Israel and Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but Israel says that Hezbollah hasn’t upheld its promise and that the Lebanese Army isn’t ready to fill the void.

Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, a group that was founded to liberate Lebanon from Israeli occupation and has portrayed itself as the only force capable of protecting Lebanon’s borders,

There are fears that Lebanon could be faced with a reignition of the war as Israel refuses to withdraw its troops.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, on Tuesday, sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announcing that he would resign on March 6 after two years and two months in office, about 10 months earlier than the standard three-year term.

Police thwart attack at Kalandiya crossing in West Bank • Israeli public split on war achievements • Israeli government approves hostage deal

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

Hamas and Israel reached a hostage and ceasefire deal, ending the conflict that started in October 2023. People in Tel Aviv, Gaza, and Lebanon celebrated the announcement.

Israeli troops seized almost 100,000 Russian, Chinese and Iranian weapons in its successful campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza. Now they may be given to Ukraine as payback for Russia's new strategic alliance with Iran.

What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.

In Tel Aviv, four people were wounded in a stabbing attack and the suspect was killed by security forces, according to Israeli police. Authorities only identified the attacker as a 28-year-old ...

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