Lebanon

Iran warned last week that it would strike Israel if the IDF attacked the Dahiya district in Lebanon’s capital. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said, "I approved plans to continue intensifying the blow to Hezbollah."

The IDF said two rockets that crossed into Israeli territory were intercepted. The military also revealed a major underground Hezbollah emergency compound in the Beaufort area.

Capt. Shahar Gamla, a 24-year-old officer in the Egoz commando unit from Natur, died of his wounds after being critically injured in fighting in Lebanon. On Friday, Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, of Rehovot, was killed in southern Lebanon.

The "ceasefire" in the north continues: four IDF reservists were moderately wounded after an explosive drone struck in southern Lebanon. At the same time, alerts were activated in Metula and Misgav Am. Metula Local Council head David Azoulay blasted the situation: "Even this morning, Metula’s children and parents went out to schools under nonstop fire."

Three Lebanese army personnel were killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon. The IDF said the area was an active combat zone against Hezbollah. In Beirut, officials condemned what they called a "barbaric attack."

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said the group does not recognize the understandings reached between the Lebanese government and Israel. He is demanding a full IDF withdrawal from Lebanon and says his organization will continue its attacks. According to an Arab media report, the IDF has begun withdrawing from the Marj Ayoun area.

A Hezbollah explosive drone struck the vehicle of Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, head of the IDF’s Northern Command, during a visit to southern Lebanon. The incident ended without injuries. In response, movement and security procedures in the area were changed.

After the United States announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, Israel’s political system responded fast. Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ praised what he called a major diplomatic achievement and even raised the possibility of a future peace deal, while National Security Minister איתמר בן גביר warned that Hezbollah would only grow stronger.

The latest U.S.-brokered framework follows weeks of ceasefire extensions and partial understandings, but its success depends on Hezbollah meeting conditions it has not accepted

The IDF issued evacuation warnings to residents in three villages in southern Lebanon and announced operations against Hezbollah targets. The terror group is rejecting what it sees as a new equation around Dahiya and is threatening to expand its fire deeper into Israel.

Dr. Capt. Uri Yosef Silvester, of blessed memory, the doctor for the Shaked Battalion in the Givati Brigade, who was killed in battle in southern Lebanon, was laid to rest today. His commander eulogized him: “You saved lives under fire. Many are alive today because of you.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the negotiations with Iran. On Iran’s nuclear program, he added: "Iran must also commit to specific negotiations on transferring the enriched uranium."

A new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon opened in Washington under the mediation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Lebanon is demanding a full ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, while Israel is refusing to pull back at this stage.

Israel’s Home Front Command is allowing students to return to school in northern border communities and is raising the cap on outdoor gatherings to 100 people, up from 50. In the Upper Galilee and the Golan, restrictions have been lifted entirely.

Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin was buried in Ashkelon, and Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati was laid to rest in Ra’anana. The two were killed in southern Lebanon after explosive drones struck their positions.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister ישראל Katz instructed the IDF to strike terror targets in Beirut’s Dahiya district. The directive came "following Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon."

France’s representatives to the U.N. asked the Security Council to hold an urgent discussion and compel Israel to stop the strikes. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, said, "The real discussion should be about Lebanon’s transformation into an Iranian terror stronghold."

The IDF spokesperson released initial footage from the activity of IDF forces on the Beaufort Ridge and in Wadi as-Sulouqi. At this hour, the IDF is striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the Tyre area and in additional parts of southern Lebanon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the capture of the Beaufort ridge by IDF forces and described the move as a dramatic stage in the campaign. He said Israel will continue expanding its operations in Lebanon until security is restored for residents of the north.