{"id":1409,"date":"2026-06-06T15:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/06\/middle-east-live-israeli-strike-kills-three-lebanese-soldiers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T15:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:54:06","slug":"middle-east-live-israeli-strike-kills-three-lebanese-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1409","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East live: Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T05:02:18+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 07:02<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T15:34:55+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 17:34<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dd1d938a-61b5-11f1-8a96-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26157396882642.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dd1d938a-61b5-11f1-8a96-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26157396882642.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dd1d938a-61b5-11f1-8a96-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26157396882642.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dd1d938a-61b5-11f1-8a96-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26157396882642.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Image released by the Lebanese Army on X shows Red Cross personnel and rescue workers near a destroyed vehicle after an Israeli air strike on the road linking Nabatiyeh to Marjayoun on June 6\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>Image released by the Lebanese Army on X shows Red Cross personnel and rescue workers near a destroyed vehicle after an Israeli air strike on the road linking Nabatiyeh to Marjayoun on June 6, 2026.<\/span>                <span>Lebanese Army via AP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut&#8217;s military said Saturday, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire deal during talks in the US. The strike on a vehicle on a road linking the city of Nabatiyeh with the town of Marjayoun killed a brigadier general, a captain and another soldier, the army said.\u00a0Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ554678-F24-EN-20260606\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T15:34:55+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 17:34<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israeli strike in Gaza kills seven people, including two women, medics say<\/h2>\n<p>An Israeli strike killed at least seven Palestinians including two women in Gaza on Saturday, health officials said, as mediators restarted talks in Cairo with Hamas and other factions \u200bover safeguarding \u200ca strained ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Medics said seven people were killed and 15 others, including \u2060children, were wounded when an Israeli airstrike targeted a large tent encampment in the heart of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>An Israeli military spokesperson \u200ctold Reuters the military had carried out a strike targeting \u201cterrorists\u201d, but provided no further details.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A \u2060ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump has failed to halt Israeli attacks and left Israel in control of more than half the enclave. Indirect talks \u200con a second phase of the deal have stalled.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Egypt on Saturday began hosting a new round of truce talks with leaders from Hamas and other Palestinian factions, Hamas and other sources close to the negotiations said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesperson in Gaza, \u200bsaid the talks would focus on Israel&#8217;s implementation of the first phase, and reaching common ground on proceeding toward the second phase of the ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T15:30:51+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 17:30<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Baby killed in West Bank after Israeli troops open fire on a car, Palestinian health officials say<\/h2>\n<p>A seven-month-old baby was killed after Israeli troops opened fired at his parents\u2019 vehicle in the occupied West Bank, with the bullet striking the boy in the face, the Palestinian health ministry said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed Friday evening and his parents were wounded while driving in the Tel Rumeida area south of Hebron, the ministry said. His father, Fahd Abu Haikal, a Bethlehem University lecturer, was shot in the hand. They had been traveling to visit family in Hebron, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA bullet pierced the child\u2019s face from the right side and exited from the left side,\u201d and then it struck the boy&#8217;s mother, the father said. The boy turned seven months on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said soldiers shot at a vehicle perceived to be accelerating toward them in the Hebron area. It said that the soldiers responded with single shots, wounding three Palestinians, and an initial inquiry found they were uninvolved civilians. The situation was under review.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T15:23:12+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 17:23<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanese army chief leaves for Pakistan at invitation of counterpart<\/h2>\n<p>Lebanese \u2060army \u200bcommander General \u200bRudolf Haykal has left on a visit \u200bto \u200cPakistan, \u2060Lebanon&#8217;s army said \u200con Saturday, amid Pakistani \u2060efforts to mediate an end \u200bto the US-Israeli \u200cconflict with Iran that has \u200cspilled into Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The \u200barmy said the visit was at \u200bthe invitation \u200bof Haykal&#8217;s Pakistani \u200bcounterpart, but did \u200bnot immediately provide further details on its purpose \u2060or duration.