Defense and Security
Netanyahu tells Knesset panel Israel will reevaluate direct confrontation after Trump takes office.
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Roi Sasson, 21, from the Jerusalem suburb of Mevaseret, served in the Kfir Brigade’s 90th “Nahshon” Battalion.
Rockets launched by the Iranian proxy hit two UNIFIL bases in Southern Lebanon • Italy’s defense minister initially blamed Israel for one of the attacks.
In a landmark ruling, a Jerusalem court has implemented a new law requiring punitive damages for terror victims; compensation to be drawn from frozen Palestinian Authority funds.
Hezbollah’s dilemma: continue insisting on conditions for an agreement full of loopholes, or back down while senior officials who could rehabilitate the organization remain.
“It’s up to them to speak to the timing to that, but we’re ready to go as soon as they are,” a Foggy Bottom spokesman said.
The men sustained light to moderate wounds, first responders said.
“You choose—the choice is yours—but the result will be the same. We will return everyone,” said the Israeli prime minister.
The commander of the IDF’s Binyamin Brigade deployment area said the military is detecting an increase in “popular terrorism.”
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Omer Moshe Gaeldor was reportedly slain when his unit was attacked by a Hezbollah suicide drone.
The U.S. administration’s advice on Israel’s war against Iran and its proxies was often wrong, said the Israeli premier.
Ali Tawfiq Dweiq was responsible for the launch of over 300 rockets from Lebanon, including at Haifa and central Israel, according to the IDF.
