Category: Middle East

UK: only blacks may apply for “our long-running diversity internship schemes”

‘Racial Segregation’: White Students Banned from Black History Month Events at University

White students have reportedly been banned from attending Black History Month events by a student union at the University of Westminster, leading to accusations of racial segregation on campus.

BLM Activist Says White Men Are ‘The Common Enemy’, ‘We Need to Get Rid of Them’

Cambridge University Blocked Working-Class Whites from Applying for Post-Graduate Programme

At a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London, a self-described mixed-race member of the LGBT community said that the concept of intersectionality means that there is “one common enemy: the white man” and therefore “we need to get rid of them”.

BLM Activist Calls for Revolution in the UK, Saying: ‘The Police Is No Different from the KKK’ 

The University of Cambridge has been accused of being a “bit racist” after it was revealed that it had initially blocked working-class white students from a post-graduate programme designed for students from underrepresented groups.

A government spending watchdog has said that only black, female, or impoverished candidates will be considered for an upcoming taxpayer-funded paid internship, sparking accusations of discrimination against middle-class white males.

An NAO spokesman said: “Our long-running diversity internship schemes offer valuable work experience in the audit sector.

“The internship opens doors to people who are under-represented in the sector including anyone from less affluent backgrounds.”

Black Lives Matter Protest Joins ‘Allah hu Akbar’ Chanting Pro-Yemen Demonstration

Trump Tells Iran: ‘We’re going to be attacking’

  • US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran again, saying “we’re going to be attacking them very hard” after earlier claiming Iran would have to “pay the price” for taking too long to reach a deal.
  • The US military says it “disabled” a vessel in the Gulf of Oman as it was “attempting to transport oil from Iran”. 

  • Trump says US wants ‘meaningful’ deal

    After saying his administration would be attacking Iran “very hard”, the US president has urged Iranian leaders to sign a deal.

    “They should sign the deal, it’s a good deal,” Trump told reporters, saying the proposal on the table prohibits Iran from “ever having a nuclear weapon”.

Iran Threatens More Bombings After U.S. Strikes: ‘Leave If You Want to Be Safe’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned in a message on Tuesday that American forces should leave the Middle East “if you want to be safe,” threatening a response after the Pentagon confirmed pervasive airstrikes against Iranian military sites that day.

  • Iran’s Revolutionary ⁠Guard attacks US assets in the region in response to US military strikes on southern ‌Iran as the peace process stares down its latest challenge.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the US chose to “test our determination” and Iran’s military will “leave no attack or threat unanswered”, adding: “Leave our region if you want to be safe.”

Trump Warns Iran the Time for Talks Is Over

Act Now or ‘Pay the Price’

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2

Iran will “pay the price” for taking “too long” to negotiate a Middle East peace deal, President Donald Trump cautioned Wednesday, making his pledge in the wake of Washington and Tehran exchanging fire following the downing of an American helicopter over the contested waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess,” the U.S. president outlined on his Truth Social platform. “Much of it, like their Navy and Air Force, doesn’t even exist anymore — They have been completely defeated.”

“They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” he added.

The US, Britain and 20 other nations said Iranian security groups must stop plotting to kill, kidnap, and harass people in Europe, North America, and Australia.

U.S. Israel & Iran War: Ceasefire or Peacefire?

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it launched a drone attack on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain after US strikes on southern Iran.

Mixed Messages: Iran Claims to Be Done Bombing Israel but Threatens American Oil Facilities

Iran denies shooting down a U.S. helicopter.

The US military’s central command has said that US forces have now “completed self-defence strikes against Iran”.

In a brief update shared on social media, CENTCOM again said the attacks were in response to the “downing of a US Army Apache helicopter”.

Iran threatens wider escalation following retaliatory strike on US base in Bahrain

They always make outrageous claims. This one has been debunked multiple times, but Al Jazeera scribblers are undeterred & keep “breaking news”.

Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Threaten to ‘Ban’ Israel from Red Sea

‘They used dogs’: New Al Jazeera film exposes Israel’s use of rape in jails

Former detainees detail systematic torture and sexual violence, including rape, while in Israeli custody.

  • Israel’s military says Iran has launched a second wave of missiles towards its territory with sirens sounding across the country.
  • The strikes follow Israeli attacks on Iran with explosions reported in Tehran, Tabriz, and Isfahan as tensions escalate after Israel struck the southern suburbs of Beirut, killing at least two people and wounding 20.
  • Iran launched a wave of missiles at northern Israel following the attacks on Beirut accusing Israel of repeatedly violating ceasefire agreements.
  • US President Donald Trump reportedly urged restraint during a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and told The Financial Times “he’s the one calling all the shots”.

