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

When I saw the images from Beaufort, I could not help but think back to my own time in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli prime minister said that the “IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.”

Beaufort is not just ancient stone. It is high ground over the Litani, the Galilee, and Hezbollah’s southern war machine.

Adam Tzarfati is the 14th soldier to fall since the “ceasefire” began in April.

What’s needed is an unprecedented combination of political courage and military determination to bring the country into a post-Hezbollah era, and instill calm and stability on Israel’s northern border.

Twenty-one-year-old Givati soldier from Ashkelon killed; four others wounded.

As Trump pushes for regional deals, the Jewish state focuses on preventing Hezbollah and Hamas from rebuilding—and ensuring that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.

The IDF maintains a critical presence across Lebanon, Gaza and Syria to deny enemy buildup.