News roundup for Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Day 978 since Israel began its 2023 genocide on the Palestinian people.
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM GAZA:
For some basic info on the Palestine-Israel conflict, go here. For more critical context, skim this, this, and this. To read about a remarkable but underreported, 20-month-long peaceful protest in Gaza against Israel, go here.
IDF Pushes for Renewed Large-scale Gaza Offensive Citing Hamas* Resurgence
*NOTE: Israel’s framing of Hamas as terrorists is a political, not fact-based choice. Hamas was formed to resist occupation and oppression, not to “kill Jews.” In reality, international law supports the efforts of resistance groups against an occupying power, the UN extending that right to the point of armed resistance. Calling Hamas “terrorist” is an attempt to delegitimize the struggle of a people seeking freedom, justice, and self-determination.
In reality, Hamas has clearly and openly stated that its enemy is not the Jewish people, but the supremacist ideology of Zionism – the ideology under which Israel dispossessed 750,000 Palestinian people and exiled them to Gaza and other locations.
UN resumes medical evacuations* through Rafah crossing as Gaza access improves
*NOTE: Gaza’s Health Ministry recently reported that 17,757 Palestinians have referrals for medical treatment abroad, but Israel has permitted only 1,204 patients to leave through the Rafah and Kerem crossings since the beginning of the “ceasefire,” although the agreement stipulated the evacuation of 150 patients and relatives per day for three days a week (a total of about 15,750 by now). Over 1,000 have died already while waiting to evacuate.
Detained Gaza hospital director Abu Safiya appeals for his immediate release, calls detention ‘unjust’: “I carried out my work in accordance with international law and humanitarian standards, and my detention is unjust and arbitrary,” Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya told Israel’s Supreme Court in his first appearance in nearly a year. (Original story here.)
ISRAELI MEDIA: When Iran Attacks Israel, Palestinians in Gaza Are the First to Pay the Price: The closure of Gaza’s border crossings due to Iranian missiles is not the story. The story is how familiar the sequence has become: A regional crisis erupts. Security measures are introduced. Gaza absorbs the cost. (Original story here.)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Depleted but dangerous, Hamas is holding its fire against Israel. The quiet may not last
DEATH TOLL – GAZA GENOCIDE (tentative):
- At least 981 since ceasefire began Oct. 11, 2025 (247 children, 191 women)
- 72,991 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls) since October 2023
- More statistics below
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM:
Every day, Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem endure dozens of incidents like the ones below, at the hands of Israeli soldiers and/or settlers. For background on the West Bank, read this and this. For information on the significance of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, read this and this.)
Israeli occupiers (i.e. settlers*) set fire to farmland in Christian-majority town, mayor says: ‘The attacks do not distinguish between Muslims and Christians. The occupiers want the land without its people,’ Taybeh mayor said. Israeli settlers and military reportedly impeded firefighting near the village.
*NOTE: More than 700,000 settlers live illegally on Palestinian land in over 500 settlements and settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Some settler groups have a history of violence against Palestinians, often with the assistance of Israeli military forces. Learn more about Israeli settler violence here and here.
In a landmark advisory opinion on July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land “illegal” and demanded the evacuation of all settlements. Israeli settlers are sometimes referred to as “colonizers.”
Many analysts believe the word “colonizer” is more accurate than “settler.” Zionism has been described by several scholars as a form of settler colonialism. Zionism’s founders and early leaders were aware and outspoken about their status as colonizers; early leading Zionists such as Theodor Herzl, Max Nordau, and Ze’ev Jabotinsky described Zionism as colonization.
IDF Sets Up First Permanent Military Outpost in Palestinian-controlled Area of West Bank Since Oslo Accords: The outpost was established near the Jenin refugee camp, which was cleared of its residents in January of last year. In legal documents obtained by Haaretz, the army claimed that the project was ‘intended to replace the presence of forces in the residents’ homes in the camp’ and that all ‘required approvals’ had been received.
ISRAELI MEDIA: ‘Jews are allowed, Arabs have to get out,’ armed settler tells Palestinians, activists: A Jewish settler, backed by IDF troops, sought to prevent Palestinians from working their own land; ‘Goal is expulsion of Palestinians from their land,’ says rights group.
