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Reports: Israel launches airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon; two said killed near Damascus ■ Top U.S. official: Working with Israel to resolve arms delays, heavy bomb transfer still halted ■ Germany 'urgently' requests citizens to leave Lebanon ■ Netanyahu hits back at Gallant for calling to resolve U.S.-Israel disputes privately ■ Report: IDF, Hamas fighting in Rafah intensifies as Israel strikes north, central Gaza camps ■ Anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon into Metula, house sustains damage; two buildings on fire after rockets fall in the city; House hit by anti-tank missile in Avivim ■ WSJ: American arms shipments slowed down because Israel put in fewer new requests, officials say

  The United States might face challenges in defending Israel against a wider conflict with Hezbollah, should tensions in Lebanon escalate, according to the top US military officer. This assessment comes amid growing concerns about a potential Israeli offensive in Lebanon and its broader implications for regional stability. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of […]

PM Netanyahu: Intense part of Gaza fighting almost over ■ Two lightly wounded by anti-tank fire from Lebanon, local municipality says ■ Hezbollah claims responsibility for drones fired to Upper Galilee ■ Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says 37,598 Palestinians killed in Strip since war started ■ Netanyahu on U.S. withholding arms shipments: 'Main mass stayed behind'

Netanyahu slams Biden for arms delay; Blinken: U.S. reviewing one bomb shipment to Israel over 'concerns' ■ Hezbollah airs drone footage allegedly showing surveillance of Israel's Haifa port ■ Fire ignited in northern Israel following a rocket launched from Lebanon ■ French court cancels ban on Israeli companies, allowing their participation in arms expo ■ U.S. wants to avoid 'greater war' along Lebanon-Israel border, envoy Hochstein says

Residents of southern Lebanon talk: Rami's life came to a halt the day Hezbollah opened a front against Israel, Najat fled immediately after giving birth to twins, and Nizar's village is patrolling to keep Hezbollah out. In the south, pessimism prevails

Israel's Gantz: If Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking Israel, 'Lebanon should burn' ■ Extensive rocket fire on northern Israel wounds two, sparks fires ■ Israeli gov't spokesperson says Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran bear full responsibility for border flare-up ■ Hezbollah source to Al Jazeera: Latest barrage on Israel is biggest since Oct. 8 ■ President Biden says while no Gaza cease-fire deal soon, 'I haven't lost hope' ■ Tel Aviv court confirms additional 45-day closure of Al Jazeera

IDSF CEO Lt. Col. (res.) Yaron Buskila discussed Israel's escalation with Hezbollah, emphasizing the need to hold both Hezbollah and Lebanon accountable.

Hamas demands full IDF withdrawal from Gaza within first week of cease-fire, says it will return hostages' bodies in first phase ■ IDF confirms killing of Hezbollah senior commander Taleb Abdallah in Lebanon ■ Hezbollah claims responsibility for extensive rocket barrages at Israel's north, vows to increase intensity, quantity of operations against Israel ■ Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to cease-fire are workable, some not

The decision on whether to go for a ground maneuver in Lebanon may be made at the political level soon.

What has been a war of attrition between Hezbollah and Israel since October 7 is turning increasingly lethal. Poised for escalation, it's essential that, in Lebanon, Israel does not repeat the mistakes it is making fighting the Gaza war

The IDF chief stated that Israel is ready to transition to an offensive in Lebanon, aiming to prepare the public for a broader conflict. The war cabinet convened Tuesday night to discuss the escalation with Hezbollah

His Lebanese counterpart said in a meeting that Lebanon wants to avoid a wider war with Israel and is looking for 'sustainable solutions that restore calm and stability to southern Lebanon'

IDF says it recovered in Gaza the bodies of three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 ■ Israel presents its case at ICJ ■ CENTCOM: First truckloads of aid cross newly built U.S. pier into Gaza ■ Some 75 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel's Golan Heights ■ Far-right Israeli activists assault Arab Israeli truck driver they thought was delivering aid to Gaza ■ Here's what you need to know 224 days into the war

A law passed by Netanyahu's 2014 government says that any ceding of Israeli territory must be approved by a referendum or by a large Knesset majority, and could affect the Prime Minister's ability to ensure calm on Israel's northern border with Lebanon

Fallout from Israel's war in Gaza has led to threats to deport Syrian refugees from Jordan over pro-Palestinian activism, while the killing of a politician in Lebanon stirred calls for Syrian refugees to abandon their homes

Lebanon has accused Israel of repeatedly violating its sovereignty and international law since the start of the war six months ago. Neither Lebanon nor Israel are members of the ICC, but filing a declaration to the court would grant it jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute relevant alleged crimes

The IDF said the operatives killed Tuesday were from Hezbollah's air defense system and elite Radwan Force's aerial unit, adding that three suspected hostile aircraft launched from Lebanon were intercepted over north Israel

Three Israelis were wounded by drone launched from Lebanon and Hezbollah claimed it struck an Iron Dome battery

Call them the extremists' extremists: A tiny but passionate group assembled near Haifa on Wednesday, advocating for Israel to secure its northern border by occupying vast swaths of Lebanon. 'It just hasn't really occurred to anybody,' they say when asked why there are so few of them

Israel says it killed the deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missile unit in southern Lebanon, while a separate strike near Aleppo in Syria reportedly resulted in dozens of casualties, mostly among Assad regime forces