On a June 13 podcast, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy told U.S. broadcaster Tucker Carlson that Israel now speaks primarily the language of war and is treating all issues as solvable by force. Levy said Israel’s violent policies have displaced millions in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and elsewhere, that Iran remains strong, and that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s original objectives have proven unattainable; Levy added Netanyahu refuses to accept this, has intensified the use of force and is unwilling to

Israel issued mandatory evacuation orders for 20 towns and villages in Lebanon.

Qin Tian, deputy director of the Middle East Institute at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, said that based on currently disclosed information the imminent US‑Iran ceasefire memorandum is likely to be limited in both content and effect. He said Washington and Tehran have divergent readings of the text, the memorandum leaves key bilateral disputes unresolved for later negotiations, and ongoing military risks — including US‑Iran standoffs in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz and Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon — could spark wider Iran‑Israel clashes and undermine further talks.