Battalion Commander LTC Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon and Three Additional Soldiers Killed in Combat Operation.
Lebanon
A 29-year-old Israeli reservist from Haifa was killed during an Israel Defense Forces operation in southern Lebanon.
The U.S. president told reporters that he intends to read his agreement with the Iranian regime “word by word” publicly to set the record straight.
“The Iranian regime, as always, is lying. Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, is the one that attacked Israel again this morning, completely unprovoked,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted to X.
The IDF has again struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahieh district after fire from Lebanon toward northern Israel. Netanyahu and Katz declared: “Israel will not tolerate fire into its territory”
The IDF has eliminated over ten Hezbollah field commanders in Lebanon, uncovered a massive tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge, and struck more than 50 targets.
Trump’s pressure on Netanyahu, Israel’s deterrence toward Tehran, and the continued operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The president called on Israel to choose diplomacy over war and said Trump can help end the conflict.
Captain Shachar Gamla (24) died from injuries after a Hezbollah drone attack; Sergeant Ohad Yaari (21) was killed in a fatal accident during an operation.
The government in Beirut was immediately overruled by an organization that has held its foreign policy hostage for 40 years.
