Hezbollah Strikes and Israeli Retaliation Escalate Tensions
TL;DR
Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have rejected a U.S. proposal for a hostage release deal, calling it an "absolute defeat" and threatening to quit Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. This has sparked protests from hostages' families demanding the acceptance of the deal, while opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized the government's handling of the situation. Concurrently, tensions remain high with ongoing conflicts involving Hezbollah and Hamas, and international scrutiny over Israel's actions in Gaza.
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- Military Base in Northern Israel Hit in Hezbollah Strike; No Casualties Reported - Israel News Haaretz
- An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say The Associated Press
- Hezbollah rockets land in Israel, IAF targets terrorist infrastructure The Jerusalem Post
- 3 lightly hurt in rocket barrage from Lebanon; air force shoots down drone over Acre The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah destroys Israeli Merkava, releases footage of Almas attack Al Mayadeen English
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