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The municipality of Beirut is subject to an investigation by the Court of Auditors following revelations by Al Akhbar about employees with allegedly disproportionate assets. The newspaper quotes 15 properties, a transfer of $1 million followed by a purchase of real estate in Paris and $5 million in the account of an employee's minor son. The issue questions internal controls, political protections and the ability of financial justice to trace the entire chain of responsibilities.

The Lebanese press review of 8 June 2026 shows a ceasefire weakened by the Israeli strike against the southern suburbs of Beirut. Between Washington, Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut, Lebanon is once again becoming a field of regional pressure, while the Lebanese army and civilians remain exposed to the risks of sustained escalation.

The United States, Israel and the Lebanese authorities are seeking to dissociate the Lebanese file from the Iranian file. However, recent events show a reverse dynamic. The Israeli strike on Dahiyeh led to an Iranian response, followed by Israeli strikes in Iran and Huthis fire from Yemen. Lebanon thus appears not as a secondary theatre, but as one of the focal points of the regional crisis.

The resumption of the Israel-Iran war took place in less than 24 hours, from the Lebanese front. After shooting attributed to Hezbollah or reported from Lebanon, Israel struck Dahiyeh in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Iran responded with missiles against Israel. The Israeli army then targeted sites in Iran, including the Mahshahr petrochemical complex. The Houthis claimed fire from Yemen.

The Pentagon has identified at the critical level the threat of Israeli spying against American officials.

JD Vance is targeted by Israeli charges of fleeing to Erdoğan on a Mossad project against Iran.

Israel strikes the southern suburbs of Beirut despite the ceasefire, on instructions from Netanyahu and Katz after Hezbollah fire.

Qlayaat airport was officially launched on Saturday 6 June 2026 in the presence of Nawaf Salam, Fayez Rasamny and political, security and local leaders. The day's flight connected Beirut to Qlayaat for the ceremony, without constituting a commercial service. The day before, the arrival of an aircraft was a technical test. No foreign company has yet announced a scheduled route to this second Lebanese civilian airport in preparation.

Bernadette Chirac died at 93. In Lebanon, his disappearance reactivates the memory of Jacques Chirac, friend of the land of the Cedar.

Wissam Sabra, Brigadier General of the Lebanese Armed Forces, was murdered by Israel on the Al-Khardali-Nabatiyah road.

Mona Khalil, a civilian and defender of marine turtles, seriously injured after an Israeli strike in Mansuri, South Lebanon.

The indictment of HSBC Private Bank Switzerland in France marks a major step in the Riad Salamé case. The Swiss subsidiary of the banking group is suspected of having facilitated the laundering of more than $300 million allegedly diverted from the Bank of Lebanon via Forry Associates. For Lebanese depositors, this development moves the survey to international banks that would have allowed the funds to circulate.

Hezbollah informed the Lebanese authorities of its refusal to accept the ceasefire agreement announced in Washington between Lebanon and Israel. The position was passed on to the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, who shares the same line, according to a leader of the movement quoted by a news agency. This rejection comes as Israeli operations continue in southern Lebanon, further weakening a text already criticized for its asymmetry.

Joseph Aoun calls the ceasefire agreement a last opportunity, but waits for guarantees and final approval.