Hezbollah
Troops are preparing for a possible war with Hezbollah.
“We will not come back as long as Hezbollah poses a threat to us. If we don’t come back, it will be known as the biggest political failure in the history of Israel.”
The attack, the second on the base this month, caused slight damage but the air force’s detection capabilities remain unimpaired.
U.S. identifies Navy SEALS KIA while intercepting an Iranian arms shipment off the coast of Somalia • Iran “very directly involved” in Houthi attacks, says head of U.S. 5th Fleet.
While U.S. diplomacy is not likely to lead anywhere, giving it a chance (and calling attention to the failure of U.N. Resolution 1701) could be critical for the legitimacy of an Israeli operation against Hezbollah, experts tell JNS.
“Hamas has sought to leverage a variety of financial transfer mechanisms, including the exploitation of cryptocurrency, to channel funds to support the group’s terrorist activities,” an under secretary of the treasury said.
White House envoy Amos Hochstein has been conducting shuttle diplomacy between Jerusalem and Beirut.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi: “We’re releasing some reserves, knowing that we’ll call on them again.”
Netanyahu reportedly agreed to Blinken’s demand that Israel avoid a war with the Iranian terror proxy.
Two rockets caused material damage in the Eastern Galilee town of Metula.
“Residents will not return home until they are assured of peace, and they do not want it to be only a few years of peace before the cycle repeats,” said Mayor Avichai Stern.
IDF: The strikes were the most extensive carried out by Israel in Southern Lebanon during the war to date • Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper reports U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein delivered a “final warning” to Lebanon.
