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Israeli army orders evacuation of Sour and nearby Palestinian camps

The Israeli army has issued an evacuation order for the city of Sour, nearby Palestinian camps and surrounding neighborhoods.

"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River," Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X, addressing residents of the area.

The warning specifically referred to Sour and the Palestinian camps of Bus and Zuquq al-Mufdi.

"Anyone who is near Hezbollah members, facilities or means of combat is putting their life in danger," Adraee said.

Israeli strikes continue across south Lebanon

Israeli strikes continued across southern Lebanon on Sunday.

An Israeli drone strike targeted a car in the village of Maarakeh, in the Sour district, wounding one person.

Israeli warplanes also carried out strikes on Tibnin in the Bint Jbeil district; Kfsr Tibnit, Kfar Roummane and Habboush in the Nabatieh district; Majdal Zoun in the Sour district; and the area between Zawtar Sharqieh and Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district.

Pakistani interior minister visits Tehran

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Tehran on Saturday as part of Islamabad's efforts to promote dialogue between Iran and the United States following recent hostilities.

Senior-level meetings with Iranian officials are planned during the visit, Pakistani security and diplomatic sources told the German Press Agency (dpa).

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported that Naqvi was scheduled to meet with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

The ISNA news agency reported that Naqvi was also expected to deliver a message from Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

US weighs using Iranian assets to aid Gulf allies

The United States is considering redirecting Iranian assets to help finance reconstruction and repairs in Gulf countries affected by Iranian attacks, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The initiative comes as Iran has stepped up drone attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain, both U.S. allies in the Gulf.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has tasked a team with assessing the cost of damage caused by Iran to Gulf allies, the source said Saturday.

According to the source, Washington is also considering using Iranian assets to cover the cost of any future damage.

The report comes a day after Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, told CNN that any agreement to end the three-month conflict would depend on the release of $24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the United States.

Photo: Funeral of victims of Israeli strikes in Haret Saida

(Credit: Aziz Taher/Reuters)

Relatives attend the funeral of four people, including a woman and a rescue worker, killed in an Israeli airstrike Friday in Zibdine, southern Lebanon, June 7, 2026.

Israeli warplanes strike 38 villages across south Lebanon

Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes on 38 villages across southern Lebanon on Saturday, while drones struck 24 others, causing extensive damage to homes, commercial buildings and infrastructure, according to our correspondent in the South.

Several localities were targeted more than once during the day. Israeli artillery also shelled 21 villages, including at least one strike involving phosphorus munitions, according to the correspondent.

Hezbollah, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for 25 attacks against Israeli targets in areas occupied by Israeli forces and said it fired surface-to-air missiles at Israeli drones.

The figures could not be independently verified.

Hezbollah claims overnight attacks in south Lebanon

Hezbollah said it carried out several operations in southern Lebanon overnight.

The group said it fired rockets and artillery shells between midnight and 2 a.m. at Israeli soldiers and vehicles on the southeastern outskirts of Yohmor al-Shaqif, in the Nabatieh district.

Hezbollah also said it launched an Ababil drone at an Israeli military command post in Naqoura, in the Sour district, at around 12:30 a.m.

The group further claimed responsibility for an attack on an Israeli Merkava tank on the southern outskirts of Haddatha, in the Bint Jbeil district, at about 1:20 a.m.

According to Hezbollah, it again targeted Israeli soldiers and vehicles with artillery fire near Yohmor al-Shaqif at around 2:35 a.m.

The group added that it launched two Ababil drones at Israeli soldiers on the southern outskirts of Haddatha at about 3 a.m. The claims could not be independently verified.

Israeli attacks intensify across south Lebanon overnight

The Israeli army intensified its attacks across south Lebanon overnight Saturday into Sunday, carrying out airstrikes and artillery shelling across several districts and attempting a ground advance toward the village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district, according to our correspondent in the South.

Fighting broke out after midnight at the southeastern entrance to Mayfadoun as Israeli forces positioned in Zawtar al-Sharqieh attempted to advance toward the outskirts of the village, according to the correspondent. Hezbollah said it targeted advancing Israeli vehicles with rockets, struck a rear military position to prevent reinforcements from arriving and hit two Merkava tanks. The claims could not be independently verified.

