:12+00:00
Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say
Israel responded by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 72,950 people have been killed, according to the territory's health ministry. More than 940 people have been killed since the ceasefire took effect last October, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses.
BBC World
World·2026-06-03T20:05:58+00:00
One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport
Centcom earlier said it had struck and "disabled" an unladen oil tanker that was sailing towards Iran, as part of the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, which began on 13 April. Earlier, US Central Command (Centcom) said that its overnight strikes on Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, were "in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East" and targeted an Iranian military ground control station. The US said it had launched "self-defence" strikes on Iran, and shot down or intercepted Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain.
BBC World
