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.
A shooting attack at a gas station near Kochav Yair set off a major security response across three locations in the Sharon area. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and four others were taken to hospitals with serious and moderate injuries. One attacker was killed at the scene, and the second was later located and neutralized after fleeing. Alerts over fears of terrorist infiltration were activated in Tzur Yitzhak and Tzur Natan.
Greek police arrested a 37-year-old Palestinian man on suspicion of ties to Hamas and involvement in planning a terror attack. According to local reports, authorities are examining whether a possible target was an Israeli cruise ship expected to arrive in Crete.
The judges said political disagreements are not grounds for expulsion, and that former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s future should be decided by party members at the ballot box. Gallant’s attorneys, Boaz Ben Tzur and Carmel Ben Tzur, said: "An important message about the ability to express differing views within a political party."
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."
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.
Mossad chief Roman Gofman informed his deputy, A., that his term is ending after 22 years of service in the organization. Officials say the move is meant to give the new director room to shape his own senior leadership team.
American intelligence reports point to rising concern over alleged Israeli espionage activity inside the United States. Israeli officials reject the claims outright, saying the information is inaccurate or politically motivated.
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."
New details have emerged about a plan to topple Iran's ayatollah regime: Israel and the United States prepared an outline under which thousands of Kurdish fighters from Iraq were supposed to cross into Iranian territory. As part of the preparations, the Mossad supplied the Kurds with weapons and ammunition confiscated from Hamas and Hezbollah.
The IDF said a U.N. staff member was killed and two others were wounded after Hezbollah fired mortars at a UNIFIL position in southern Lebanon.
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.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a joint situational assessment with northern local council heads and the General Staff at Northern Command. He stressed the ongoing military effort against Hezbollah: "We have a shared goal — protecting the residents and communities of the north and restoring calm and security over time."
Israel is in talks with the United States to reduce the number of American refueling aircraft parked at Ben Gurion Airport. The move is meant to free up parking space ahead of the summer travel rush, while still protecting security needs and coordination with Washington.
About 60 communities along the eastern conflict line will receive a 7% income tax credit, applied retroactively from January 2026; the bill passed by a vote of 32 to 23.
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.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, President Donald Trump told his advisers that if American troops are harmed by fire from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, it could bring the ceasefire with Iran to an end.
Just one month separated two extraordinary combat incidents in which an American pilot’s aircraft went down. After being rescued from Iranian soil when his jet was shot down, the pilot had already survived another crash weeks earlier after his plane was brought down over Kuwait. U.S. officials say the sequence is exceptionally rare: "It’s like being struck by lightning twice."
After a wave of public protest and calls to cancel his sentence, the Nahal soldier who was jailed for wearing a patch reading "Mashiach" has been released. His sentence was shortened by the head of Southern Command and further reduced for good behavior during his imprisonment.
The U.S. president confirmed that he used unusually sharp language about Benjamin Netanyahu during a conversation about the fighting in Lebanon. Even as he criticized him, Trump stressed the closeness of their relationship: "I like Bibi very much. I work with him very well."
