US-Iran Tensions Rise; Netanyahu Visits IDF Troops

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In southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli soldiers and insisted that the Israel Defense Forces will remain in Lebanon. "As long as an armed Hezbollah remains here, threatening us, we will stay," he declared. He also delivered a blunt message to Hezbollah and its backers in Iran. "Lebanon recognizes Israel, Israel recognizes Lebanon, and they say to both Iran and Hezbollah: 'Get out of here.'" Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Iran could strike the Jewish state in defense of its Lebanese proxy. Following recent discussions with the White House, the IDF was ordered to stand down. Katz said, "Linking the fronts saved Hezbollah...perhaps even (from) its collapse." He added, "It was an American interest. They very much wanted to advance the possibility of negotiations with Iran." In Gaza, the IDF has recently identified signs that Hamas is reorganizing for a future conflict with Israel. New intelligence confirms the terror group is actively recruitin

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