Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 22, 2026

Israeli forces appear to depart the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh following US-brokered peace talks, President Trump vows to help Lebanon "a lot" in Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Aoun, US completes 10th night of airstrikes across Iran with Iranian forces retaliating in attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, Trump administration reaches nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, France's parliament approves ban on social media for anyone under the age of 15, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota over concerns of what he describes as "suspected fraud and noncompliance."