Hezbollah Drone Attack
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Trump Threatens to Resume Bombing Iran if Deal Fails as Hezbollah Drone Attack Injures Five IDF Soldiers in Lebanon (Jun 17, 1622 UTC, 1922 Israel) (Evening Edition)
President Trump warned the US would resume bombing Iran if the MOU fails, while Hezbollah explosive drones wounded five IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is set for signing Friday in Switzerland, though its text remains undisclosed. The IDF killed two Hamas October 7 infiltrators in Gaza and confirmed earlier strikes eliminated a hostage-holder and a PIJ commander. In the West Bank, Israeli forces blocked roads near Hebron and settlers burned a mosque. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed despite diplomatic progress.
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US Strikes Iranian Sites, IRGC Retaliates as Hezbollah Drone Kills IDF Soldier (Jun 1, 0642 UTC, 0942 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The US struck Iranian military sites in Qeshm and Goruk, prompting an IRGC retaliatory strike on a US air base. An IDF soldier was killed and three wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Sirens sounded in Tiberias for the first time since the ceasefire. A car-ramming attack in the West Bank injured two teenagers. President Trump said Iran 'really wants' a deal and claimed an agreement would bar nuclear weapons.