Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg (21) from Mishmar HaShiv’a was killed in an anti-tank missile attack north of the Litani River — just one day after the United States had presented a new ceasefire initiative, which was immediately rejected by Hezbollah.

Members of the opposition should “apologize and give thanks for the great achievement in Lebanon, on the ground itself and on the political level,” he said.

“In practice, Hezbollah will only grow stronger, and instead of defeating it, Israel is coming to terms with its very existence,” said Israel’s national security minister.

The agency says it is providing support for 33,000 displaced Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, amid accusations it perpetuates the conflict and should be dismantled.

“We brought the people of Lebanon to the understanding that we’re not the enemy. Hezbollah is,” said Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s U.S. ambassador.

“Would you wait until the drones were buzzing over Paris?” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the global body, asked his French counterpart.

The prime minister says Israel’s enemies have miscalculated again — and warns Tehran the price of aggression will only rise.

Rockets and drones from Lebanon exposed the gap between diplomatic statements and battlefield reality.

Capt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester fell while serving with Givati forces as Israel presses operations beyond the Litani.