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Cap: Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF reservist killed in exchange of fire with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Itamar Sapir, 27, survived by wife and one-year-old son, was killed when a Hezbollah operative fired at him from inside a church
United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, second from left, is joined by third from left: State Department Chief of Staff Dan Holler, Sr., State Department Counselor and Director, Office of Policy Planning Michael A. Needham and United States Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, as they meet with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh, at the State Department, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
June 4, 2026, 4:26 am
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew truce, create ‘pilot’ zones where Hezbollah is banned
After talks in DC, Lebanon agrees its army will take full control of specified security areas, though unclear how they will be created; sides agree ceasefire dependent on halt to terror group’s activity
By AP, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Lebanese soldiers and first responders inspect the site of an Israeli drone strike that reportedly killed the passengers of a vehicle on the Khalde highway at the southern entrance to Beirut on June 3, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 3:03 pm
IDF strike reported near Beirut, sirens blare in north after peace talks in DC
Two rockets, suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Galilee Panhandle, morning after Home Front Command eases restrictions
By Emanuel Fabian, Diana Bletter, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
A Middle East Airlines plane takes off from Rafik Hariri International Airport as smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 17, 2026. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
June 3, 2026, 11:08 am
Lebanon launches safety audit of Middle East Airlines as pilots point to wartime danger
Crews raise concerns about flying close to airstrikes, penalties for reporting safety incidents; airline says flights are based on risk assessments with government, aviation authority
By Allison Lampert
Yechiel Leiter (far L), Israeli Ambassador to the US, and Nada Hamadeh (far R), Lebanese ambassador to the US, attend a meeting hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026. Leading the US delegation are Deputy National Security Adviser Mike Needham (C), State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler (L of Needham), and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (L of Holler). (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)
June 2, 2026, 11:27 pm
Israel and Lebanon hold talks in DC, as IDF eases safety restrictions in northern Israel
PM said to fear Trump will further restrict Israel’s freedom of action against Hezbollah; at least 4 said killed in strikes on southern Lebanon; reservist, 3 soldiers hurt in drone strike
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton, ToI Staff and Agencies
Rescue workers use an excavator to search under the rubble of a building that was hit a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 2, 2026, 1:58 pm
Hezbollah and IDF trade fire despite nominal truce as Lebanon-Israel talks to resume
5th round of talks to be held at US State Department; Lebanese army says 2 troops wounded in IDF strike; France’s FM: No justification for Israeli troops to stay deep inside Lebanon
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
IDF Cpt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester, who was killed in south Lebanon on June 1, 2026. (Courtesy)
June 1, 2026, 11:42 pm
IDF doctor killed, 7 hurt by Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon
Cpt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester is the army’s 14th fatality since the start of the Iran ceasefire; Lebanon says heavy damage caused by strike near hospital in Tyre
By Emanuel Fabian
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives for a meeting during the two-day BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, on May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
June 1, 2026, 4:55 pm
Iran freezing exchange of messages with US over Israeli attacks in Lebanon – Tasnim
Report says Tehran and its allies have decided to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, as Iranian FM warns strikes on Hezbollah violate truce
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, killed in south Lebanon on June 1, 2026. (Courtesy)
June 1, 2026, 12:29 pm
IDF soldier killed, 3 hurt, in Hezbollah drone attack near newly seized Beaufort Castle
Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati is army’s 13th fatality since start of now-eroded ceasefire; terror group keeps up attacks, fires rockets at Tiberias for first time in almost 2 months
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement in front of an IDF photo of Beaufort Castle on May 31, 2026 (Screenshot / Omer Miron /GPO)
May 31, 2026, 7:04 pm
‘We returned stronger than ever’: Netanyahu hails capture of Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle
PM vows ‘dramatic shift’ in policy against Hezbollah as barrages Sunday trigger sirens in Acre, Haifa area, injure 4 soldiers near Beit Hillel; France seeks emergency UNSC session over Israel’s advances
By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and AFP
Troops of the Golani Brigade's Reconnaissance Unit operate at the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo published on May 31, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 31, 2026, 12:13 pm
IDF captures strategic Beaufort Castle, as soldier killed in Hezbollah drone strike
Defense minister hails Israeli flag flying for first time since 2000 over Crusader fortress, a symbol of Israel’s previous wars in Lebanon; Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin, 21, was an only child who moved to Israel from Ukraine
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Screenshots of social media videos showing the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, May 28, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 28, 2026, 4:43 pm
IDF strikes Beirut for first time in 3 weeks, as offensive in Lebanon intensifies
Target said to be head of an Iranian militia’s missile force; unclear if he was killed; other strikes hit over 135 targets; Lebanese authorities say 14 killed, including children
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Mourners gather prior to the burial of Hamas leader Mohammed Odeh and his family members, during their funeral in Gaza City on May 27, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
May 28, 2026, 4:41 pm
Targeted killings haven’t improved Israel’s strategic regional position — experts
While multiple layers of leaders in Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah have been taken out, all three have managed to press on, while broader goals behind assassinations have gone unmet
By SAM METZ and FATMA KHALED
An undated photo of Sgt. Rotem Yanai, who was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack near the Lebanon border on May 27, 2026. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2026, 9:09 am
Soldier killed in Hezbollah drone attack as Israel widens strikes on terror group
Sgt. Rotem Yanai, 20, killed while running to shelter in military zone on northern border, two reservists injured; IDF targets terror sites around Tyre after urging civilians to flee further north
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Israeli troops operate in southern Lebanon, in a photo cleared for publication May 24, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 26, 2026, 9:04 pm
IDF pushes north of Lebanon security zone; Netanyahu says Israel seizing ‘strategic positions’
Clashes reported in several towns north of Litani River; IDF says it carried out over 100 strikes in south, east; Lebanese media: 12 killed, including children, in overnight Beqaa strike
By Stav Levaton, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli security forces are seen outside a home in Metula, near the Israel-Lebanon border, that was hit by a Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle on May 25, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 2:03 am
Netanyahu orders IDF to ‘intensify blows’ against Hezbollah amid surge in drone attacks
Residents flee southern Beirut after threat, as US indicates it will allow greater Israeli action against Iran-backed terror group; northern mayor expects ‘war will intensify’ in coming days
By Nava Freiberg, Stav Levaton, ToI Staff and Agencies
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