Two additional strikes targeted Gaza City’s stadium and the entrance of the Bureij refugee camp in the center of the territory, killing 12 and 2 people respectively, and injuring several others, according to staff at al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
Two additional strikes targeted Gaza City’s stadium and the entrance of the Bureij refugee camp in the center of the territory, killing 12 and 2 people respectively, and injuring several others, according to staff at al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
Iran partially reopens its airspace to international transit flights
Iran has reopened its central and western airspace to international transit flights, state agency Nour News reported today.
At least 47 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since Saturday morning, including 23 in Gaza City and the northern part of the enclave, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera.
South Lebanon
The driver of the vehicle killed in an Israeli drone strike in Kounin (Bint Jbeil district) has been identified as Hassan Hamoudi. According to information from our correspondent in South Lebanon, one of his brothers had already been killed during the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
Gaza: At least 49 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks since Friday night, says Health Ministry
Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since Friday night have killed at least 49 Palestinians, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
Heavy Israeli bombardments began late Friday into Saturday, killing 12 people in Gaza City’s stadium, which was sheltering displaced individuals, and another eight in residential apartments, staff at al-Shifa Baptist Hospital told Al Jazeera.
At least six more Palestinians were killed in the south when an airstrike targeted their tent in the so-called humanitarian zone of al-Mawassi, near Khan Younis. Over 20 bodies have since been transported to Nasser Hospital, health authorities said.
South Lebanon
The driver of the vehicle targeted by the Israeli drone strike in Kounin (Bint Jbeil district) has been killed, according to our correspondent in South Lebanon.
An Israeli drone targeted a car in the village of Kounin, in the Bint Jbeil district, according to our correspondent in South Lebanon.
Ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
West Bank: Army says six Israelis arrested after clashes
Six Israelis were arrested after assaulting soldiers in the central West Bank, the Israeli army announced today. The army has occupied this Palestinian territory since 1967.
The arrests took place near the village of Kafr Malek, where Israeli settlers carried out an attack on Wednesday evening in which three Palestinians were killed, according to the Palestinian Authority.
Emirates extends flight suspension to Tehran until July 5
Emirates has extended until July 5 the suspension of its flights to and from Tehran, the capital of Iran, due to the “regional situation,” the airline said today in a statement reported by Reuters.
The Dubai-based airline added that it will resume its flights to Baghdad on July 1 and to Basra on July 2.
South Lebanon: Municipality of Ibl al-Saqi condemns incident involving UNIFIL
The president of the Ibl al-Saqi municipality (Marjayoun district), Georges Rahal, issued a statement on behalf of the village’s residents strongly condemning the incident that occurred during a UNIFIL patrol in the area known as Marj al-Khoukh, between Ibl al-Saqi and Khiam.
According to the statement, individuals intercepted the patrol at the village entrance because it was not accompanied by the Lebanese Army. The municipality denounced “an act contrary to the peaceful principles and ethics of the residents of Ibl al-Saqi.”
Incidents involving UNIFIL patrols and residents of South Lebanon have become recurrent in recent months, as the U.N. force and the Lebanese Army have been tasked with dismantling Hezbollah weapons caches in the region.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip rose to 21 today, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera, which had earlier reported 17 fatalities.
The outlet said at least six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike targeting tents in the al-Mawassi humanitarian zone near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the enclave.
Separately, the bodies of two Palestinians who had gone to collect food aid were found among the crowd near the center of the Netzarim corridor, south of Gaza City in the north of the territory.
Iran gave its 'blood, not its honor' in war with Israel, says top diplomat
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his countrymen gave "their blood" during the 12-day war with Israel, but not "their honor," as Iran held national funerals for military commanders killed in the conflict.
"The Iranians gave their blood, not their land; they gave their loved ones, not their honor; they endured a rain of 1,000-ton bombs, but they did not surrender," Araghchi wrote on Instagram, adding that "Iran does not know the word 'surrender.'"
Israeli army urges Gaza residents to evacuate
The Israeli military called on residents of Mawassi in the Gaza Strip today to evacuate immediately and move south for their own "safety."
"Do not return to the dangerous combat zones," army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X, formerly Twitter. "Terrorist organizations continue to bring you disaster — evacuate immediately," he added.
The Israeli army also warned residents in the areas of Nuseirat, Zahr and Maghraba, including the neighborhoods of North Coast, Nozha, Bawadi, Basma, Bassatine, Badr, Abu Huraira, Rawda and Safa, that it is "actively working to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organizations in these areas and will strike any zone used to launch rocket-propelled grenades."
