Israel Strikes Beirut as Iran Deal Signing Looms — And Netanyahu Is Shut Out

Today's lead: Israel struck Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold hours before the scheduled US-Iran deal signing — as Iran simultaneously sealed its uranium cache and blocked inspectors, and Netanyahu was excluded from Trump's G7 Mideast meetings. The deal's execution window is the moment of maximum Israeli isolation.

Also tracking: A JNS scoop reveals Washington Gov. Ferguson quietly investigated a state Human Rights Commissioner's antisemitic statements in 2025 — then left him on the commission. A Cornell student rejected a job with a written message declaring he wasn't interested in "working for a Jew."

In the wire: The Lancet publishes a petition to expel the Israeli Medical Association from the global medical body; UK court hands terror-linked sentences to Palestine Action vandals who targeted Elbit Systems; and Somaliland's president makes a historic first state visit to Jerusalem.