Lebanon’s Israel framework deal draws broad opposition but little appetite for confrontation
Adam Chamseddine
Middle East Eye / June 30, 2026
Criticism has extended beyond Hezbollah’s allies, but political factions appear determined to contain the fallout while awaiting...
Israel always knew southern Lebanon Shia villages ‘had to disappear’, minister says
Ayse Betul
Middle East Eye / June 30, 2026
Israel’s Operation Silver Plow has served as a cover for the systematic destruction and depopulation of residential...
Congressional Dems shift to overwhelmingly oppose involvement in Israel’s war on Lebanon
Matt Sledge
The Intercept / June 30, 2026
Democratic leaders did not formally whip for Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s bill, but they spoke in favour of it...
UN chief says UN agency for Palestinian refugees nearing ‘breaking point’
Andrea Shalal
Reuters / June 30, 2026
Guterres says UNRWA faces $100 million funding gap after cost-cutting, austerity measures; agency reduced service delivery hours by 20%...
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement that marks capitulation to Israel
Shireen Akram-Boshar
Truthout / June 30, 2026
The agreement is “impossible to successfully implement” and concedes to Israel’s military occupation, said an expert.
On Friday, Lebanon and...
China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes
Amy Hawkins
The Guardian / June 30, 2026
Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar...
[‘voluntary migration’] Israeli minister proposes Gaza relocation plan involving Mossad
Middle East Monitor / June 30, 2026
Israeli Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel said on Monday that she had submitted a government plan...
Israel has a Hezbollah drone problem – ‘we don’t have a solution,’ an Israeli...
John Haltiwanger
Foreign Policy / June 30, 2026
As the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon continues to loom large over U.S.-Iran peace talks, one issue in particular...
22 Democrats join GOP to block Lebanon war powers resolution, enabling Netanyahu’s sabotage of...
Stephen Prager
Common Dreams / June 30, 2026
“The United States is not a bystander to these war crimes. It’s an active participant,” said the resolutions...
Hillary Clinton and Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
Robert Kuttner
The American Prospect / June 30, 2026
Why would the former Democratic presidential nominee endorse one of Trump’s more grotesque ventures?
On Saturday, The Guardian published a...
