Live Updates: IDF maintains positions, striking terror infrastructure in Gaza, Lebanon

First day of US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland concludes • IDF reportedly considers handing Hezbollah compound to LAF • Trump demands Iran stop Hezbollah from 'causing trouble'

IDF troops operating in the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon.

(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

June 22, 8:21 AM

IDF kills two Hamas terrorists operating out of Gaza City

ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

June 22, 5:21 AM

IDF considering handing Lebanese army control of Hezbollah underground compound - report

Israel believes that transferring the responsibility to Lebanon’s army could serve as a test of its ability and willingness to act against Hezbollah, said N12.

ByARIELLA ROITMAN

An Israeli soldier inspects a Hezbollah attacking position tunnel found during anIDF operation.

(photo credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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June 22, 5:21 AM

Ship traffic plunges after Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Five vessels passed the strait on Sunday, from 26 ships spotted a day earlier, data from analytics firm Kpler showed.

ByREUTERS

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026.

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June 22, 5:21 AM

Israel will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon ahead of negotiations, official tells 'Post'

An earlier report from LBCI claimed that the US had notified Lebanon that Israel was planning to withdraw some troops as a “goodwill gesture” ahead of Israel-Lebanon negotiations.

ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 7, 2026.

(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

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June 22, 5:21 AM

First day of US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland concludes amicably after rocky start

Earlier, Tasnim reported that the Iranian delegation declined to participate in a group photo with the US delegation and that Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf refused to join a press conference.

ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, ARIELLA ROITMAN

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, June 21, 2026.

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Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know

Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF

Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region

Thirteen IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says

A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8

Live Updates: IDF maintains positions, striking terror infrastructure in Gaza, Lebanon

First day of US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland concludes • IDF reportedly considers handing Hezbollah compound to LAF • Trump demands Iran stop Hezbollah from 'causing trouble'

IDF kills two Hamas terrorists operating out of Gaza City

IDF considering handing Lebanese army control of Hezbollah underground compound - report

Israel believes that transferring the responsibility to Lebanon’s army could serve as a test of its ability and willingness to act against Hezbollah, said N12.

Ship traffic plunges after Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Five vessels passed the strait on Sunday, from 26 ships spotted a day earlier, data from analytics firm Kpler showed.

Israel will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon ahead of negotiations, official tells 'Post'

An earlier report from LBCI claimed that the US had notified Lebanon that Israel was planning to withdraw some troops as a “goodwill gesture” ahead of Israel-Lebanon negotiations.

First day of US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland concludes amicably after rocky start

Earlier, Tasnim reported that the Iranian delegation declined to participate in a group photo with the US delegation and that Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf refused to join a press conference.

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