Israeli airstrikes targeted Kfar Tibnit, Shoukin and Zifta in the Nabatiyh district; Haris in the Bint Jbeil district; Deir Aames and Deir Kifa in the Sour district; the al-Aroush quarry in Rihan; and the outskirts of Qatrani in the Jezzine district. One person was killed in the strike on Deir Kifa.

Israeli artillery shelling also targeted Srifa, Byout al-Sayyad and Mansouri in the Sour district, as well as Jibsheet, Ebba, Nabatieh Fawqa and Kfar Roummane in the Nabatieh district.

In the Saida district, residents of Maghdousheh, along with the village mukhtar and members of the municipal council, received warnings from the Israeli army threatening to bomb the village if Hezbollah members were allowed to enter, according to local officials.

Israeli drones flew over Saida beginning around 2 a.m. After 5 a.m., Israeli aircraft struck the village of Bsalia in the Jezzine district, with explosions heard in Saida.

Two killed, one seriously wounded by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon

Two people were killed and another was seriously wounded in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning.

Israeli drones targeted a motorcycle in Zifta, in the Nabatieh district, killing two people, and another motorcycle in Shehabieh, in the Sour district, seriously wounding one person.

The Israeli army also carried out airstrikes on the villages of Srifa, in the Sour district, and Doueir, Kfour and Ebba, in the Nabatieh district, as well as on the road linking Haddatha and Aita al-Jabal in the Bint Jbeil district.

Israeli artillery shelling also targeted Srifa and Qalawieh, both in the Bint Jbeil district.

The Israeli army additionally carried out a controlled explosion in the village of Tiri, in the Bint Jbeil district, at around 6 a.m.

US says it shot down two Iranian drones

The U.S. military said Sunday it shot down two Iranian attack drones that it said were threatening international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Earlier today, U.S. forces in the Middle East shot down two single-use Iranian attack drones that were threatening international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz," U.S. Central Command said in a post on X.

"U.S. forces remain on alert and ready to continue defending against Iranian aggression," it added.

The announcement came two days after Centcom said it had shot down four Iranian attack drones headed toward the strait and struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites.

Iran later said it fired missiles at military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain, both U.S. allies. The U.S. military said it intercepted six ballistic missiles and that a seventh missed its target.

Washington and Tehran have been engaged in indirect talks for weeks aimed at ending the regional conflict, but there has been little sign of progress.

Hostilities between the United States and Iran had largely subsided following an April 8 cease-fire but have recently resumed, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a significant share of the world's oil shipments passes.

Projectiles fired from Lebanon intercepted over northern Israel

The Israeli army said two projectiles fired from Lebanon into northern Israel were intercepted Sunday.

Warning sirens sounded in two towns in northern Israel before the projectiles were intercepted after crossing the border, the military said in a statement.

The army told AFP that these were not the first projectiles fired into Israeli territory since the ceasefire was announced Wednesday.

Israeli army commander pushes to 'destroy Hezbollah infrastructure' in Nabatieh

The head of the Israeli army's Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, is pushing to "destroy Hezbollah's infrastructure" in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, according to Israeli news outlet Walla.

The Israeli army has recently carried out targeted ground raids on the outskirts of Nabatieh, Walla reported. According to the report, Israeli military officials believe that weakening Hezbollah's presence in the city, one of the group's main strongholds in southern Lebanon, would have a significant impact.

Walla also reported that officials view Beirut's southern suburbs as benefiting from what they described as "American immunity" from Israeli attacks.

Smotrich calls for bombing Beirut's southern suburbs

The main development this morning is a threat from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who appeared to call for the bombing of Beirut's southern suburbs as fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continues in southern Lebanon.

In a brief post on X, the far-right minister wrote "Dahiya" in Hebrew, using the name commonly given in Lebanon to Beirut's southern suburbs.

Smotrich, whose son was wounded in southern Lebanon during the first week of Israel's offensive launched after Hezbollah's March 2 missile strikes, had already called in May for the destruction of buildings in Beirut following Hezbollah drone attacks that wounded an Israeli soldier.

At least one Israeli drone was flying over the Beirut area Saturday morning, according to several witnesses.

Good morning. We are now launching our live coverage of developments in the region.

We are now launching our live coverage of developments in Lebanon, where Israeli strikes continue across the South and the Bekaa Valley despite a conditional cease-fire announced this week that Hezbollah has rejected and Israel has yet to formally endorse.

We will also be following developments across the region, particularly in Iran.

You can find our live coverage from yesterday here.