Jerusalem is taking a harsher line than ever before against the compromised UN agency, which some Israeli officials still believe is the lesser evil.

How much more aggression must Iran display before the world acts?

Citing eye-witness and DNA evidence, Israeli officials and Arab media confirm that the Hamas mastermind of the Oct. 7 massacre was eliminated by Israeli forces.

The weapons were in an underground storage facility in the Dahiyeh district south of Beirut, according to the IDF.

“The letter was not meant as a threat,” said John Kirby, the White House national security communications advisor. “We have to follow the law of the land here.”

“Our presence here at this difficult time sends a strong message of Christian support and concern for this nation.”

“The US must ensure that taxpayer funded aid is not distributed to US-designated terrorists, or their allies.”

There is no delay, insist officials who say much planning is needed for what comes after the Israeli response.

“We will continue to strike Hezbollah without mercy everywhere in Lebanon,” including its capital, said the prime minister.