Trump calls on Iran and Israel to stop ‘shooting immediately’

US President Donald Trump has called on both Israel and Iran to stop attacking each other.

“Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting’,” he said in a brief post on his Truth Social platform.

Map showing missile launch alerts in northern Israel, highlighting affected areas such as Galilee and Golan Heights with red markers for early warning notifications.

Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Israel After Beirut Airstrikes as Regional Tensions Escalate

Lebanon’s Defense Minister Counts 3,491 Israeli Strikes Since Ceasefire Began

Catholic Nuncio Visits Lebanese Christians Defying Israel Evacuation Orders

Christian Leaders in Lebanese City of Tyre Call for Quick International Action After Israeli Warning

People swim on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qlaileh village, seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Christian religious leaders from Lebanon’s southern port city of Tyre called on the international community and Lebanese officials on Tuesday to act quickly to prevent Israel from attacking the Christian district of the city, as airstrikes on nearby neighborhoods killed eight people and wounded dozens of others.

The Israeli military has issued an evacuation warning for the port city, including the Christian quarter, which has been spared so far.

  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary ⁠Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked the US Fifth ⁠Fleet in Bahrain with ⁠drones in response to US strikes on southern ‌Iran earlier, state media report.
  • The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out “self-defence strikes” against Iran in response to what it said was the downing by Iranian forces of a US attack helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US had chosen to “test our determination” and that Iran’s armed forces would “leave no attack or threat unanswered”, adding: “Leave our region if you want to be safe.”
  • Tehran’s deputy foreign minister earlier told Al Jazeera that Iran did not deliberately target a US helicopter.
  • Israeli attacks killed almost 20 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, while thousands of civilians were threatened to flee as Israel issued more forced displacement orders ahead of planned military action.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry has accused Israel of killing patients through delays by preventing more than 16,500 Palestinians from leaving the besieged enclave to receive medical treatment abroad.

Hegseth on D-Day: European leaders are squandering the sacrifices of their veterans by allowing the West to be invaded & their cultures stolen by third-worlders

Today, leftist regimes arrest people for speech and treat their own race as subhuman. This is an insult to the D-Day heroes. They fought against such tyranny.

“Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece, and in Bulgaria, boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion, or is it too late?” he asked.

WATCH:

WATCH: Pete Hegseth CALLS OUT Globalist European Leaders for Allowing Third World Invasion in D-Day Address, Says Beaches in Europe “Stormed” by “Dangerous Ideologies”

Americans care more about Europe than our own politicians.

Let’s see what our war heroes actually think:

“We fought the wrong enemy!”

~Gen. Patton

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(VIDEO) Rep. Michael McCaul Whines to ABC Over Hegseth Slamming European Globalists for Mass Migration in D-Day Remarks: “Out of Place… Inappropriate”

According to Grok…in Jst the last 5 years…19,000 Europeans have been murdered by so called asylum seekers……it’s an invasion for God sake!

Continue reading Hegseth on D-Day: European leaders are squandering the sacrifices of their veterans by allowing the West to be invaded & their cultures stolen by third-worlders

Pushing the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah “means civil war in Lebanon”

Gallery|US-Israel war on Iran

Hundred days of the US-Israel war on Iran

The US-Israel war on Iran is in its 100th day, and the conflict has settled into a grinding, unpredictable deadlock — far removed from the “very fast” campaign United States President Donald Trump once promised.

Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal

People walk under a banner showing portraits of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Israel has struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning, defying a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon’s capital.

MREIJEH, Lebanon (AP) — Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon ‘s capital. Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said two people were killed and 11 wounded.

Iran & Hezbollah are one and the same

Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan tries to restart talks between Tehran and Washington. Iran wants a deal to include ending the war in Lebanon.

Lebanon’s president criticises Iran as Israel steps up attacks

  • Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran “will not only halt the path of negotiations, but we will also be in direct confrontation with the enemy” following Israel’s continued attacks on southern Lebanon and the capital Beirut.
  • At least two people have been killed and 11 wounded as Israel launches a new wave of attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel’s continued attackshave killed at least 3,613 people and wounded 11,072 others since March 2.
  • An attacker opens fire on people in central Israel killing one person and wounding several others before the assailant was shot dead, according to police.
  • Tehran, which says the attacks were in response to US assaults on its coastal region, has condemned what it called a lack of will by Washington to “reduce tensions and return to the path of stability”.

