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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that the Israeli military is prepared to initiate a ground offensive in Rafah regardless of whether a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza is reached or not. “We will not stop the war until we have achieved all of our objectives. We plan to enter Rafah and eradicate the Hamas battalions stationed there, …

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein has been in discussions with Lebanese officials, suggesting a “serious chance” of brokering a truce in Gaza that could also lead to specific arrangements for the Lebanese-Israeli border, according to a media report. Sources told al-Akhbar newspaper that Hochstein conveyed that both the U.S. and other parties see a connection between the tensions in southern Lebanon, …

In annexed east Jerusalem, an Israeli police officer was moderately injured after being stabbed by a Turkish national on Tuesday, according to police reports. The incident occurred in the Old City of Jerusalem on the street known as Herod’s Gate Ascent. Police described the event, stating the assailant, who was armed with a knife, attacked a border police officer. A …

Lebanon has now received a revised French diplomatic proposal aimed at resolving the border conflict, according to a report by Nidaa al-Watan newspaper. Despite French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné’s recent visit to Lebanon, Speaker Nabih Berri indicated that the proposal was not presented during the visit but was expected to be delivered to Lebanese officials by Tuesday. The proposal, which …

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have engineered artificial neurological connections known as synapses using a simple solution of water and salt. This innovation could lead to the creation of sophisticated computers that emulate the human brain’s functions. The research, a collaborative effort between Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Sogang University in South Korea, utilizes materials—water and salt—that are also …

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri revealed that Lebanon has not yet received a proposed French solution to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, despite expectations it would arrive two days before French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné’s weekend visit to Lebanon. Berri shared this in an overnight interview with al-Jadeed TV. Berri recounted questioning Séjourné about the delay, to which Séjourné responded that the document …

Gunmen in northern Lebanon openly displayed light and medium weapons during the funeral procession for two militants from Jamaa Islamiya, who were killed in an Israeli drone strike. The event, which took place in the West Bekaa town of Maydoun on Friday, escalated to shooting in the air and drew widespread criticism from Lebanese political figures. The funeral began in …

On Monday, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched a series of rockets from southern Lebanon targeting a northern Israeli military command center. This attack is part of ongoing hostilities near the Lebanon-Israel border that have persisted for nearly seven months, involving daily exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, all occurring against the backdrop of …