Israel Escalating Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank ‘Before the Eyes of the Entire World’: Amnesty: “This is not the work of rogue actors,” said the human rights group’s secretary general. “What we are witnessing is deliberate, state-led annexation.”
Israel ’emptying’ Al-Aqsa facilities to undermine Waqf, watchdog warns: Palestinian monitoring group says authorities are targeting four key sites across the mosque complex as part of broader effort to sideline Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf. (Read about the Waqf – Islamic endowment – and the Temple Mount status quo here.)
Israeli army forcibly evacuate Palestinian residential neighborhood in West Bank for ‘military exercises’: Army orders residents of Jabal al-Salihin to leave their homes, open their windows to conduct military exercises in area.
Israel Issues Order to Seize Nearly 30 Dunams (7.4 acres) in Tulkarem
Army Injures Two Palestinians in Nablus and Jenin
Colonizers (i.e. settlers) Escalate Attacks Across West Bank
Israel Demolishes Home in Beit Hanina
Ongoing West Bank Invasions and Violations — Wednesday
DEATH TOLL – WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM (tentative):
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM ISRAEL:
Israel is a tiny country, about the size of New Jersey, with a population smaller than the US state of Georgia – about 10 million (of which about 20 percent are Palestinians), yet it is in the news constantly. As has been demonstrated again and again, however, mainstream media rarely covers Israel news accurately. IAK gets the facts – sometimes from Israeli media sites, where we can get a glimpse inside this country that is rife with turmoil and contradictions, and that receives $63 million a day from America.
ISRAELI MEDIA: Most Israelis Don’t Want Netanyahu to Run in the Next Election, Poll Finds
Israeli prime minister to seek re-election, his party says after Trump raises doubts: “He’s a wartime prime minister,” Trump said.
Israel’s war-tested weapons* are becoming Europe’s new obsession
*NOTE: One reason for the popularity of Israeli products is that they are “battle-tested” in Gaza. Many of the weapons products that Israel profits from were developed using American taxpayer dollars.
RELATED: Israel’s weapons exports reach a record high with sales doubling in the past 5 years
ISRAELI MEDIA: Knesset advances bill to enshrine Torah study into Basic Law, supporting Haredi draft evaders: (Basic Law is Israel’s equivalent of a constitution; this law would, critics say, give Haredi Jews who evade the draft equal standing with Jews who serve in the Israeli military.)
ISRAELI MEDIA: How chaos became the Israeli government’s most powerful political tool: By normalizing disruption, the country’s leadership is chiseling away at the public’s discomfort with tyranny, as Israelis head to elections.
IRAN & LEBANON – NEWS & HEADLINES:
It can not be overemphasized that Israel is the impetus behind US policies and actions vis-a-vis Iran. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing the US to attack Iran for decades, using lies and deception. Under President Trump, he got his wish.
Israel has invaded Lebanon seven times in the last half century. Between 1978 and 2000, Israel maintained an 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon — Hezbollah was formed to fight that occupation.
IRAN: The US launched strikes against Iran on Wed. evening for the second consecutive evening. In response, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed; CENTCOM denied that the strait was closed. Trump threatened another bombing Thu. night if Tehran doesn’t sign a U.S.-proposed deal. The strikes reportedly cut off water supplies for 20,000 Iranians, which may be a war crime.
RELATED: US Wasn’t Sure If Iran Intentionally Downed Apache Helicopter Before Trump Ordered Strikes
Three Indian Crew Members Missing After US Bombs Tanker in the Gulf of Oman
Iran claimed attacks on US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, and targeted two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US’s most recent attacks, and declared the Strait of Hormuz “closed until further notice.”
Israel’s defense minister says war against Iran ‘far from over’: Military prepared to strike Iran with ‘great force,’ says Israel Katz.
IRGC general threatens to ‘turn entire region into hell’ if Strait of Hormuz destabilized
Iran war increases risks of acute hunger for millions, says UN food agency
Trump Has Said Iran War Deal Is Close at Least 38 Times Since Start of Conflict
LEBANON: IDF strikes killed 30 people and wounded 92 in Lebanon on Wednesday, the country’s Health Ministry said, raising the death toll to 3,696 since fighting began in March.