Does Israel really think it can get rid of Hezbollah in Lebanon?

Despite brokering a ceasefire on paper, the US is not standing in the way of Israel’s war on Lebanon, argues Imad Harb, senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC.

Trump will not unfreeze Iranian assets before ceasefire deal reached

DEVELOPING: Trump Responds After Iran Launches Strikes Against Israel, Says He’s “Not Happy” About Israel’s Strikes in Beirut and Will Call Benjamin Netanyahu (VIDEO)

Iran & Hezbollah Continue to Terrorise the Middle East

All Eyes Are Now on Iran and Lebanon, While in Gaza, the IDF Keeps Working

The nightly news, and social media, are full of stories on the latest on-again-off-again American negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and stories, too, about Israel under American pressure agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Gaza has been much less in the news, but for the IDF, Gaza has not been forgotten, as the latest reports from the Strip make clear. More on the IDF’s most recent “mowing the lawn” in Gaza, with help from the Shin Bet’s Arab assets inside Gaza, can be found here: “IDF, Shin Bet kill several Hamas General Security Apparatus officials in Gaza,” Jerusalem Post, June 4, 2026

Iran ‘fires warning shots’ at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman

Appears to be fake news from MSM

In Iran, a Reign of Terror

Eighty percent of political prisoners executed in the world during the last year were from Iran. Anyone deemed an enemy of the state can be summarily executed without a trial.

Iranian missiles target Kuwait, Bahrain after US-Iran clash

  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked “enemy bases in the region”, hitting them with “aerospace missiles”, in a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
  • The United States military said Iran fired seven missiles at the Gulf neighbours Kuwait and Bahrain, but none reached their targets.
  • Earlier, the US said it forces shot down four Iranian drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz and struck “Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites” on Qeshm Island and Goruk on Iran’s southern coast.
  • Iran’s navy had reported firing “warning shots” on Friday at US forces in the Gulf of Oman, saying US ships were harassing vessels in the area. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) denied the report.
  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry said a paramedic was among five people killed in Israeli attacks on Zebdin in southern Lebanon on Friday, with at least a dozen people killed across the country by Israel’s bombardments despite a new ceasefire deal agreed with Lebanese officials.
  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the death toll from Israeli attacks on the country since March 2 has risen to 3,558 people, as well as 10,870 injured.

Bahrain condemns Iranian missile attack on its territory and Kuwait

Bahrain has condemned Iran’s launch of seven ballistic missiles towards its territory and that of Kuwait early on Saturday, calling it a flagrant violation of sovereignty and a threat to Gulf security.

Update:

Islamic Republic of Iran foreign minister: ‘This war will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well’

  • Iran launches missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain after the United States said it shot down Iranian drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz and targeted Iranian radar sites.
  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the US lacks the will for stability, and through its actions endangers the security of the region, after latest exchange of fire.
  • Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least 10 people, including high-ranking army officers.
  • Meanwhile in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli attack on a tent camp has killed at least six people.

Hezbollah MP says ceasefire must extend to all areas in Lebanon

If wishes were horses, even Hezbollah could ride….

Ibrahim Al Moussawi, a Hezbollah official and member of the Lebanese parliament, has said any ceasefire must extend to all parts of Lebanon, including the south.

Trump Admin to Fire “Large Number” of Deep State Intel Community Members

Holdovers from the Obama regime must be purged.

Acting DNI Bill Pulte is preparing to fire a “large number” of Deep State Intel Community members.

According to The Wall Street Journal, President Trump has urged Bill Pulte to “start the process” of firing intel officials.

President Trump said he wants to reduce the size of the federal intel agencies.

The Wall Street Journal reported:

Three Republican Senators on Thursday joined the Democrats and voted to block Bill Pulte from serving as the Acting Director of National Intelligence.

Senators Schmitt and Hirono engage in a heated discussion during a congressional hearing, highlighting differing viewpoints on key legislative issues.

