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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's northern border with Lebanon. (photo credit: MA’AYAN TOAF/GPO) IDF soldiers crossed to the north of Lebanon's  Litani River , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday during a visit to Israel's northern border. "Our forces have crossed the Litani and advanced to controlling positions," said Netanyahu, and added, "We are operating in  Beirut , in the Beqaa, across the entire width of the front, and are dealing Hezbollah a crushing blow." Netanyahu  visited the border alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and was briefed by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftach Norkin on the IDF's Lebanon operations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in northern Israel. (credit: MA’AYAN TOAF/GPO) "I spoke with the brigade commanders who are currently in the field," said Netanyahu. "I hear them, and I also hear the soldiers, some of whom are sta...

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah amid fears a US-Iran ceasefire could limit Israeli operations in Lebanon, reporting 2,500 fighters killed since Operation Roaring Lion began. Hezbollah   is pushing for a complete ceasefire and requesting that Iranian negotiators ensure that the terror group is included in any agreement reached with the US, a senior IDF Northern Command official told Israeli public broadcaster KAN News on Thursday. Israel's defense echelons fear that a deal between the US and Iran could cause a freeze on IDF counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in  Lebanon , KAN reported. The defense establishment also fears that this could lead to a US demand that the IDF withdraw from southern Lebanon, KAN noted. Israel has, so far, succeeded in ensuring that there is a disconnect between Hezbollah and th...

IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted an operational assessment of IDF observation posts overlooking the Ayoun Valley in Lebanon's Mount Dov area on May 29, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen.  Eyal Zamir  said on Friday that "operational and technological solutions are already in the stages of development and implementation" for Hezbollah's FVP drone threats. In his comments, Zamir described the drone threat posed by Hezbollah as "a challenge," adding that the IDF "will overcome it. Zamir conducted an operational assessment of IDF observation posts overlooking the Ayoun Valley in Lebanon's Mount Dov area on Friday, speaking to soldiers about Hezbollah's drone threat. "The drone threat is a challenge, but we will overcome it," said Zamir. "The battlefield is unpredictable and never will be, but we are dedicating the  IDF 's best resources, minds, and ...

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN) Saudi Arabia no longer trusts the US to provide protection, Saudi analyst Mubarak al-Ati said in an interview on Russia Today TV last week.  "It seems that [US President Donald]  Trump  refuses to return to war and overthrow the Ayatollah's regime. This will cost him dearly,” Ati said, while claiming that the US president has shown that he is a paper tiger.  Ati said that the US’s first real sign of its failure in international affairs was Biden’s “humiliating exit” from Afghanistan in 2021. “The US is still a superpower, but not as it was a decade ago,” he opined. Go to the full article > >

A Hamas terrorist stands guard during the release of Israeli hostages, February 1, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) The IDF believes that Hamas is operating fiber-optic drones in the  Gaza Strip , similar to the drones Hezbollah uses to inflict casualties and injuries in the North, a Southern Command officer told Walla. “We need to be prepared for a scenario involving the use of gliders (parachute drones) and rocket barrages,” the officer said. He added, however, that at this stage, there is no assessment of escalation or any indication of immediate plans to use these weapons against Israel or IDF troops. Go to the full article > >

US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday told reporters that Washington was "not there yet" with Iran on an agreement but that the parties were close, adding that the US was in a position where it could substantially set back Tehran's nuclear program. The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, pending US President Donald Trump's approval, sources told Reuters. Vance said there were a couple of sticking points in talks with Tehran concerning its enriched uranium stockpile and the question of enrichment. "It's hard to say exactly when or if the president is going to sign the MoU. We're going back and forth on a couple of language points," Vance said. "I can't guarantee that we're going to get there, but right now I feel pretty good about it," he said.