All Articles ByYuval Aviv

Preliminary probe after a massive barrage finds a rare chain of circumstances behind the two strikes; air defenses still intercepted over 92% of threats.

The longtime avocado manager at Kibbutz Misgav Am in Israel’s Upper Galilee was trapped in his burning car after a rocket fired from Lebanon hit. Days earlier, he warned on air: "At any moment a missile or a drone could fall on me; it’s Russian roulette."

Israel’s Shin Bet and police say they disrupted an alleged cell from Umm al-Fahm that trained with illegal weapons. Four men in their 20s were arrested; investigators say they practiced shooting with Airsoft guns and later stashed pistols, an automatic 'Carlo' weapon, and an M-16, along with magazines and ammo.

The IDF and Israel's Shin Bet say the strike targeted Hamas's funding pipeline across multiple fronts. Israel is intensifying actions in southern Lebanon and expanding military operations against Hezbollah.