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T13:47:07+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 15:47<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran condemns &#8216;flagrant ceasefire violation&#8217; after US strikes<\/h2>\n<p>Iran has condemned a nighttime US attack on coastal radar installations in the Gulf, calling it a &#8220;flagrant&#8221; violation of the ceasefire in place since April.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The foreign ministry said it was an attack &#8220;on the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic republic&#8221;, denouncing Washington&#8217;s &#8220;hostile and provocative behaviour&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T13:12:02+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 15:12<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran denounces &#8216;political pressure&#8217; from UN nuclear watchdog<\/h2>\n<p>Iran has denounced a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressing concern over its lack of access to Iranian nuclear sites as a &#8220;tool of political pressure&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Tehran was engaged in discussions with Washington about its nuclear programme when the US and Israel attacked it on February 28. Israel had previously struck Iran in June 2025, also while the US and Iran were engaged in nuclear negotiations, with Washington joining with later strikes before a ceasefire was declared.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>During both conflicts, Iranian nuclear sites were bombed repeatedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the agency wants to be part of a diplomatic solution, it must refrain from turning a technical report into a tool of political pressure,&#8221; Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday, the IAEA stated that the lack of access to nuclear sites in Iran constitutes a &#8220;proliferation concern&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the agency acknowledged that the military attacks on Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities and sites have created an unprecedented situation, it is critical for the agency to conduct verification activities in Iran without delay,&#8221; the IAEA said in the report.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The IAEA has never condemned the Israeli-American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Gharibabadi said the Israeli-American strikes are &#8220;not only a violation of Iran&#8217;s sovereignty&#8221;, but also &#8220;a direct blow to nuclear safety&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One cannot bomb safeguarded facilities, destroy the access and safety necessary for inspections, and then use the consequences of that very attack as a grievance against Iran,&#8221; he argued.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T12:23:00+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 14:23<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanon reactivates second international airport<\/h2>\n<p>Lebanon reactivated its second airport on Saturday, preparing for an opening within months, at a time when the country faces constant fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lebanon currently has one international airport, in Beirut next to the capital&#8217;s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that has been subjected to heavy Israeli bombardment during successive wars.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The new airport, in the town of Qlayaat in Lebanon&#8217;s northernmost province of Akkar, near the border with Syria, has been used as a military base by the Lebanese army for decades.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lebanese Minister of Transport and Public Works Fayez Rasamny inaugurated the airport on Saturday &#8220;after more than 50 years of promises, delays and waiting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today we are moving from promise to execution,&#8221; Rasamny said, adding that the goal is for the airport to be &#8220;operational in a few weeks&#8221; to serve travellers to Mersin, Istanbul and Dubai, adding there are plans to expand the destinations to Saudi Arabia, Cairo and Athens at a later stage.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T11:28:11+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 13:28<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran state TV says US denied visas to 15 World Cup delegation members<\/h2>\n<p>The United States, one of the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup, has refused to grant visas to 15 members of Iran&#8217;s delegation, state television reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Visas have been issued for the national team and the technical staff, and there are 15 members of the administration and management whose visas are problematic and have not been issued by the US,&#8221; a state television reporter said from the Turkish city of Antalya, where the team is holding a training camp.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a24049a4e144c3c43ebd17d.JPG\"><em class=\"ql-size-small\">Iran\u2019s players pose for a team group photo before a match against Gambia at the Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkey on May 29, 2026. \u00a9<\/em><em class=\"ql-size-small\">Umit Bektas, Reuters\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T11:27:50+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 13:27<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israeli airstrikes kill 9 including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people including three members of the Lebanese military, the Lebanese army and state media said, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A number of military personnel, including an officer, were martyred in a barbaric Israeli raid targeting a military vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road,&#8221; the Lebanese army said in a statement posted to X.