West Asia war LIVE: Israel military says intercepted projectiles from Lebanon

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. A destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike is seen through a shattered window of the Jabal Amel Hospital, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on June 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Israeli military said early on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) air defences intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said fighting would end. Also Read | U.S. says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack “Following the sirens that sounded at 01:35 (2235 GMT) in several areas in northern Israel, the IAF intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the military said on Telegram. It also said it identified a “suspicious aerial target” that later fell in Israeli territory near the Lebanese border, adding that no injuries were reported. Amid the fighting, Mr. Trump said on Monday (June 1, 2026) that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over Israel’s Lebanon offensive. Mr. Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had a “very good call” through unnamed representatives with the Hezbollah militant group. Mr. Netanyahu agreed to call off a military raid on Beirut while Hezbollah agreed “all shooting will stop,” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social network. Also Read | Trump says Iran really wants to make a deal with the U.S. Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, on Monday (June 1, 2026), threatened to open new fronts in the conflict hours after the U.S. and Iran exchanged overnight strikes. Blaming Israel’s actions in Lebanon, Iran had said it was suspending dialogues and exchange of texts through mediators. Iranian news agency Tasnim also reported that Iran would continue to block the Strait of Hormuz and, with its allies, “activate other fronts, including the Bab al-Mandab Strait” at the entrance of the Red Sea. Iran has suspended exchanging texts with the U.S. over a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the war, in response to Israel’s escalating military strikes in Lebanon, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday (June 1, 2026). Hours after Iran’s move, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah, and that both sides agreed to stop attacking each other. He also said “talks are continuing with Tehran”. Iran halts U.S. message exchanges, threatens to block Hormuz as tensions rise amid ongoing conflict with Israel and allies. Oil prices held on to most of the previous session’s sharp gains in early trade on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) on uncertainty over the status of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran and the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures inched up 6 cents, or 0.06%, to $95.04 a barrel at 0001 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 17 cents, or 0.18%, to $91.99 a barrel. Both benchmarks rose more than 5% in the previous session but pared gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not been told that Iran was suspending talks with Washington and that Israel had agreed to pull back any troops that were preparing to attack southern Lebanon. Asian stocks made a cautious start to trading on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) as uncertainty over whether the ceasefire in West Asia war conflict capped the lift to sentiment from renewed optimism around AI. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fluctuated between gains and losses as trading commenced, last 0.5% lower, led by a 2% decline for Korean shares after an initially higher open. S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.3%, while in Japan, the Nikkei 225 slumped 0.7%. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 1, 2026) that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over Israel’s Lebanon offensive. Mr. Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had a “very good call” through unnamed representatives with the Hezbollah milit

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