Hezbollah
Among a laundry list of thorny issues the two leaders will discuss, one priority is clear: to demonstrate that there is no longer any daylight between Israel and America on Middle East policy.
The move is part of a broader plan to counter the threat from Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah has suffered several major setbacks since Oct. 8, 2023, and significant changes seem to be occurring within Lebanon’s Shi’ite community and the terror group itself.
Hezbollah’s reconnaissance drone incursion was the first time since the truce began that it sent an unmanned aerial vehicle over the border.
Why the Rafah entry was delayed, where the heavy bombs withheld by the White House are located, and how Jerusalem persuaded Washington to support the invasion of Lebanon.
The IDF remains determined to operate in accordance with the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, it said.
In his first interview since the outbreak of the war, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin confirmed that 70% of Hezbollah’s firepower has been destroyed.
Hezbollah recently handed over control of a large underground compound near Tyre to the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to Arab media reports.
“What comes after the period given for Israel’s withdrawal? Israel has to withdraw because the 60 days are over. We do not accept any justification to extend for one moment or one day,” said Naim Qassem.
“We will not allow a return to the reality of the 7th of October,” the Israeli defense minister wrote.
The mixed martial artist and professional boxer spoke out against pro-Palestinian demonstrators in his home country of Ireland.
The Lebanese, Israeli and U.S. governments “will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after Oct. 7, 2023.”