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T10:03:27+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 12:03<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israel says it struck south Lebanon military vehicle due to &#8216;threat to its forces&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The Israeli military \u2060said it targeted a Lebanese military vehicle after identifying what it described \u200bas a threat \u200cto its forces and receiving indications that Hezbollah was preparing to \u200cfire on Israeli troops from the \u200barea.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Several soldiers were killed in the strike, the Lebanese army said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Israel said an initial inquiry showed that two Lebanese army officers and \u200ba soldier were inside \u200bthe vehicle and \u200bthat the incident was under review.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T09:54:46+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 11:54<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Kuwait says Iran targeted international airport in renewed attack<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T09:29:24+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 11:29<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran slams US &#8216;discriminatory treatment&#8217; over World Cup visa refusals<\/h2>\n<p>Iran has criticised World Cup host the United States over what it called &#8220;discriminatory treatment&#8221; by not granting visas for some members of the Iranian delegation to attend the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why do you not say that visas were denied to a large portion of the managerial and executive staff, technical advisers, and others who are an integral part of any national football team?&#8221; the Iranian embassy in Turkey said in a post on X, referring to an earlier announcement by US envoy Tom Barrack that visas had been granted to players.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran&#8217;s national football team to its highest level,&#8221; the embassy added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T08:58:23+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 10:58<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran says IAEA is politicising oversight of Tehran&#8217;s nuclear programme<\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Deputy \u200bForeign Minister Kazem \u200bGharibabadi said that the UN nuclear watchdog should avoid \u200bturning \u200ctechnical reports \u2060into &#8220;tools of political pressure&#8221; \u200cif it wanted to contribute \u2060to a diplomatic solution.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He said that \u200bthe loss \u200cof the agency&#8217;s oversight at some facilities resulted \u200cfrom the attacks rather \u200bthan a lack of cooperation by Iran, adding that \u200bthe International \u200bAtomic Energy Agency was \u200busing the consequences of \u200bUS and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to create &#8220;ambiguity&#8221; about \u2060Tehran&#8217;s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T08:40:06+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 10:40<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran says frozen funds key to progress in US talks<\/h2>\n<p>The release of frozen Iranian funds has become a key issue in negotiations between Tehran and Washington aimed at ending their war, a senior Iranian official said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Iran has been subject to asset freezes and sweeping sanctions by the United States and other Western countries since its 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the US-backed Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>While there is no official figure for the total amount of frozen Iranian assets, media reports have estimated the sum at between $100 billion and $123 billion.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In an interview broadcast on Friday, Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and an adviser to Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, said the talks were failing over the release of the assets.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If he (Trump) wants to reach an agreement with Iran, this $24 billion is a test of trust that Iran wants to have with Trump,&#8221; he told CNN, according to an English translation of his remarks provided by the channel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is a test that America must pass and the path will be opened,&#8221; he said, adding that &#8220;this is our own money, not America&#8217;s money&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T07:36:28+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 09:36<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>China best prepared for closure of Strait of Hormuz, says Russian oil CEO<\/h2>\n<p>China is \u2060best prepared for a closure \u200bof \u200cthe Strait of Hormuz due to \u200cits well-thought-out \u200bstate policy, Igor \u200bSechin, CEO of Russia&#8217;s largest oil \u200bproducer \u200cRosneft, \u2060said on Saturday .<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s energy security policy has \u200bbeen balanced \u200band \u200bbased on a realistic \u200bassessment of risks, Sechin said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T07:04:35+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 09:04<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Bahrain says targeted by Iran, denounces &#8216;blatant aggression&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Bahrain&#8217;s foreign ministry has decried attacks by Iran against its territory and neighbouring Kuwait, saying the two Gulf countries intercepted seven missiles fired by the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ministry of foreign affairs strongly condemns the renewed attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the Kingdom of Bahrain and the sisterly State of Kuwait,&#8221; Bahrain, which hosts the US Fifth Fleet, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This blatant aggression constitutes a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of both countries,&#8221; it added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T07:01:19+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 09:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanese army says &#8216;several&#8217; soldiers killed by Israeli strike in south<\/h2>\n<p>Several \u2060Lebanese \u200bsoldiers, including an \u200bofficer, were killed in an \u200bIsraeli \u200cstrike \u2060targeting \u200ctheir military vehicle on the \u2060Khardali-Nabatieh road in south \u200bLebanon, the \u200cLebanese army said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese \u200barmy has historically avoided involvement in confrontations \u200bbetween Hezbollah \u200band \u200bIsrael and has \u200bnot engaged Israel in the current conflict.