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Israel’s new next-gen strategic aircraft lands at Nevatim Airbase

The IDF has released special footage of the landing of the new KC-46 "Gideon" tanker and transport aircraft at Nevatim Air Base.

New refueling plane lands in Israel

Israeli Air Force receives first of six Boeing KC-46 'Gideon' refueling and transport aircraft.

Following UAV launches:

IDF intensifies strikes on Hezbollah

IDF hits over 150 Hezbollah targets in a single day following uptick in launch of explosive drones towards Israel.

'Flatten the Dahieh'

Cabinet ministers demand harsher action in Lebanon

Security Cabinet ministers clashed over Hezbollah attacks, with calls for harsher action against Lebanon and expanded military operations.

In southern Lebanon:

IAF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist retrieving UAV

Israeli Air Force aircraft strikes a Hezbollah terrorist who arrived to retrieve a UAV that had posed a threat to Israeli troops.

US official: Collapse of Lebanon-Israel talks serves Hezbollah

US reportedly asks Israel to avoid strikes in Beirut as official says collapse of Israel-Lebanon talks serves terror group.

UN Security Council condemns drone strike on UAE nuclear plant

UN Security Council unanimously condemns drone strike on a UAE nuclear plant but does not assign blame for the attack.

After US strikes

Iran accuses US of truce violations

Iran claims the US violated the ceasefire after CENTCOM launched self-defense strikes in the Gulf.

Trump

'Media would report Iran's surrender as Iranian victory'

US President accuses media of being so biased that they would attempt to spin an Iranian surrender as a defeat for America.

Former navy chief backs dismissal of former MAG

Former Navy commander Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom says dismissal of former MAG Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is largely symbolic, warns of risks tied to reported US-Iran tensions in the Persian Gulf and discusses residents of Israel's northern border

Netanyahu tells Cabinet

'We're securing strategic areas & fortifying the security zone'

Netanyahu stated at the beginning of the cabinet meeting that the IDF is deepening its operations in Lebanon and fortifying the security zone.

IDF ground forces operating beyond the “Yellow Line" in Lebanon

The censor has allowed publication that IDF forces are operating beyond the Yellow Line where they were as part of the ceasefire agreement.

Escalation continues

IDF strikes over 100 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon

The IDF said it struck over 100 Hezbollah targets overnight, including weapons depots and command centers across Lebanon.

Reservists mobilized

IDF expected to expand operations in Lebanon

The IDF has begun mobilizing reserve forces to begin amping up ground operations against Hezbollah as the terrorist organization continues to violate the ceasefire.

New strategy

Hezbollah launches 'commander hunt' using drones

An intelligence report says Hezbollah is intensifying drone attacks and targeting senior IDF commanders in southern Lebanon and along the border.

Ahead of talks

Lebanese President demands 'non-negotiable' Israeli withdrawal

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun says an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon is non-negotiable.

Diplomacy vs. destruction

Trump uses meme to contrast his and Obama’s Iran policies

Trump shares a potent graphic contrast to Truth Social, asserting hard power and destruction of Iran’s “nuclear dust" over Obama-era “pallets of cash" diplomacy.

‘Preemptive self-defense’: US strikes targets inside Iran

CENTCOM confirms US forces launched self-defense strikes in southern Iran.

Trump clarifies:

'Nuclear dust' must be disposed of as part of any agreement

President Trump declares that any final treaty requires verified destruction of Iran's nuclear dust.

Ahead of escalation?

IDF tightens restrictions in communities in northern Israel

Home Front Command tightens defense guidelines along the northern border, reducing permissible gathering sizes starting Tuesday.

Trump:

'Iran will never have a nuclear weapon'

Trump marks Memorial Day by honoring 13 troops killed in Iran: “They gave their lives to ensure that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon."

'Trump's war'

The Democratic Party's cynical Memorial Day post

The Democratic Party drew criticism after posting a Memorial Day message using the images of fallen servicemembers to oppose the war with Iran.

Disturbing footage:

Hezbollah begins using FPV drones at night

New footage published by the terrorist organization apparently indicates that its explosive FPV drones are now equipped with thermal cameras, enabling their use in the dark.

Report:

Iran rejects US demands on nuclear program

Slowdown reported in the progress of the US-Iran talks due to fundamental differences between the parties - mainly on the Iranian nuclear issue.

Republican Leader in Israel:

Trump is leading the war and leaving Iran confused

Republicans Overseas Israel chairman Marc Zell says President Trump’s strategy is pressuring Iran while keeping Tehran uncertain and off balance.

'No one will forget you'

Sergeant Nehoray Leizer laid to rest

19-year-old Sergeant Nehoray Leizer was laid to rest in his hometown of Eilat after he was killed in a Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon.

Ben-Gvir to Netanyahu:

'Call Trump, bang on his desk'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to intensify the war in Lebanon and create a new security perimeter.

Trump calls on Saudi Arabia, Qatar to join Abraham Accords

US President Donald Trump published an unusual post in which he called on additional countries to join the Abraham Accords and even raised the possibility of Iran joining in the future.

IDF warns of operation near Tyre

IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee warns residents of Tyre and its environs to evacuate ahead of impending IDF strike. 'Anyone present near Hezbollah elements or facilities, infrastructure, or combat means exposes their life to danger.'

Deal with Iran? The Pakistan-China connection

Pakistani Prime Minister travels to Beijing, meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss US-Iran deal.

