Month: June 2026

The IDF announced on Sunday morning that it had taken control of the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut’s southern neighborhoods on March 5, 2026; Illustrative.(photo credit: FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty Images)ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFMAY 31, 2026 23:58Updated: JUNE 1, 2026 01:02 Senior Israeli officials have appealed to senior US officials to allow the IDF to expand the strikes in Beirut, two sources told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. According to the sources, Israeli officials are hopeful that, given the lack …

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American base in Kuwait targeted after US hits Iranian sites in response to downing of a US drone; Trump says Iran ‘wants to make a good deal’ as Tehran makes amendments to MOU By AgenciesToday, 10:20 am An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, preparing to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 25, 2026. (AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS) The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, …

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Announcement comes after Hezbollah reportedly rejected new US de-escalation offer; UN Security Council set to discuss expanded IDF ground op ahead of more peace talks between countries By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 11:00 am A Lebanese soldier takes pictures by his phone for a destroyed apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat town, southern Beirut, Lebanon, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Israel announced Monday morning that it would renew strikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut, after significantly curtailing attacks on the Lebanese capital for weeks at the request of US President Donald Trump’s administration. Prime …

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