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>FRANCE 24&#8217;s Antonia Kerrigan reports from Beirut.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T07:01:03+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 09:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Grief &#8216;omnipresent&#8217; in Lebanon as civilian death toll continues to climb<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli and Hezbollah continue to trade attacks, the death toll is rising among civilians in Lebanon with medical staff and aid workers among those killed. &#8220;The grief is just absolutely omnipresent&#8221; says FRANCE 24&#8217;s Antonia Kerrigan reporting from Beirut.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T06:07:24+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 08:07<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>UN food agency says millions are being pushed into hunger by Iran war<\/h2>\n<p>The UN food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In March, World Food Program predicted that 45 million people could be pushed into food insecurity by the end of June. That would be on top of the 318 million people around the world who are already food insecure.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain by that prognosis,\u201d WFP\u2019s acting Executive Director Carl Skau told UN reporters. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe correlation between the prices of energy and food is so tight in many places. In the poorest countries people are already spending all their money on food, and hence when food prices rise, they eat less.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>WFP said in its report, circulated late Thursday, that its findings indicate the Mideast crisis is generating \u201csignificant spillovers,&#8221; particularly on the prices of food and fuel, and disrupting trade.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese impacts are expected to intensify in the coming months, even if the crisis in the Middle East de-escalates,\u201d WFP said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T04:43:32+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 06:43<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Kuwait says responding to &#8216;hostile&#8217; missile and drone attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Kuwait&#8217;s military said early Saturday is was responding to &#8220;hostile&#8221; missile and drone attacks, without specifying their origin.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces confirms that any explosions that may be heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks,&#8221; the Kuwait Army added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T05:05:24+00:00\">06\/06\/2026 &#8211; 07:05<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<ul id=\"posts-summary\">\n<li><a href=\"#post=uPo4bjeYSpfwOcIWsgIE\">US says Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait, Bahrain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=nI1xIzcuqmhOQwVzmdmR\">Iran&#8217;s foreign minister says Lebanon not a bargaining chip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=TOtOR4of3RvPtEFuJwlU\">Lebanese army says &#8216;several&#8217; soldiers killed by Israeli strike in south<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=VFinSwbc0WHLe73DR3dS\">UN food agency says millions are being pushed into hunger by Iran war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260605-war-in-middle-east-live-israeli-military-continues-strikes-in-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">United States<\/a> imposed new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">sanctions<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a> targeting network allegedly\u00a0using front companies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">China<\/a> to export liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Iran to South and Eastern Asia by falsely flagging it as originating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/oman\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Oman<\/a>, the Treasury said.<\/li>\n<li>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the idea of his country&#8217;s supreme leader meeting US President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, after Trump floated the prospect. &#8220;I think we should be realistic and think and live in the real world,&#8221; Araghchi said.<\/li>\n<li>Lebanese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/joseph-aoun\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Joseph Aoun<\/a> urged Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260605-not-your-country-lebanese-leaders-rebuke-iran-as-israel-hezbollah-trade-attacks\" target=\"_self\">not to interfere in his country<\/a> in an interview broadcast on Friday, also telling the Tehran-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a> that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a>. He said Iran&#8217;s leader&#8217;s were &#8220;using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a> as a bargaining chip&#8221; in their negotiation with the United States which was &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/kuwait\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Kuwait\">    Kuwait<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East live: Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers Middle East Issued on: 06\/06\/2026&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}