The IDF destroyed a huge Hezbollah tunnel. The explosion was so powerful that a small earthquake was felt on the northern border.

*The IDF destroyed Hezbollah's "safe cities"*

Fighters from Brigade 7 and the Yahalom unit located and destroyed Hezbollah tunnels in the Kontra area in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, which were built with the assistance and guidance of Iran

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

The Israeli who was killed today by a Hezbollah drone in Lebanon - Amer Hujairat, a resident of Shefa-'Amr

Today we blew up a huge Hezbollah terror tunnel. We are destroying their terror infrastructure, killing dozens of their militants - and there's more to come.

Report in The Wall Street Journal: Trump instructed his advisors to continue the naval blockade on Iran and to keep choking its economy and oil shipments. Trump believes the other two options - returning to fighting or abandoning the conflict - are more dangerous.

2 Jews injured in stabbing attack in London's Golders Green, says emergency response group

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Iran warned of an "unprecedented military action" in response to the continued seizure of vessels linked to it by the US - according to Press TV, which quoted an Iranian security official

The report indicates that Mojtaba Khamenei is unable to oppose the Revolutionary Guards, and with the death of Ali Khamenei - there is currently no force that can challenge or restrain them. The practical implication is a more aggressive foreign policy and tightening control and supervision in the domestic arena

The Consul General of Israel in New York, Ofir Akunis: "Without Hezbollah, peace with Lebanon is within reach." This morning, a campaign was launched in Times Square in Lebanon, initiated by the Israeli Consulate in New York and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aimed at separating the terrorist organization Hezbollah from the state of Lebanon

The President of the State in reference to the terror attack in London: "It is time for the world to wake up and fight by all means against the cruel wave of terror and anti-Semitism towards Jews. The State of Israel will not stand idly by when our Jewish brothers and sisters are threatened and attacked around the world"

Lebanon President Joseph Aoun: "If Israel thinks that through attacks and the destruction of villages on the border it can achieve security - it is mistaken, because it tried this in the past and it did not lead to that result. Israel must understand once and for all that the only way to security is through negotiation, but it must first implement a full ceasefire in order to then move to negotiations"

A senior Pentagon official before the US House Armed Services Committee: The US has so far spent 25 billion dollars on the war in Iran

President Trump said in an interview with Channel 12 News that he intends to keep the naval blockade on Iran in place until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses the US concerns about the nuclear program.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted:

Lebanon - continuing

Prime Minister's Office:

Prime Minister Netanyahu is not expected to travel to the US next week, and he is speaking frequently with his friend President Trump.

A Hezbollah terrorist approached our forces in southern Lebanon, tried to escape - and was eliminated by a drone from Brigade 226

Amit Segal

The Chief of Staff in southern Lebanon: "We may need to remain on the defense line. On the combat front - there is no ceasefire"

Amit Segal

An Islamic organization linked to Iran has claimed responsibility for the attack in London (Sky News)

According to the Reuters news agency, after the death of Ali Khamenei, Iran shifted to collective leadership during the war, centered around the Revolutionary Guards and the Supreme National Security Council.

Majtaba Khamenei is officially the supreme leader, but his role is mostly symbolic - he approves decisions more than he makes them.

Extreme military figures are now leading policy on war, security, and foreign relations.