Seeing things clearly

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterates that Israel and Lebanon will have peace the moment Hezbollah is out of the way.

He told reporters at the White House on Tuesday:

“The problem between Israel and Lebanon is not Israel or Lebanon—it’s Hezbollah.

“There’s no problem between the Lebanese government and the Israeli government. Israel doesn’t claim any land in Lebanon belongs to them. And by and large, I think a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel is eminently achievable and should be.”

Rubio stressed that the Trump administration is “very committed” to achieving peace between Israel and Lebanon, and will do “everything we can” to ensure that process is not “constantly spoiled by Hezbollah.”

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IDF Spokesman: A Hezbollah suicide drone exploded inside Israel's northern border a short time ago. No casualties are reported.

Pakistani officials say America and Iran are close to signing a one-page memo officially ending the war and setting the stage for further negotiations over control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's nuclear program, and lifting sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Israeli troops thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country “from the west” via a drone.

Surveillance units identified the drone on Tuesday night as it entered Israeli airspace. Soldiers intercepted the aircraft and recovered four “M-16-type” rifles it was carrying.

The Israel Defense Forces killed several Hamas terrorists who posed a threat to troops in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Soldiers identified an armed Hamas cell operating in the area and killed the terrorists to neutralize the threat.

In a separate incident, Israeli troops operating near the ceasefire-established Yellow Line identified terrorists engaged in suspicious activity. The suspects were said to have advanced toward the forces, posing a threat.

An Israeli Air Force aircraft struck the suspects, killing one operative in the initial attack and another as he attempted to flee the scene.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday afternoon when a Hezbollah suicide drone exploded near them during operations in Southern Lebanon.

US Ambassador Bill White slams Belgium for deciding to prosecute three Jewish mohels for performing ritual circumcisions in accordance with Torah.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar also condemned Brussels over the antisemitic move.

A spokesman for Iran's National Security Council says Trump's demands are unrealistic.

He insists America lost the war, and will not be allowed to achieve through negotiations what it failed to achieve on the battlefield.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir: Israel stands ready to resume combat operations against the Iranian regime. We already have our targets lined up.

Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan is considering establishing a united right-wing party ahead of the next election.

Most of the Israeli electorate is right wing.

But because the central issue has become Benjamin Netanyahu himself, the right is split, creating a situation in which any government is either dependent on the ultra-Orthodox or on the Arabs.

Erdan says this is untenable and unnecessary, given that a strong majority of Israelis hold conservative, right-wing positions and the votes are there to establish a right-wing government with a stable majority.

❗️For the first time since the Lebanon ceasefire went into effect, Israel struck this evening in Beirut, killing the head of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force.

The US Navy disabled an Iranian oil tanker attempting to run the blockade and reach an Iranian port.

Israel: If the Palestinians want peace, they must stop paying terrorists to kill Jews.

Outrage in Norway

The rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology said no disciplinary action will be taken against a professor to praised the Oct. 7 Hamas massacres in southern Israel.

Late last month, Professor Bassam Hussein told a public forum that the Oct. 7 atrocities carried out against Israelis were “the most beautiful thing that happened in our century.”

Rector Tor Grande told NRK that while Hussein’s views do not represent the university, his shameful remarks do fall within the framework of both university policy and Norwegian law regarding freedom of speech.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, arriving yesterday at the Presidential Palace in Panama, where the Israeli national anthem, "HaTikvah," was played in their honor.

Victory is not only battlefield reality.

It is national perception.

Israel has weakened enemies, destroyed targets, and pushed threats back. But many Israelis still do not feel victory.

No clear end. No full return to normal. No final sense of security.

That is one of Israel’s invisible fronts: the space between facts and fatigue, strength and uncertainty, promise and patience.

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