The US Ambassador secretly tours the biblical site in Binyamin amid Iran tensions and strikes in Dahieh, joins excavation work days after ancient jars were uncovered; regional council head calls visit ‘a resounding strategic statement’

In New York Times interview, US president says he saved Israel from nuclear threat and warns strikes on Tehran could resume if final talks fail

Iran says 60-day memorandum does not signal trust in the ‘enemy,’ while report says Tehran shelved planned strike on Israel after Trump pushed for restraint and Jerusalem fears limits on IDF action in Lebanon

Israeli officials say the Beirut strike is shaping a new security doctrine against Hezbollah, while Iran threatens a response and a diplomat tells Fox News the attack was a ‘clear attempt’ to undermine a US-Iran memorandum

At its annual “One Spirit” ceremony, the IDFWO distributed over 2 million shekels in scholarships and grants to bereaved families, supporting education, service and new beginnings for widows and orphans of fallen Israeli security personnel

Indictment says 17-year-old shot Olga and Ruslan Prikhodko after argument in field near Karmei Yosef; police say prior acquaintance ruled out nationalist motive, while two Palestinians from the West Bank will be charged with assisting after the fact

It's also the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence: UFC event held on the White House lawn, where a massive octagonal cage fighting arena is set up; $1 million tickets were sold; Fighters will march in from the Oval Office, the president’s office.

Netanyahu tells US president Israel will not withdraw from Lebanon and will keep acting against Hezbollah; ministers believe cabinet fully backed him in defending Israel’s interests on northern front