Holocaust survivor Miki Zamir and his granddaughter, Maj. Noa Zamir, head of operations at Israel’s Home Front Command, together pressed the button to sound the Holocaust Remembrance Day siren this morning.

Consider for a moment what it must mean to these survivors who witnessed the near-extermination of their people to today watch as their grandchildren lead the most powerful military in the Middle East in a reborn Jewish state.

Israeli soldiers at the Hezbollah "memorial wall" in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil. (Channel 12)

Ten Israeli soldiers were wounded, three seriously, in fierce gun battles in Bint Jbeil overnight.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar: "There must be no uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, and the enriched uranium must be removed from Iran. We appreciate Trump's efforts to achieve these goals, including through diplomatic means."

Defense Minister Israel Katz: Israel agrees with the US that the removal of highly-enriched uranium from Iran would mark the end of the conflict.

The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors have arrived at the US State Department in Washington.

Israel is preparing for an increase in Hezbollah rocket fire during these talks.

There have already been multiple attacks on northern Israel over the past hour, most intercepted. No injuries reported.

Trump says there will be a second round of talks with the Iranians.

Israel-Lebanon talks have begun.

Hezbollah terrorists in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon throw down their weapons and surrender to Israeli forces.

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter after meeting with the Lebanese ambassador in Washington:

"These were excellent talks in an excellent atmosphere, which is a crushing victory against Hezbollah. We are on the same side, the Lebanese people and the Israeli people, the Israeli government and the Lebanese government - we are on the same side. They expressed a strong desire this time to truly disarm Hezbollah.”

Hezbollah has fired between 20-30 rockets at communities in northern Israel so far this morning.

The US maritime blockade of Iranian ports is in full effect.

Reports indicate that more than a dozen Iranian ships returning to Iran were stopped and turned around by the US Navy yesterday.

At the same time, the Americans permitted 20 commercial vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without paying a toll to the Iranians.

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter says the goal is to keep France out of the Israel-Lebanon talks.

The IDF has issued an evacuation warning to residents of southern Lebanon.

Palestinian school children learn to ambush and stab Jews.

Iran and the US have reportedly reached an agreement "in principle" to extend the ceasefire beyond next Wednesday (which is the two-week deadline).

There are also reports that Washington is pressuring Israel to halt its operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.