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”
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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.
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.
“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.
