A newly brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is already crumbling. Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine people Saturday, including Lebanese army officers, raising questions about the durability of regional peace deals [NPR]. The strikes underscore a pattern: ceasefires across the Middle East—Gaza, Lebanon, the Gulf—have repeatedly failed to halt violence, with both sides accusing the other of violations [NBC News].

Meanwhile, the Pentagon escalated concerns about Israeli intelligence operations, raising the threat level to its highest tier over espionage activities targeting U.S. interests [NBC News].

**Domestic heat building:** Republicans face a crammed summer agenda with pushback mounting on multiple fronts. Defense Secretary Hegseth invoked "invasion" rhetoric during D-Day remarks in France, signaling continuity with Trump's hardline immigration messaging [CBS News]. In California, Trump claimed voter "steal" over slow ballot counting, but election experts say anti-fraud systems are functioning as designed [Guardian].

Senate Republicans are also signaling shifting priorities: John Cornyn suggested Trump's infrastructure bill may not be a priority after his primary loss [The Hill].

**Other breaking developments:** Scientists are racing to Argentina to trace the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak [DW English]. Canada has banned Texas cattle shipments as a U.S. screwworm outbreak spreads [Newsweek]. The Supreme Court is sprinting to decide several major cases before recess [NPR Politics]. And the Knicks took a 2-0 NBA Finals lead over San Antonio [NPR].