🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Israel has withdrawn from some of the southern Lebanese territory it has occupied ​in its war with Hezbollah, a U.S. ‌State Department official said on Thursday, adding that Lebanon's armed forces should now step in.

There was no ​immediate comment from Israel. A senior ​Lebanese security official said they were unaware ⁠of any withdrawal of Israeli troops from Israel's ​so-called "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon.

The State Department official ​did not say how much territory Israel withdrew from or where exactly the pullback occurred. Israel and Lebanon ​have been holding U.S.-brokered talks in Washington aimed ​in part at halting fighting between Israel and the ‌Iran-backed ⁠Hezbollah militia." - Reuters.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Israeli security and military officials deny a Reuters report that the IDF has withdrawn from parts of Lebanese territory.

The Israeli military has yet to be instructed by political leaders to withdraw, according to the officials.

A senior Lebanese security official says they are unaware of any withdrawal of Israeli troops from its so-called security zone in southern Lebanon." - Times of Israel.

🇾🇪⚡- A pro-Southern Transtional Council journalist, Muhammad Aydah, was assassinated in a car blast in al-Mukallah, capital of the Hadhramaut region, eastern Yemen.

🇫🇷🇷🇺⚡- "The French Navy boarded the oil tanker Deliver on Tuesday as it transited off the coast of Sicily in violation of maritime law.

This latest action against the shadow fleet, conducted just days after a similar operation by the United Kingdom, illustrates the resolve of Europeans.

We will not allow the shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions and finance the Russian war effort.

Europe is determined.

It will pursue all necessary efforts to increase the cost of war for Russia and enable the establishment of a robust and lasting peace in Ukraine," - Emmanuel Macron, President of France.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has pushed back against Iran’s criticism over the opening of vessel traffic routes in the Strait of Hormuz without coordination with Tehran, stating it will not impose any fees on transiting ships.

🇮🇷🇴🇲 - Part of Oman's MFA statement during the GCC summit in Bahrain today:

"His Excellency also stressed the importance of restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring its safe flow, noting that the Sultanate of Oman, as a coastal state of the Strait, has a special responsibility to support international efforts to secure maritime navigation in accordance with its responsibilities and obligations under international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, stressing that future arrangements relating to the Strait do not involve imposing any transit fees."

🇫🇷⚡️- A video surfaced from June 12th, where the same immigrants who killed Louis filmed themselves beating him up.

After this beating, Louis filed a complaint to the police and informed his care home officials. The immigrants learned about his filed complaint and ambushed Louis, leading to his death this week.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- An Israeli drone strike kills two in southern Lebanon.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Two tankers, STOIC WARRIOR and GINGA PUMA, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours using Oman's vessel traffic routes, which were established without coordination with Tehran.

🇺🇸🇴🇲🇧🇭 - Note, Oman doubling down on respecting the UNCLOS and ensuring no fees are imposed on traffic using the Strait of Hormuz occurred during the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Bahrain today, which was attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Ever since the IRGC warning on VHF Channel 16, four tankers have turned around while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using Oman's designated vessel routes.

🇺🇸⚡- The Supreme Court has permitted President Trump to strip Syrians and Haitians of TPS (Temporary Protected Status) in a 6-3 decision.

The decision was made based on the Congressional precedent of stripping TPS. Justice Samuel Alito also commented on the lower court's injunction having little merit, as its injunction was filed due to the claim that stripping TPS was a form of racial discrimination against Haitians.

The decision will likely give way to the process of stripping Ethiopia, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Venezuela, and Nepal of their TPS.

🇲🇱⚡️- The Malian junta has forcibly removed a program, "Allo Klédu", from Radio Klédu, one of Mali's largest radio station. The program was recognized as Mali's last nationwide free speech platform.

The ban will last for at least two months.

🇺🇸⚡- In an additional decision, the Supreme Court, in another 6-3 ruling, ruled that non-citizens arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border did not automatically register as asylum seekers, and can be turned away.