On June 10th local time, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway issued a joint statement announcing asset freezes and travel bans on Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gavir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The reason for the sanctions is that the two individuals have repeatedly incited extreme violence against Palestinians, including supporting settlement expansion and advocating for forced displacement of Palestinians. This is the first time that Western countries have imposed sanctions on Israeli cabinet ministerial level officials, marking a significant divergence in Western policies towards Israel.

On June 9th local time, US President Trump announced the deployment of 2000 additional National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles in response to ongoing riots caused by immigration law enforcement conflicts. This deployment is a further intervention by the Trump administration in the situation in California, following the first deployment of 2000 National Guard personnel on the 7th. As of June 10th, 1700 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marine Corps soldiers have been deployed in the Greater Los Angeles area, with a focus on protecting federal agencies and personnel.

The May non farm payroll data released by the US Department of Labor on June 6th showed that 139000 new jobs were added, slightly higher than the market expectation of 130000, but slower than the revised 147000 in April. The unemployment rate has remained stable at 4.2% for the third consecutive month, in line with expectations. The salary growth rate exceeded expectations, with an average hourly wage increase of 3.9% year-on-year and a month on month increase of 0.4%, indicating that labor cost pressure still exists.

On the early morning of June 4th, the Ukrainian military launched a new round of attacks on the Crimean Bridge using an improved TB-2 drone, destroying two sections of the bridge deck and causing a disruption to road traffic. This is the third major attack on the bridge since its first attack in October 2022, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that the operation aims to “cut off the Russian military’s logistics supply lines”. Russian Defense Minister Shoigu gave a televised speech on the same day, accusing Ukraine of “terrorist acts” and warning of “indiscriminate retaliation” against the Kiev decision-making center. Russian Federal Security Council Vice Chairman Medvedev also bluntly stated that “there is no possibility of negotiation in the conflict, and we will fight until Ukraine is completely demilitarized”.