IDF chief says ready to strike Iran when given ‘green light’ after Netanyahu, Trump speak

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IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026.
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Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump meets with his Cabinet.

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IDF strikes on Dahiyeh on June 7, 2026.

IDF strikes Hezbollah in Beirut's Dahiyeh after terror group ignores ceasefire

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

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'I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans': FBI arrests three men accused of funding ISIS weapons

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Nigerian forces rescue hundreds of abductees held by Boko Haram

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