FIREWORKS! “You’re Damn Right We’re Deporting You” – Sen Eric Schmitt GOES OFF on Dem Mazie Hirono After She Argues Fraudsters, Murderers, and Terrorists Shouldn’t be Denaturalized (VIDEO)

Tuberville Warns ‘We’re Going to Lose the Damn Country’ if We Don’t Bust Filibuster, Pass SAVE America Act

America Created 172,000 Jobs In May, Nearly Twice As Many as Expected

Democrat Plot to Rig Alaska Senate Election

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  Feds Launch Multiple Voter Fraud Investigations (VIDEO)

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Massachusetts Public School District Permits Sikh Students to Carry Knives While Banning Weapons for All Other Students

Massachusetts, where woketards rule…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel walk past a military honor guard during an official ceremony on a red carpet.

Trump Administration Getting the CCP Out of Cuba

Portrait of a man with a beard and glasses, wearing traditional attire, seated in front of Lebanese and Hezbollah flags.

Lebanon Is Not Gaza: Peace Is Possible if Not for Iran-Backed Hezbollah

Elegant banquet hall featuring ornate chandeliers, gold accents, and large windows, set up for a formal event with tables and floral centerpieces.

President Trump Outs Crazy Corrupt Lib Trying to Prevent Construction of White House Ballroom

Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One before a Wisconsin event, with aides visible in the background.

President Trump Trashes RINO Senator Tillis, Calls Him a “Loser” in Blistering Remarks to Reporters (VIDEO)

Iran Insists Ceasefire Talks Ongoing, Denies Bombing Kuwait

Israel steps up attacks in Lebanon

FILE PHOTO – Israeli military tanks gather by the Israeli-Lebanon border. (is associated with: «Israel steps up ground operations in Lebanon»)

Lebanon’s president criticises Iran as Israel steps up attacks

  • Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has accused Iran of “using Lebanon as a bargaining chip” in negotiations with the US as Israel’s deadly strikescontinue across the country despite a newly reached ceasefire deal.
  • The Israeli military also continues to order the forced displacement of residents in southern Lebanon, telling people in at least nine towns and villages to flee under threat of attack.
  • Iran’s navy says it fired missile and drone “warning shots” at US warships in the Gulf of Oman, accusing them of harassing marine traffic; CENTCOM rejects the claim, saying Iran did not “attack or fire” at US vessels.
  • Lebanon’s Nabih Berri, a powerful Shia politician who earlier this week said he could guarantee Hezbollah would abide by a ceasefire, has rejected the agreement, calling it “booby-trapped” in favour of Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu Says Israel To Step Up Attacks Against Hezbollah In Lebanon

People started leaving a southern suburb of Beirut that is largely considered a Hezbollah stronghold.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will escalate strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, with both officials from the country and the U.S. saying the group continued to launch attacks.

Oil prices will drop after situation in Hormuz ‘straightened out’: Trump

Asked how many oil tankers his administration has gotten through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has replied: “A lot.”

“I don’t want say how many, but a lot,” he told reporters.

Strikes shut down Kuwait airport with several wounded

The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones, as civilian vessels and regional allies Kuwait and Bahrain came under attack.

Kuwait’s military said air defence systems intercepted incoming drones and missiles, while Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said warning sirens were activated. Earlier, Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the vicinity of Qeshm Island.

US President Donald Trump has hit back at reports that negotiations with Iran to end the war have stalled, saying that “conversations between us have been going on continuously”.

Israel continues its deadly bombing campaign in southern Lebanon a day after Trump said that Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, had agreed to call off planned attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbsAt least 3,468 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, with 10,577 injured, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports.

Iran says Kuwait and Bahrain ‘bear direct responsibility’ for US attacks

Iran said Kuwait and Bahrain bear “direct and clear responsibility” for ⁠the attacks, alleging ⁠their territory and facilities have been used to support US ⁠military operations against Iran.

IRAN, U.S. EXCHANGE FIRE ACROSS PERSIAN GULF AS TALKS CONTINUE

UN says 1.4 million people in Lebanon in need of emergency aid

The UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA) says at least 1.4 million people across Lebanon have been directly affected by Israeli attacks and are now in need of assistance.

Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Trump must end negotiations deadlock

These are the same people who withdrew from negotiations….

A military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, says negotiations with Washington to reach a peace deal “are at a deadlock”.

“The negotiations are at a deadlock and Trump must break this deadlock,” Mohsen Rezaei said in an interview with CNN in Tehran. “The ball is in Trump’s court.”

France: ‘Civil War Scenes’

France is descending into chaos as Muslim mobs take to the streets, burning everything in sight, chanting “Allah hu Akbar” and “Death to France,” and openly calling for Islamic Law.

