Israeli and Lebanese military delegations open U.S.-brokered talks at the Pentagon focused on ceasefire enforcement and border stability amid tensions.

Israel should expand its military control over the Gaza Strip to 70 per cent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to intensify military operations in Lebanon despite a month-old ceasefire agreement.

After the prime minister made the announcement, the Israeli military said it had struck more than 70 Hezbollah sites in the past day.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he instructed the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%. Speaking at a conference, Netanyahu said the IDF currently "controls 60% of the territory of the Strip,