Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostHezbollah drone reportedly hits, causes injuries in Upper Galilee • IDF pushes into Lebanon • One soldier killed, four wounded in southern LebanonFollow us on GoogleIDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

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US ‘does not expect Israel to absorb’ Hezbollah attacks, signals green light for IDF escalationOn Sunday, two sources told the Post that senior Israeli officials had appealed to senior US officials to allow the IDF to expand its operations in Beirut.ByAMICHAI STEINEnlargeIsraeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026. Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >

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Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel, IDF soldiers in southern LebanonByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Israel asks US to allow for expanded Beirut strikes, sources tell ‘Post’ – exclusiveThe IDF announced on Sunday morning that it had taken control of the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon.ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFEnlargeSmoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern neighborhoods on March 5, 2026; Illustrative.Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut’s southern neighborhoods on March 5, 2026; Illustrative.(photo credit: FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >

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Gov’t postpones decision to give aid to North, amid escalating Hezbollah strikesThe delay also comes as local northern authority heads have called for urgent government aid and IDF action.ByKESHET NEEVEnlargeA view of a house damaged by a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Misgav Am in northern Israel, May 1, 2026.A view of a house damaged by a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Misgav Am in northern Israel, May 1, 2026.(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >

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Iranian President Pezeshkian offers resignation to Supreme Leader Khamenei – reportAn anonymous official told Iran International that the letter had called out the fact that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had effectively taken over large portions of the government.ByTZVI JASPEREnlargeIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February. (photo credit: Iran’s Presidential website/WANA/Handout via Reuters)Go to the full article > >