IDF kills over 1,500 Hezbollah terrorists and surrounds key border town; Washington signals Israel can keep fighting despite Iran ceasefire demands

Mother of Staff Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz recalls final Purim meeting, says 'our lives were turned upside down in a moment'; describes his pride in Golani, constant smile and devotion to helping others, adding: 'The children here know they have a hero brother'

Hezbollah says rocket fire responded to Israeli ceasefire violations as IDF hits Beirut; France warns strikes threaten truce while Trump lashes out at NATO and revives Greenland rhetoric after Iran war tensions

Bar Manshouri, who fought Hamas terrorists on October 7, now leads regional security in Shaar HaNegev; she recalls brutal combat, loss of colleagues and a long personal struggle to understand who she was again

Cohen, held in Gaza for 505 days after being abducted wounded on Oct 7, says trauma he experienced in a Gaza hospital delayed treatment; 'With God’s help I will stand under my wedding canopy and be able to step on the glass'

Ministers push through broad settlement expansion despite military warnings over IDF manpower shortage; Ben-Gvir the addition of disputed outpost; officials say move stayed low-profile at Washington’s request

Hamas must decide by the weekend whether to accept Donald Trump’s Board of Peace disarmament plan, with Israeli officials warning that if it refuses, 'all options are open,' and action may follow if fighting with Iran ends