<article data-history-node-id="424549" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-raids-village-occupied-west-bank-six-times-one-day-wafa" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-raids-village-occupied-west-bank-six-times-one-day-wafa" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel raids village in occupied West Bank six times in one day: Wafa </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">The Israeli army&nbsp; raided on Friday the village of al-Lubban Asharqiya, near Nablus in the north of the occupied West Bank six times, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.</p> <p>Israeli forces detained a number of young Palestinian men, while Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and stun grenades, Wafa said quoting local sources..</p> <p>Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been experiencing a surge in Israeli military and settler violence amid the war in Gaza.</p> </div> </div> </article>

The Northern Territory government has introduced laws designed to imprison as many people as possible, with a focus on youths and First Nations people.

<article data-history-node-id="424008" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-tehran-housing-block-kills-60-including-20-children-0" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-tehran-housing-block-kills-60-including-20-children-0" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli strike on Tehran housing block kills 60, including 20 children: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="92" data-start="0">Iran’s state broadcaster says an Israeli strike on a residential complex in Tehran has killed at least 60 people.</p> <p>On Friday, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said, that 78 people had been killed and 320 wounded in the first wave of strikes by Israel.</p> <p data-end="495" data-start="419">Authorities say emergency crews are still pulling victims from the rubble.</p> <p data-end="544" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="497"><em>We’ll bring you more updates as details emerge.</em></p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="424007" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-tehran-housing-block-kills-60-including-20-children" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-tehran-housing-block-kills-60-including-20-children" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli strike on Tehran housing block kills 60, including 20 children: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="92" data-start="0">Iran’s state broadcaster says an Israeli strike on a residential complex in Tehran has killed at least 60 people.</p> <p>On Friday, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said, that 78 people had been killed and 320 wounded in the first wave of strikes by Israel.</p> <p data-end="495" data-start="419">Authorities say emergency crews are still pulling victims from the rubble.</p> <p data-end="544" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="497"><em>We’ll bring you more updates as details emerge.</em></p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="423342" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-kidnap-attack-palestinian-american-brothers-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-kidnap-attack-palestinian-american-brothers-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers kidnap, attack Palestinian-American brothers in West Bank village</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli settlers kidnapped and tortured two Palestinian-American brothers from the village of Burqa near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa official Palestinian news agency reports.</p> <p>Ghassan and Imad Jaber were visiting relatives in al-Mughayyir village&nbsp;when the Israeli settlers started assaulting&nbsp;them, al-Mughayyir mayor Sayel Canaan told Arabic media. The brothers were later released and evacuated to a nearby hospital for&nbsp;medical treatment.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Palestinian-American Ghassan Jaber and his brother Imad were kidnapped by Israeli settlers in the village of Burqa and brutally tortured before being released and rushed to the hospital.<br> <br> In this photo, Ghassan lies on a stretcher, holding his American passport in his hand. <a href="https://t.co/Wgb4DRdYDL">pic.twitter.com/Wgb4DRdYDL</a></p> — Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) <a href="https://twitter.com/IhabHassane/status/1929316908282646619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="421500" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-kidnap-two-palestinian-children-tie-them-tree" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-kidnap-two-palestinian-children-tie-them-tree" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers kidnap two Palestinian children, tie them to a tree</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli&nbsp;settlers kidnapped two&nbsp;Palestinian&nbsp;children&nbsp;on Saturday and tied them to a tree near the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.</p> <p>The incident occurred in the afternoon, as a group of children were playing near their homes on the outskirts of Beit Furik, east of Nablus. A group of settlers approached and abducted the two children.</p> <p>Local residents managed to catch up with the settlers and rescue the children. However, the boys remain in a distressed psychological state.</p> <p>Mohammed Hanani, the children's uncle, told Middle East Eye that his two daughters and their cousins were playing outside their home when a group of settlers arrived from a newly established outpost built on the town's land.</p> <p>The settlers kidnapped 13-year-old Maryam and her three-year-old brother Ahmed, taking them to a remote area where they tied them to an olive tree. One of their cousins tried to intervene but settlers attacked him with stones.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-settlers-kidnap-two-palestinian-children-tie-them-tree">Israeli settlers kidnap two Palestinian children, tie them to a tree</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Palestinian school children walk past a mural at a United Nations school in Balata camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 6 February 2025 (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="01d47cd2-e84e-4109-b5d4-27fb4bb77f32" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/palestinian-children-nablus-2025.jpeg" width="1400" height="787" alt="Palestinian school children walk past a mural at a United Nations school in Balata camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 6 February 2025 (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Palestinian school children walk past a mural at a United Nations school in Balata camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 6 February 2025 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday.

<article data-history-node-id="420882" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-takes-longer-route-washington-dodge-icc-warrant-risk" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-takes-longer-route-washington-dodge-icc-warrant-risk" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Netanyahu takes longer route to Washington to dodge ICC warrant risk</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="74" data-start="0">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touched down in Washington on Sunday—after taking a detour of roughly 400 kilometres to avoid airspace over countries that might enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant.</p> <p data-end="656" data-start="315">Israeli officials feared that if Netanyahu’s plane were forced into an emergency landing, nations like Ireland, Iceland, and the Netherlands could move to detain him, Haaretz reported.</p> <p data-end="656" data-start="315">The ICC warrant is linked to Israel’s war on Gaza and allegations of war crimes.</p> </div> </div> </article>