At least 17 Palestinians killed this morning by Israeli attacks
According to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera, Israeli attacks carried out across the Gaza Strip this morning killed at least 17 Palestinians.
The toll includes 11 people killed in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, two in Deir al-Balah, in the center, two in Jabalia, and one more in Gaza City, in the north.
At least one person was killed by Israeli army gunfire against queues near a humanitarian aid center north of Rafah, in the south of the enclave. Dozens of Palestinians are killed every day around these aid distributions managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), supported by the United States and Israel.
Israel/Yemen
The Houthi rebels in Yemen, allies of Iran, claimed to have fired a ballistic missile towards Israeli territory, in retaliation according to them for the "crimes" of Israel against the Palestinian population in Gaza.
The Israeli army confirmed this firing and said the "missile was very likely successfully intercepted." In a statement, the military spokesman of the rebels, Yahya Saree, said that the Houthis had "fired a ballistic missile at a sensitive target of the Israeli enemy in Beersheba [south], in support of the oppressed Palestinian people."
Gaza truce: Qatari mediator sees a ‘window of opportunity’
Qatar, a key mediator between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza war, has described a "window of opportunity" created by the cease-fire between Iran and Israel, potentially paving the way for a truce in the Palestinian territory.
"If we do not seize this window of opportunity and momentum, it will be yet another missed chance, as has happened many times in the recent past. We do not want history to repeat itself," said Majed al-Ansari, spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, in an interview with AFP yesterday.
Situation update in southern Lebanon
This morning, Israeli drones flew over villages in southern Lebanon. An Israeli helicopter dropped a stun grenade near a farmer on the outskirts of Kfar Kila in the Marjayoun district.
Last night, machine-gun fire from an Israeli army position at Jabal al-Blat, near the village of Aitaroun, targeted the southern outskirts of the village.
Iran condemns Trump’s ‘disrespectful and unacceptable’ remarks on Khamenei
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks as “disrespectful and unacceptable,” after Trump claimed he had "beaten" Iran and spared Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from an “ugly and ignominious death.”
“If President Trump truly wishes to reach an agreement, he should abandon his disrespectful and unacceptable tone toward Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Khamenei and stop hurting the millions of his sincere supporters,” Araghchi wrote on his X account.
“The great and powerful Iranian people, who showed the world that the Israeli regime had no choice but to run to ‘Daddy’ to avoid being wiped out by our missiles, do not take kindly to threats and insults,” the foreign minister added. “Goodwill begets goodwill, and respect begets respect.”
In a blistering message posted today on his 'Truth Social platform', President Trump slammed Tehran for claiming victory in the 12-day war with Israel and said he was halting all work on sanction relief. He also accused Khamenei of ingratitude for downplaying the impact of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, and for declaring that Iran had defeated Israel and “slapped” Washington.
Iranian president attends national funerals
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attended the national funerals, according to images broadcast on state TV, which also showed Gen. Esmail Qaani, head of the Quds Force — the foreign operations branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was wounded in the conflict, was seen attending with a cane.
In the streets, thousands of Iranians raised the flags of the Islamic Republic, fists in the air, as they honored legendary heroes of ancient Persia. One banner read, “Boom boom Tel Aviv,” referring to Iranian missiles fired at Israel during the conflict in retaliation for its strikes on Iran.
National funerals in Iran for senior officials killed by Israel
National funerals for around 60 senior military officers and nuclear scientists killed by Israel during the war began this morning, on the fifth day of a cease-fire now under strain due to renewed threats from Donald Trump.
“The ceremony to honor the martyrs has officially begun,” announced a state TV presenter at 8 a.m., as images showed crowds gathered in central Tehran around funeral processions for “the martyrs of the war imposed by the Zionist regime.” The coffins were draped in Iranian flags and displayed portraits of the fallen commanders in uniform.
The procession began at Enghelab (Revolution) Square and was scheduled to move toward Azadi (Freedom) Square, 11 kilometers away, accompanied by Iranian pop music and a eulogy broadcast through loudspeakers.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of developments in the Middle East, marked by ongoing war in Gaza that continues to claim dozens of lives daily, and ongoing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite the cease-fire. This live blog will also follow developments in Iran and Israel following Monday evening’s cease-fire announcement, as well as news from Syria and Yemen.
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