France's panic tells us less about humanitarian principle than about the enduring European compulsion to rescue failing actors from the consequences of their own aggression, particularly when Israel is the one delivering them.

A fire broke out near the town of Yitzhar in Samaria, with firefighters reporting three separate ignition points and a broad fire line advancing up the hill.

Defense Minister Katz reveals that approximately 600,000 of the 900,000 residents of Beirut's Dahieh suburb have evacuated.

Yoni Finlay, wounded in the Yom Kippur terrorist attack outside Manchester’s Heaton Park synagogue, completes a half-marathon less than eight months later, fulfilling a promise he made during his recovery.

<p>President Joseph Aoun said today that “there is no alternative other than negotiations. Strength is not demonstrated by waging war, but by having the courage to end it through negotiations."</p><p>Aoun added: “The war caused 3,000 deaths, displaced one million people, and left thousands of homes destroyed. The foundation for preventing internal conflicts and division is the Lebanese Armed Forces and the country’s security forces."</p>

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak sharply criticized the government, claiming that the Israeli public is being given a misleading picture regarding the operational achievements in Lebanon.

At the Tarqumiya Crossing, an attempt to smuggle hundreds of tobacco pouches concealed inside an international donation shipment of wheelchairs destined for Gaza was thwarted.

Lt. Col. (res.) Eliav Dickstein recounted his experiences in some of Israel's most significant military operations and called for a more assertive security policy as the war with Hezbollah continues.