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Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire after trading deadly strikes in violation of the wider US-Iran peace deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli forces will remain in Lebanon despite the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.

There is nothing more sacred than the memory of the fallen, and no mission more sacred than commemoration,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The elevated rating comes as Congress advances a Netanyahu-backed defense integration proposal praised by AIPAC.

The Israeli military has captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders troops to deepen Israel’s incursion into its neighbor’s territory.

The Israeli Defense Force revealed footage of it performing a large-scale strike on Iran’s aerial defense systems and on a petrochemical plant. According to the IDF, the systems had

In total, 23 Glock pistols, three Kalashnikov rifles, one M16 rifle and additional weapons were confiscated and transferred to the police’s Judea and Samaria District for further investigation, along with the suspect from Bethlehem, the IDF and Israel Police said.

Until recently, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett appeared to be the opposition figure best positioned to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s election this fall. But a new contender has emerged: Gadi Eisenkot,

President Donald Trump directly called out the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday amid its invasion of Southern Lebanon, saying he’s “not happy” with the war against Hezbollah. Israel invaded Lebanon in March after Hezbollah launched rockets into Israeli territory.