This is the direct result of years of mass migration and failed integration. France gave them asylum and opportunity, now they’re torching the country that welcomed them. Europe is waking up too late.

Geert Wilders For Breitbart: When Our Cities Resemble Warzones, We Have to Reclaim Our Streets

Geert Wilders For Breitbart: When Our Cities Resemble Warzones, We Have to Reclaim Our Streets

Following a football match, rioters in Paris went on a rampage in the French capital, looting shops setting cars on fire, attacking, even firing at police officers. Videos and television footage showed that many rioters had an immigrant background. It is a scene Europeans have become all too familiar with – not just in France, but all over the continent.

In the past decades, Europe’s ruling elites have allowed millions of immigrants from Africa and the Islamic world to settle in our midst. Some of them hate their host country to the extent that they want to destroy it. They loot and vandalize, assault and rape, and even murder.
 

Leading politicians – such as Emmanuel Macron in France, Rob Jetten in my own Netherlands, Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, and many others in their ivory towers – think that people do not notice what is going on. But they do notice, and they are deeply worried. They want the chaos to stop. They also realize the root cause of our societal break-down: Mass immigration by people who contribute absolutely nothing to our societies and reject our cultural values. Continue reading France: ‘Civil War Scenes’

Iran: Trump Demands Stricter Nuclear, Hormuz Terms

Trump Says He Spoke With Netanyahu and Hezbollah to End Fighting as Iran Talks Stall, Talks With Iran Now Continuing “at a Rapid Pace”

Iran Suspends Negotiations with US Over Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

Updates:

  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that while contact with the United States has not been cut off, no progress has been made in the negotiations.
  • Kuwait says Iranian drone and missile strikes that hit a terminal at its international airport killed one person and wounded dozens of others after inflicting “significant material damage”.
  • An IRGC spokesperson has denied its forces were responsible for the strike that damaged part of Kuwait International Airport’s passenger terminal, claiming it was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile system, state media reported.
  • US Central Command says it conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones.
  • US President Donald Trump hits back at reports that negotiations with Iran to end the war have stalled saying “conversations between us have been going on continuously”.

Report: Trump Sends Tougher Iran Proposal Back to Tehran, Demands Stricter Nuclear, Hormuz Terms

“France condemns…”

With Paris burning, you would think Macron has other things to worry about. But no, Israel is the problem, as always. We can’t have Jews defend themselves against islamic rocket barrages from Lebanon….

  • Israel’s expanding invasion of Lebanon draws global condemnation, with France requesting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
  • US President Donald Trump says he is close to a “very good deal” with Iran, with US media reporting that he is pushing for tougher terms.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the exchange of messages with the US is ongoing, but that nothing is certain until a deal is finalised.
  • Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gasfield after Israel attacked the facility in March.

Hegseth: Trump ‘Laser‑Focused’ on Securing a ‘Great Deal’ with Iran — ‘Or They’ll F

Israel Suggests Renewing Iran Military Strikes if U.S. Deal Does Not Materialize

Israel Suggests Renewing Iran Military Strikes if U.S. Deal Does Not Materialize

White House Official After Situation Room Meeting: Trump Will Only Make Iran Deal that ‘Satis

White House Official After Situation Room Meeting: Trump Will Only Make Iran Deal that ‘Satisfies His Redlines’

Report: UAE Carried Out Dozens of Airstrikes on Iran with U.S.-Israeli Coordination

UAE Carried Out Dozens of Airstrikes on Iran with U.S.-Israeli Coordination

Global condemnation of Israel’s expanded invasion of Lebanon

No big deal. Just the usual suspects and their lackeys:

Reaction has been coming in from around the world as Israel pushes deeper into Lebanese territory. Here is a round-up of the latest:

  • French President Emmanuel Macron said that “nothing justifies” the major escalation under way in Lebanon, and his foreign minister said that Francehas requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the matter.
  • UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on Israel to halt its military activity in Lebanon, saying its escalation had “eroded space for diplomacy”.
  • Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said Israel’s advance was a “cause for serious concern” and called on all parties to halt hostilities.
  • Qatar condemned Israel’s continuing attacks on Lebanon and the expansion of its ground offensive in the south, describing the campaign as a serious escalation and violation of international law.
  • Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, affirmed Cairo’s solidarity with Lebanon in a phone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. He also called for Israel’s complete withdrawal from all Lebanese territory.