Israeli official says move was discussed by Netanyahu and US ambassadors this week, even as Israel remains dissatisfied with Lebanese army progress in southern Lebanon

Military says troops gained operational control above and below ground, uncovering command rooms, weapons storage and living quarters in a network built over two decades with Iranian support

WSJ reports Trump favors ending the war and relying on economic pressure, even as Pentagon extends deployments and keeps 50,000 troops in the region

A 19-year-old West Bank resident was found hiding at a construction site in Eli after dozens of rioters attacked Palestinians and foreign journalists in Qusra

Former officials say his intelligence aide was alerted hours before the Hamas attack but made a reasonable decision not to wake him because the prevailing assessment was that Gaza remained at routine readiness

US-backed tankers are crossing the Strait of Hormuz at night with transponders switched off as Trump claims Washington has wrested control of the vital oil route from Iran, though independent trackers question some of the administration’s numbers

Former IDF chief says he could not reach Netanyahu for up to two hours after an Israeli F-16 was downed by Syrian fire; military source with access to records says the prime minister immediately approved the response, while Eisenkot’s party stands by his account