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While an agreement with Lebanon offers hope for quiet, extensive damage and a lack of planning could delay the return of northern residents to their homes for months. Officials say residents are unlikely to return until Hezbollah is fully restrained and long-term security is assured

LEBANON: Biden announces 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, in which Israel will gradually withdraw forces and Lebanese Army will deploy along border ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu says Lebanon cease-fire aims to isolate Hamas, focus on Iran ■ GAZA: Reports of 15 killed in Israeli strike on shelter in Gaza City

  Day 416 of War: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US special envoy Amos Hochstein hold overnight meeting, discussing the Lebanon war. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian reports of strikes in Nuseirat area. White House strongly condemns murder of Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan, saying, "Our prayers are with his family." November 25 9:12 a.m.: […]

As negotiations for a cease-fire in Lebanon progress, citizens' sense of personal security is deteriorating due to the increase in rocket fire from Lebanon. Israel Katz is doing what Netanyahu expected of him in the Defense Ministry: starting fires

LEBANON: Saudi news outlet reports Biden and Macron to declare 60-day cease-fire in Lebanon on Tuesday; Israeli cabinet to convene to discuss cease-fire agreement Tuesday ■ WEST BANK: Palestinian Health Ministry says IDF killed two in the West Bank, including 13-year-old boy ■ GAZA: Sirens sound in Gaza border communities ■ THE HAGUE: Italian foreign minister says G7 working on united position on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Rocket fire from Lebanon on Sunday wounded some nine Israelis, caused several cars in central Israel to catch fire and put a residential building in northern Israel's Haifa at risk of collapse

Israel wants to ensure freedom of operation if the deal is violated, but Lebanon insists on a complex supervision mechanism that includes its own dysfunctional army. Even assuming the Lebanese parliament approves the agreement, there are plenty of domestic hurdles that could delay implementation

Israel has been keeping a low profile about the possibility of an imminent withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon while it waits fo a detailed Lebanese response to a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal

It is impossible to get Iran out of Syria, but a confluence of interests between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the Syrian president could help resolve one of the key elements of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Lebanon: preventing arms smuggling to Hezbollah

IDF forces in Lebanon continue to locate terrorist infrastructure after their ground operation was expanded, but there are differences of opinion over whether they can ensure that residents of northern Israel can safely return home. On one issue, they agree: the government must help solve the plight of reservists

Israeli forces in Lebanon continue targeting terrorist infrastructure after expanding their ground operation. While opinions differ on securing northern Israel for residents' return, all agree the government must address reservists' concerns

According to reports from Lebanon, Hezbollah has submitted its response to the draft proposal presented to mediators, reportedly approaching it with 'great openness.' U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will travel to Beirut Tuesday to review the remaining gaps

U.S. and Israeli officials say major hurdles toward a deal were cleared, namely removing the link between cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon, but Israel's demand for freedom of action against Hezbollah attempts to re-arm remains a sticking point

Although it appears that all sides, including Iran, are interested in stopping the war in Lebanon, it's not certain that this is an attainable goal in the near future. As for Gaza, Netanyahu is free to pursue an endless war

Sergeant Ori Nisanovich, 21, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, was killed in an encounter with terrorists. Six soldiers in the brigade were killed in Lebanon earlier this week

IDF says, in the past 24 hours, it attacked over 160 targets in Lebanon, Gaza ■ Lebanese state media: Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since start of invasion before falling back after battling Hezbollah militants ■ IDF: 70 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel since midnight ■ Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Two senior members killed in Israeli attack in Damascus on Friday ■ Here's what you need to know 407 days into the war

ISRAEL: More than 70 rockets fired from Lebanon; Four lightly wounded in rocket fire into Haifa ■ LEBANON: Israel attacks in Tyre and Beirut's Dahiyeh; Health ministry reports 6 killed in Baalbek region ■ GAZA: 10 killed in displaced persons shelter in Gaza City ■ IRAN: Iran denies UN envoy met with Elon Musk in New York

In the same incident, a captain in the same platoon as Dickshtein was seriously wounded. Since the beginning of the IDF's ground operations in Lebanon, 41 soldiers have been killed

IDF says it attacked over 100 targets in south Lebanon, Gaza over last 24 hours ■ Syrian state media: IDF strikes in Damascus kill 15; IDF: Targeted Islamic Jihad headquarters ■ IDF names seven soldiers killed in south Lebanon ■ Lebanese Health Ministry: 21 killed in Israeli attacks throughout Wednesday ■ Citing extent of forced displacement in Gaza, HRW accuses Israeli authorities of war crimes ■ Here's what you need to know 405 days into the war

ISRAEL: Two moderately wounded in drone explosion in northern Israel ■ LEBANON: Lebanese health ministry: 21 killed, 73 wounded in last day; Israel advancing cease-fire deal in Lebanon as gift to Trump, WaPo reports ■ GAZA: Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements ■ IRAN: Iran reportedly postponed its attack against Israel to begin negotiations with President-elect Trump