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The Cradle is an online news magazine covering West Asian geopolitics from within.
⭕️ Earlier today, an Israeli drone strike on Janam in Shebaa in southern Lebanon killed two civilians and wounded one, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA).
The Israeli military claims the strike killed members of Hezbollah and the Lebanese Resistance Brigades.
BREAKING | US President Trump to Fox News Anchor Bret Baier: Iran becoming 'much more aggressive' in nuclear talks.
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee tells Bloomberg that the United States may launch a military strike against Iran if negotiations fail, and 'nothing is off the table.'
UK preparing sanctions against top Israeli ministers over 'monstrous' Gaza comments
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to the UK move by vowing to further expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank
❗️Israeli troops beat Palestinian man for having Gaza photo and news on phone
Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian man, identified as Ezzedine Abu Rabea, at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank after discovering a photo of children in Gaza on his phone. The incident took place as Abu Rabea was on his way to work. He reportedly told the soldiers he was simply reading the news, but was forcibly taken from the checkpoint and brutally beaten for what the troops described as “possessing Gaza-related content,” according to local sources.
BREAKING | The UK will officially place sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, joining Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries in freezing their assets and imposing travel bans on them.
(The Times, Israeli media)
❗️US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says that "There has been no attempt to influence Haredi Knesset members regarding a decision to dissolve the government."
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❗️Footage circulating on Israeli channels shows a resistance fighter planting an explosive device on a tank in the Gaza Strip.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "54 martyrs (including 2 recovered martyrs) and 305 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals over the past 24 hours."
– "The death toll and injuries since 18 March 2025 has reached 4,701 martyrs and 14,879 wounded."
UK threatened to ‘defund, withdraw’ from ICC over Israel arrest warrants: Report
Prosecutor Karim Khan, who is now on a leave of absence due to sexual misconduct allegations, was told by then UK foreign secretary David Cameron that he was making a ‘huge mistake’
❗️The Israeli occupation army announced a new plan to demolish approximately 100 residential buildings in the Jenin camp in the northern West Bank, in an escalating move that threatens widespread displacement and further humanitarian suffering for the camp's residents.
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❗️A Lebanese man slaps a Finnish UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldier in south Lebanon following tensions.
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❗️Israeli firms reportedly sold weapons and cyber tech to Qatar with Netanyahu’s approval
Several Israeli defense companies have reportedly signed deals to supply Qatar with weapons, ammunition, cyber tools, and advanced military equipment, according to a report by Maariv on 10 June.
The contracts were reportedly approved by Israel’s Defense Ministry, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Foreign Ministry, with final authorization granted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
These approvals were reportedly required due to the sensitive nature of the exports and the absence of official diplomatic relations between the two states. Neither the Israeli government nor Qatari authorities have publicly confirmed the deals.
⭕️ Yesterday, Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Jamil Mezher, met with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran.
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⭕️ PA President Mahmoud Abbas sends letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, calls on Hamas to end 'rule' on Gaza and to 'hand over' weapons
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has stated that Hamas "must hand over its weapons" and urged international forces to be sent to safeguard "the Palestinian people," according to an announcement from France.
In a letter sent yesterday to French leader Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who will jointly lead a conference this month on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, Abbas detailed key measures he believes are necessary to stop the Gaza conflict and establish regional peace.
"Hamas will no longer rule Gaza and must hand over its weapons and military capabilities to the Palestinian Security Forces," Abbas wrote.
(AFP)
Beirut airport records highest number of arrivals in six years
The surge in arrivals to Lebanon comes despite continued Israeli violations of a US-sponsored ceasefire
❗️During a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that funding for Ukraine military aid will be reduced in the upcoming US defense budget — a cut that could result in fewer critical air defense systems for Kiev in the face of Russian missile strikes.
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❗️Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla:
"We presented operational scenarios to Trump and the Secretary of Defense in the event that diplomatic efforts with Iran fail."
❗️Palestinian Red Crescent:
"82 Palestinians injured during the ongoing Israeli raid on the city of Nablus, occupied West Bank."
Four Madleen activists deported, eight others to remain in Israeli detention
The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a legal complaint in the UK accusing Israel of violating international and British law by raiding the Madleen in open waters
IAEA an 'instrument for Israel,' secret documents seized by Iran reveal
Iranian media says the documents show that Tehran’s confidential letters to the IAEA were passed on to Israel
❗️4 Israeli soldiers were injured by an explosive device during the ongoing invasion of the old city of Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Documenting the moment occupation soldiers attacked and opened fire on an unarmed young man in the Old City of Nablus.
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❗️Argentinian President Javier Milei began his official visit to Israel with a declaration of unwavering support at the Al-Buraq Wall in occupied Jerusalem, where he described Israel as “the cause of the West” and pledged to “always stand” with it.
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The Sumud land convoy arrived at its final stop in Tunisia, in the city of Ben Gerden near the Libyan border, before setting off to Libya, then continuing through Egypt to reach the Rafah crossing in an effort to break the ongoing Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.
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⭕️ Greta Thunberg and three other activists out of a group of 12 accepted to be deported from Israel after being detained at Ben Gurion Airport following the interception of their vessel, the Madleen, en route to Gaza.
The remaining eight activists, including European Parliament member Rima Hassan, refused to sign documents to leave and remain detained.
Palestinian youths confront Israeli forces with stones during an ongoing Israeli military raid in downtown Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank.
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BREAKING | Israel issues forced mass displacement orders for all the residents of northern Gaza, calling on them to leave to the south of the strip.
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⭕️ Turkish diplomats meet nationals detained from Madleen aid flotilla
Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said on 10 June that diplomats met with two Turkish citizens detained after the Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound Madleen aid ship. Ankara is providing consular assistance and updating the detainees’ families on their condition, the sources added.
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Journalist Anas Al-Sharif mourns his colleague, Moamen Abu Al-Auf, and three paramedics who were killed while rescuing the wounded from a house bombing on Old Gaza Street in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
❗️Israeli strikes kill three paramedics and journalist in northern Gaza
Three Palestinian paramedics and a journalist were killed on 10 June in Israeli strikes targeting the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, according to Shehab news agency. The medical staff were reportedly working to evacuate the wounded and recover bodies when they were hit.