The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold.
Sirens sound in a number of communities close to the northern border, warning of a suspected drone attack from Lebanon.
Israel Railways announced services have been temporarily suspended between a number of stations in the Haifa area, reports say.
Rail services are paused after metal objects from a freight train fell on the tracks, the Walla news site reports.
The suspension comes at the start of the rush hour on the first day of the week in Israel.
The New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to claim their first NBA championship since 1973.
Jalen Brunson scores a game-high 45 points as the Knicks closed out the best-of-seven NBA Finals in five games, just days after completing the greatest comeback seen in the championship round.
Brunson is named Finals MVP after his relentless performance helped New York come from behind to clinch the title on the road in front of a strong contingent of traveling Knicks fans.
The Spurs started strong once again and held several double-digit leads all night, but the Knicks crawled back and finally took their first lead with 3:40 left to play.
The Spurs were unable to come back and the Knicks cap off a dominant championship run that saw them lose just three games in the postseason.
The IDF says that suspected drone infiltration sirens that sounded a short while ago in the Lebanon border towns of Metula and Ghajar were triggered by a suspicious aerial target that fell in an area of southern Lebanon where Israeli troops are operating.
It says the incident is over and there were no injuries.
Regarding aerial infiltration sirens that sounded in Eilat, the IDF says they were triggered by a false identification.
Suspected drone infiltration alarms sound in the southern city of Eilat and the surrounding areas.
The IDF says it is looking into the details.
Suspected drone infiltration alerts sound in the Lebanon border towns of Ghajar and Metula.
The IDF says it is looking into the details.
The Home Front Command later says the incident is over and residents can leave bomb shelters.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid slams the emerging US-Iran deal, tweeting that it “doesn’t achieve any of Israel’s war goals — the regime survives, the missile program is intact, and Iran can rebuild the nuclear program.”
Lapid claims this is a “total failure” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that turns Israel into a “protectorate that receives instructions regarding its national security,” criticizing the premier’s “inability to turn military achievements into strategic successes.”
Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a deal with the US to end the war.
In a video shared by Fars news agency, women in black chadors chant “death to dishonorable Araghchi, the infiltrator” in front of the building, while waving red and black flags.
A Mashhad resident tells Reuters in Dubai that some protesters chanted: “Death to the compromiser,” in an apparent reference to Araghchi. “Compromiser, resign, resign.”
The protest comes as the deal touted by US President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan faces opposition from hardline Iranian figures.
They argue that it does not serve Iran’s interests and would deprive Tehran of leverage over the Strait of Hormuz. They also accuse Iranian negotiators of having made too many concessions to secure the deal.
In an interview with state television Friday, Araghchi said the deal on the table calls for the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, imposed in response to Iran’s own blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
“The administration of Strait of Hormuz will no longer be the same as before,” he added, calling the waterway one of Iran’s “main instruments of deterrence.”
Other videos on social media that AFP cannot independently verify show people in front of the foreign ministry building in Tehran chanting “Araghchi, resign” and “Ghalibaf, resign,” in reference to parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Trump and Pakistan have said the deal to end the war may be signed as early as Sunday, though Tehran is more circumspect regarding the timing.
A video released by IRGC-affiliated media appears to show a gathering outside the Foreign Ministry’s representative office in Mashhad on Saturday evening where protesters chant, “Death to Araghchi, the dishonorable compromiser and infiltrator.”
The hardliners have been… pic.twitter.com/VlhvUiCFmA— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) June 13, 2026
