Fifty Iranian drones were found in a massive tunnel in the Shiite village of Majdal Zoun, considered one of the terrorist organization’s most important and secret strongholds. For days, troops from the Yahalom combat engineering unit worked to locate it, eventually finding it near homes, a school and a mosque. The tunnel, which was blocked in an Israeli Air Force strike in 2024, is believed to have been part of Hezbollah’s drone network.
The American and Iranian delegations met in Switzerland for direct talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan. Lebanon is expected to be at the center of the discussions, alongside the nuclear issue and sanctions. Vance: "Great progress has been made."
After completing the operation on the Ali Taher ridge and destroying the underground infrastructure, the IDF may recommend to Israel's political leadership to reposition forces along better defensive lines on the yellow line. Israel is making clear that it has no intention of withdrawing from southern Lebanon at this stage, except as part of the talks in Washington and subject to three minimum conditions.
A source close to the White House believes an American demand for the Israel Defense Forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon is only a matter of time. Netanyahu's circle is also preparing for a diktat from Washington, but the prime minister has made clear that leaving the security zone is a "red line." Jerusalem acknowledges the situation with the Americans is "definitely challenging."
Scientists diving in the icy waters of Antarctica were stunned to discover a unique bacterium that, over millions of years, developed an extraordinary chemical defense: a substance capable of destroying deadly melanoma cells without harming the healthy cells around them.
