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Israel ‘remains firmly committed’ to ceasefire but will continue occupation of southern Lebanon
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Israel and Hezbollah renewed their ceasefire on Friday, but Jerusalem will continue to hold a security presence in Lebanon aimed at targeting the country’s terrorist group, according to officials. Israel’s ambassador, Yechiel Leiter, confirmed the agreement, saying the country halted all offensive operations against Hezbollah. The United States and Qatar brokered the latest deal through […]
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US brokers Israel-Hezbollah truce despite Israeli official's demand that 'all of Lebanon' burn
President Donald Trump signed the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding on Wednesday evening, immediately opening the Strait of Hormuz to the free flow of oil and setting the stage for a final peace deal with Tehran.While the markets responded positively, there was a great deal of consternation both in the U.S. and in Israel about the terms of the deal, particularly the provisions requiring money for Iran's reconstruction and the "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon."'For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep.'The fragile peace has been undermined by more than just criticism on the sidelines.Disregarding the demands for a cessation of hostilities, Hezbollah and Israel engaged in a brutal exchange on Thursday and Friday that has claimed multiple lives and delayed the permanent peace talks. This bloodletting has, however, since been put on pause, owing to a truce reportedly brokered by the United States and regional actors.The Israel Defense Forces announced late on Thursday that an explosive Hezbollah drone had detonated near Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, injuring four soldiers. Another terrorist drone reportedly detonated several minutes later, injuring another Israeli soldier.RELATED: Exclusive: JD Vance minces no words with BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey about Israeli influence, Iran deal Jalaa MAREY/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Hezbollah strikes turned deadly early Friday morning when a suspected anti-tank missile struck a tank belonging to the 401st Armored Brigade's 52nd Battalion in Lebanon's Kfar Tebnit area, killing all four crew members, reported the Times of Israel.Israel, in turn, launched numerous strikes — over 150 by early Friday — against alleged terrorist targets in Southern and Eastern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had instructed the IDF to "strike Hezbollah with full force" and reiterated that "Israel will remain in the security zone in Southern Lebanon for as long as required to protect the settlements in the north."The Lebanese health ministry claimed that the Israeli strikes killed at least 47 people — at least 18 of whom were reportedly civilians — and wounded nearly 100 others since midnight.That toll was evidently not nearly enough for Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who stated, "For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn!""With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not forfeit. All of Lebanon must burn," continued Ben-Gvir, one of the most outspoken critics of Trump's deal with Iran. "In the Middle East, you don’t win with measured responses and restraint — you need to go berserk. To obliterate. To crush the terror.."Three regional officials told the Associated Press that the U.S., Qatar, and Iran brokered a truce between Lebanon and Israel — a truce that a senior U.S. official told Reuters was set to begin Friday at 4 p.m. local time."Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire," said the American official on background. "We understand that after the exchange of fire earlier today, Israel and Hezbollah are now in a ceasefire."A Hezbollah leader said in a statement to CNN that while the group's fighters will respect the ceasefire, the movement and actions of Israeli forces in Lebanon will receive "a suitable response."The IDF said that it will continue its operations in Lebanon."These attacks by Hezbollah are violations of the ceasefire. They prove that Hezbollah’s goals remain the same: to remain on Israel’s borders and to plan and carry out attacks on our civilians," said an IDF spokesman. "This is not a reality we can accept, and this is exactly why the IDF continues to operate in Southern Lebanon."Earlier this week, Trump bemoaned the loss of life in Lebanon — where the health authority reports that 3,980 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since March 2 — saying that "the Lebanon piece is something we'll have to work on a little bit."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire becomes first test of Trump Iran framework after talks delay
A U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was set to take effect Friday as talks with Iran scheduled for Switzerland were abruptly postponed.
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Trump says he can keep Israel from attacking Hezbollah: ‘They do as I say’
President Donald Trump expressed confidence in the prospect of keeping Israel from attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon after the United States made substantial progress to end the Iran war this week. Asked if he will be able to control Israel to prevent a future outbreak in the war, the president replied, “Yeah, I will be.” “They […]
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Trump’s 'Obama envy' remains an 'enduring feature' of collapsing presidency
On Thursday, June 18, media coverage in the United States was dominated by President Donald Trump's Iran ceasefire deal and the opening celebration of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Journalist Jill Lawrence, writing for the conservative website The Bulwark, argues that between the two, Trump's "Obama envy" has been inescapable.The Chicago event featured a long list of major musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, U2 leader Bono, John Legend, rapper Common, Christina Aguilera (who performed the Louis Armsrong-associated "What a Wonderful World"), Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, and Stevie Wonder — who, now 76, sang favorites like "Higher Ground" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours." All the focus on former President Obama infuriated Trump, who, Lawrence observes, has been mentioning him repeatedly."Whether by fate, a devious Iranian conspiracy or a major miscalculation by Donald Trump, the U.S. surrender in his failed 112-day 'excursion' is coinciding with the triumphal opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago," Lawrence explains. "The split-screen contrast is telling, from Iran to presidential libraries. Trump's 'memorandum of understanding' to end his doomed war of choice on Iran does not fare well compared with the 2015 Obama deal that was constraining Iran's nuclear program when Trump tossed it out in 2018."Lawrence emphasizes that "Trump's Obama envy" has "been an enduring psychopolitical feature of the national landscape for what seems like forever.""He mentioned Obama's name nearly two dozen times during the three-day G7 Summit, by the New York Times' count, and repeatedly insisted that his deal was better than Obama's, despite glaring evidence to the contrary," Lawrence observes. "Cartoonist Patrick Chappatte nailed the dynamic eight years ago. 'What was so bad in that Iran deal?' asks an annoyed European Union representative. Trump's reply: 'Obama's signature.' Trump's preoccupation with his predecessor has long centered on challenging Obama's citizenship and his eligibility to even be president."Lawrence continues, "He started raising questions about Obama's birth certificate in early 2011, and his promotion of this 'birther' conspiracy theory escalated after a famous incident that year at a White House Correspondents Dinner. It was Saturday night, April 30, at the Washington Hilton."The "birther" claim that Obama wasn't really born in the U.S. is easily disproved, as his birth certificate clearly states that he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. "Obama released a long-form copy of his birth certificate in 2016, and Trump, as president in 2017, speculated that it had been faked," Lawrence notes. "He has moved on to much grander conspiracies and lies since then, topped by his imaginary win in 2020. But he has never stopped trying to top Obama."
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US-Iran Talks Delayed After Israeli Bombardment of Lebanon Kills at Least 18
The US and Iranian delegations both delayed plans to travel to Switzerland for the opening round of negotiations.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ended a tumultuous week dealing with the war in Iran and negotiations with Middle Eastern countries by describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “warrior.” Flanked by his brand new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, the president spoke from Joint Base Andrews where he emphasized the U.S. relationship with Israel ...
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Iran calls Israel ‘genocidal death cult’ only interested in ‘permanent war’
Israeli leaders’ statements demanding that “all of Lebanon must burn” have become an unwelcome complication to peace negotiations as a ceasefire between the Israeli militia and Hezbollah begins. Israel and Hezbollah, two parties that did not sign on to the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, exchanged strikes on Friday. Ultranationalist leaders […]
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