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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, June 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Today's decision comes after former General Benny Gantz left the so-called unity government that was assembled after the October 7th attack. Two other members of the Special War Cabinet also resigned last week, citing disputes over Gaza strategy.
--:-- John Bickley: Netanyahu will now consult on Gaza with a smaller group of ministers, including Defense Minister Uef Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Meanwhile, White House official Amos Hochstein met with Israeli officials today on Israel-Lebanon border tensions. In recent weeks Lebanon Hezbollah has stepped up attacks on Israel and officials in the Jewish state say Hezbollah risked triggering a serious escalation.
--:-- Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari: Because of Hezbollah's refusal to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 1701, because of Hezbollah's military infrastructure, weapons, and fire at Israel from the area south of the Litani River in southern Lebanon, and because of Lebanon's failure to enforce 1701 on Hezbollah, Israel will take the necessary measures to protect its civilians until security along our border with Lebanon is restored.
--:-- John Bickley: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea Tuesday for the first time since 2000. The Kremlin stated that Putin accepted the invitation with pleasure. The two leaders met nine months ago in Russia.
--:-- John Bickley: Reports say Putin is seeking weapons for his war in Ukraine, including artillery shells. According to U.S. officials, North Korea has already shipped 7,000 containers of weapons to Russia and hopes to gain advanced military technology out of the deal.
--:-- Vivek Murthy: I'm calling for tobacco-style warning labels on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
--:-- Ash Short: In a New York Times opinion essay, the Surgeon General cites evidence linking increased social media scrolling to higher risks of anxiety and depression among adolescents. Murthy's proposal would include broader regulatory steps calling for limits on the collection of data from children and restrictions on addictive features like autoplay and infinite scroll.
--:-- Stephen Kent: There are wonderful technologies out there ranging from the Bark phone to the True Me phone to Pinwheel that allow parents to completely control and moderate their kids' online experiences. But most families don't use them. They just buy their kids Androids or iPhones. They get them the same kind of phone that they have. And that might be the cultural change that we need to undergo on the consumer level.
--:-- John Bickley: A U.S. district court in Kentucky has halted the Biden administration's rewritten Title IX rules. The court's decision comes after a lawsuit from a West Virginia track athlete and the Christian Educators Association International challenging a boy attempting to compete in a girl's sport.
--:-- John Bickley: The injunction affects Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia. The court criticized the administration changes to the rule stating that it conflicts with the original intent of Title IX and raises concerns about privacy in educational settings.
--:-- John Bickley: Meanwhile, another federal judge also blocked the rule last week in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho.
--:-- John Bickley: And a Democratic candidate for county commissioner in Texas is being charged with fabricating fake racist messages online and trying to blame supporters of his opponent.
--:-- Teral Patel: Unfortunately, what we hear from a kind of polarized environment is, it doesn't matter what my policies are. They're coming after my race, my religion, my nationality, which is American. You know, I've been called Indian, Pakistani, so many different things that are not even accurate. But our goal is to respond back with love.
--:-- John Bickley: He now faces felony and misdemeanor charges. Patel, who touts his previous roles in both the DOJ and the White House, is set to appear in court next month.
--:-- John Bickley: All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
