This live blog follows the latest developments across the Middle East crisis, including regional diplomacy, maritime security, ceasefire negotiations, and economic fallout.
Catch up: Yesterday’s top developments
- Pakistan rejects Rubio-Iran intelligence claim
- Trump slams 'unpatriotic' US House vote to end Iran war
- Iran's Guards say Israel must withdraw to pre-war positions in Lebanon
- UN force says peacekeeper killed in south Lebanon
- Oil prices ease as report of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire sparks hope
Lebanese forces enter Debbine in southern Lebanon after Israeli forces withdrawal
Published: June 5, 2026 | 05:57 GMT | by Web Desk
After several weeks, Lebanese troops have entered Debbine in southern Lebanon following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area, according to Al Jazeera.
Lebanese officials have described the most recent ceasefire agreement with Israel, mediated by Washington, as the country's "last chance" to secure peace.
However, Hezbollah has dismissed the proposed negotiating framework, with its leader, Naim Qassem, characterizing it as “humiliating.”
Human rights group urges action to stop 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank
Published: June 5, 2026 | 04:55 GMT | by Web Desk
Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem has urged the international community to take all possible actions to halt what it describes as "Israel’s ethnic cleansing" in the West Bank.
In a social media statement issued after foreign diplomats visited the Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar, situated east of East Jerusalem and inhabited by several hundred residents, the group said stronger international intervention is necessary to prevent additional communities from being forced from their homes.
According to B’Tselem, the 17 "delegation of diplomats" were able to meet directly with residents whom Israel is seeking to forcibly displace.
Israeli strikes near hospital leaves at least 12 injured in southern Lebanon
Published: June 5, 2026 | 04:21 GMT | by Web Desk
At least 12 people were reported injured in Israeli strikes near Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre, southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported quoting Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
The NNA also reported that the strikes also destroyed a bank building.
‘We could get it right now’ Trump on Iran’s enriched uranium
Published: June 4, 2026 | 00:05 GMT | by Web Desk
US President Donald Trump has told reporters that the US could seize Iran’s enriched uranium, but there was “no reason to”.
“We could get it right now. I don’t think they could stop us if we want it. But there’s no reason to.”
Israeli strikes in south and east Lebanon kill eight
Published: June 4, 2026 | 23:32 GMT | by AFP
An Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon killed five people on Thursday, while another attack near the southern city of Tyre killed three more, the Lebanese health ministry said.
The strikes also left eight wounded, including three children and two women. They came a day after the Lebanese and Israeli governments agreed a ceasefire plan for Israel's war with Hezbollah, which the group has rejected.
Trump says ‘progress made’ in Lebanon
Published: June 4, 2026 | 22:52 GMT | by Web Desk
US President Donald Trump said he spoke to Israeli PM Netanyahu and Hezbollah leadership about the situation, saying that “I think progress is made.”
“It would be really nice if Lebanon could have some peace,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Read our June 4 live blog for earlier developments here
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