Hezbollah drone hits home in Metula

In first since war began, Hezbollah drone hits residence in northern Israel.

Explosive drones:

Smotrich demands deterrence, Netanyahu rebuffs him

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, warn only solution to Hezbollah's drone threat is 'disproportionate, deterrent response.'

Likud MK warns: Round of fighting with Iran every two years

Likud MK David Bitan warns Israel cannot face Iran alone, Israel will need to conduct periodic rounds of fighting in Iran.

Report:

Tehran insisting nuclear issue unconnected to frozen assets

Iran insisting some of its frozen assets be released immediately upon reaching any agreement, Tasnim reports.

Cleared for publication:

Sergeant Nehoray Leizer killed by explosive drone in Lebanon

Sergeant Nehoray Leizer, aged 19, from Eilat, killed by explosive drone fired by Hezbollah. An additional IDF soldier was severely injured.

Iran hangs citizen accused of guiding US and Israel strikes

Iran executes Mojtaba Kian, accused of leaking defense coordinates to Israel and the US.

US official: Iran deal could take days to finalize

The finalization of a US-Iran pact is delayed due to an arduous approval process in Tehran, a US official tells CNN.

Report:

Wounded Iranian Supreme Leader hiding in secret bunker

US intelligence shows that Mojtaba Khamenei is holed up and hiding in a bunker, terrified of airstrikes.

Trump posts ominous bomb meme in fresh warning to Iran

Trump posts a meme of a bomb under a fighter jet on Truth Social as a stark warning to Iran amid talks on a deal.

Report:

Trump urging Arab leaders to join Abraham Accords after Iran war

Trump tells Arab and Muslim leaders he expects wider normalization with Israel after any agreement ending the Iran war conflict in region.

Trump:

Don't listen to the losers, I don't make bad deals

President Trump slams critics of the emerging deal with Iran, saying the details are not yet published or even finalized.

IDF Chief in the north:

IDF prepared to resume combat against Iran immediately

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approves continued combat plans in the north, vows intensified strikes on Hezbollah amid ongoing operations

Netanyahu: Trump and I agree Iran must never go nuclear

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President Trump agreed that any deal with Iran must dismantle its nuclear program and remove enriched material.

Trump:

Iran deal ‘exact opposite’ of Obama’s

President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are progressing carefully while insisting Tehran will never obtain nuclear weapons.

Missile-cam footage:

Terrorist attempts to flee on motorcycle and is eliminated

IDF publishes footage showing the elimination of terrorists operating in southern Lebanon.

'Adios'

Trump's puzzling post

Amid reports of the US and Iran reaching a peaceful solution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump posts an image portraying a more violent one.

MK Amit Halevy:

'We must move from defense to decisive action'

MK Amit Halevi says Israel must “move toward decisive, not defensive, action, take control of territory up to the Litani River, and destroy Hezbollah’s centers of control,' warning of the outcome of a possible agreement between the US and Iran.

Mother of fallen soldier:

'We have woken up to a nightmare. Our hearts are burning'

Liat, mother of Staff sergeant Noam Hamburger, who was killed in an explosive drone blast on the Lebanon border, speaks in pain about his military service, his dedication, and the final hours before receiving the bitter news.

“Trump won’t sign without it"

Israel says US demands full Iranian nuclear dismantlement

Speaking with Netanyahu, President Trump made it clear that he would not sign a final agreement without dismantling the Iranian nuclear program.

Rubio hints

'Good news on Iran coming soon'

Rubio addresses negotiations with Iran, noting progress in cooperation with Gulf States, stressing Trump's commitment to ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.

Senior Israeli official: Emerging Iran deal “signals weakness"

A senior Israeli official criticized the emerging agreement with Iran, claiming that it strengthens the Iranian leverage in the Strait of Hormuz.

4 rooms, 100 meters:

Footage from the tunnel destroyed in Har Dov

Combat soldiers from the Mountain Brigade and the Yahalom unit located and destroyed a terror tunnel containing four living quarters used by Hezbollah terrorists in the region.

Pompeo

'Current Iran deal not remotely America first'

Former US Secretary of State warns that the reported deal between the US and Iran is 'straight out' of the Obama 'playbook,' will pay the IRGC to continue its WMD development.

'Disastrous mistake'

Ted Cruz warns Trump against emerging US-Iran deal

Senator Ted Cruz warns that the emerging US deal with Iran would be a "disastrous mistake", allowing Iran to continue developing nuclear weapons while being run by radicals.

Report:

Iran agreed to give up enriched uranium in US deal

Iran reportedly agrees to US demand that it surrender its 970-pound highly enriched uranium stockpile to secure peace.

Hezbollah to be included in US-Iran deal?

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi promises to include Hezbollah terror group in any ceasefire agreement, despite terror group's repeated violations.

Trump: Final details of Iran deal to be announced shortly

US President Donald Trump says Strait of Hormuz to be reopened after 'very good' calls with Arab leaders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Report: US and Iran to declare agreement on Sunday

Agreement, already approved by top negotiators, to be comprised of three stages, reports say.

Dramatic footage:

IDF soldier identifies drone, is injured and evacuated

Female combat photographer Staff Sgt. S., injured in southern Lebanon, captured the moment of the hit and her evacuation with her helmet cam.

IDF strikes terror infrastructure in Tyre

IDF strikes Hezbollah underground compound used to manufacture weapons in Lebanon’s Beqaa region, terror infrastructure in Tyre.