100 days of Israel’s war on Lebanon: more than 14,000 killed and wounded amid widespread destruction: More than one-third of the dead were killed during the “ceasefire,” and more statistics.
Israeli army issues new evacuation orders to 3 southern Lebanese towns despite “ceasefire”
DEATH TOLL – WARS ON IRAN & LEBANON (tentative):
- United States: 13 (or more) since Feb. 28, 2026
- Iran: at least 3,636 (1,701 civilians) since Feb. 28, 2026 (another count says 3,499)
- Lebanon: at least 3,696 people since March 2, 2026
- Arab states: at least 154 (including Palestine, excluding Lebanon)
- Israel: at least 54 people (20 civilians killed by Iranian attacks; 30 soldiers, 4 civilians killed by Hezbollah)
MORE NEWS & HEADLINES:
Netanyahu has ‘certainly gotten some things wrong,’ says US vice president: JD Vance declines to detail disagreements with Israeli premier amid reports of growing tensions between Trump and Netanyahu over Iran.
RELATED: Netanyahu Isn’t ‘Defying’ Trump Any More Than He Ever ‘Defied’ Biden
Products from Israeli settlements reach Europe under false Israeli origin labels: report: ‘What emerges is not a story of isolated error, but of systematic concealment,’ says Global Echo Litigation Center.
’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Was Working on Francesca Albanese Profile When Bari Weiss* Fired Her
*NOTE: Bari Weiss is a self-proclaimed “Zionist fanatic” who has, in partnership with the Israel’s uber-supporters the media giant Ellison family, transformed CBS into an overtly pro-Israel news outlet.
RELATED: Israel to Bari Weiss: ‘Thank You’ for whitewashing our war crimes
Trump Admin. Investigating Iran War Critic Trita Parsi: Report
ICE Rushes to Deport Palestinian Grandpa Despite Judge’s Order to Free Him: Harrowing account of a 77-year-old Palestinian man who was abducted by ICE after living in the US for 50 years, suffered a heart attack while in ICE custody, and was ordered freed – then ICE seized him again.
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
Humanitarian needs remain “immense” as Israel opens only one crossing into Gaza
In a new video, Israeli soldier is seen shooting a 7-month-old Palestinian baby
Welcome to the 60th Year of Israel’s Occupation of the West Bank
Israeli produce contaminated by “forever chemicals” from army explosions in Gaza
In south Lebanon, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – June 10, 2026*:
- At least 74,159 Palestinians killed, 185,878 injured – including:
- Gaza: at least 72,991 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls), 173,212 injured
- West Bank/East Jerusalem: at least 1,168 killed (~244 children), 12,666 injured
*NOTE: Thousands of remains in Gaza have yet to be identified, and thousands more are still buried under rubble; others are reportedly missing.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – June 10, 2026: ~1,661 – including ~1,139** on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 472 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, about 52 military and civilians (by one count, there have been 59 victims) in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel (these numbers do not include deaths from the conflicts with Lebanon or Iran).
**NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.
- Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
- Welcome to the 60th Year of Israel’s Occupation of the West Bank
- In south Lebanon, as in Gaza, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians
- Israel’s ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin and herding communities
- Israel has no mercy on Christian communities in West Bank, Lebanon: 2 Articles
- Netanyahu Isn’t ‘Defying’ Trump Any More Than He Ever ‘Defied’ Biden
- Those who championed free speech in the UK and US now wage war on it. And here’s why: Palestine
- ‘Instead of trying to control the whole world’, pro-Israel advocates can control AI, AJC told
- Massie honors survivors of USS Liberty on House floor, calls for investigation into attack: 4 Articles
- Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire
- Smart borders, military gates and land seizures: How Israel is encroaching in southern Syria
- The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters
- What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon
- Israeli soldier kills seven-month-old Palestinian baby, then walks away
- UN verifies rapes of Palestinians, but still cites no Israeli victims
