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Israel asks US to allow for expanded Beirut strikes, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

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 neighborhood on March 5, 2026.
Photo from the scene of the attack in Gush Etzion.

Car ramming attack wounds several at Gush Etzion Junction in West Bank, south of Jerusalem

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

At Beaufort, Israel confronts the futility of withdrawal - analysis

 Lt.- Gen. Herzi Halevi makes remarks from the Gaza border.

Fmr. IDF chief Herzi Halevi, the tragic unsung hero I know - comment


IDF to step up arresting haredi draft dodgers, requests police's support in operation - report

KAN noted that in the past, Police Commissioner Danny Levy refused to grant the IDF police support of this kind. 

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

Gaza flotilla activist: Engaging with IDF was main goal, not humanitarian aid

In a Palestinian Youth Movement NYC Instagram video, Adalah co-vessel organizer Rosa Martinez said that the goals of the April and May flotillas had been misrepresented in the media.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Australia warns antisemitism was left unchecked, as Israel weighs wartime trauma recognition

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Messages are written on stones laid to honour the families and victims of a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, February 9, 2026.

Netanyahu orders IDF to 'hit the gas' on Hezbollah strikes amid drone strikes in northern Israel

Netanyahu's comments come after IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said that Israel should attack Beirut in response to Hezbollah's drone attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Hezbollah drones target northern Israel for hours, slam into Metula home

Later on Monday, the region experienced several drone intrusions within approximately one hour. As a result, there were two reported shrapnel falls in Shomera. 

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

High Court hears petition on soldiers who died by suicide, says mental injury no less than physical

Justices pressed petitioners on whether the Almoz Committee discriminates, saying a broader recognition fight may require a separate legal path.

 Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen soldier during Remembrance Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025.

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

Without major changes in Israeli policy, the arrest warrant against Smotrich could be Israel's darkest legal hour, with cascading consequences the likes of which cannot be foreseen.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Sgt. Nehoray Leizer killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Leizer, 19, from Eilat, served in the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion in the 401st Brigade, the military said.

Sgt. Nehoray Leizer, 19

US conducts 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran as IDF strikes on Hezbollah intensify

Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access • IDF strikes city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, following surge in Hezbollah drone attacks

US President Donald Trump as he points while delivering remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

IDF troops combatting Hezbollah drone threat with borrowed fishing nets - report

IDF troops in southern Lebanon reportedly asked Galilee fishermen for fishing nets to help defend against Hezbollah’s drone threat.

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F260519AMA12  File Size: 5440 KB  caption (en): An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.