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...

Palestine slams Israeli plan to establish 100 illegal Jewish settlement sites in occupied West...

Middle East Monitor  /  June 30, 2026 Palestine on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel’s illegal Jewish settlement plan targeting about 100 locations inside the so-called Area...

UNRWA chief calls for urgent funding, reform as agency faces $100 million deficit

Middle East Monitor  /  June 30, 2026 UNRWA head Christian Saunders on Tuesday called for urgent financial and political backing from UN member states, warning...