June
The day began with the death of Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati from a Hezbollah drone in southern Lebanon, the 14th soldier killed since the ceasefire. In response, Netanyahu and Katz ordered strikes on Beirut's Dahieh district, effectively ending the truce. Mass panic and evacuations followed in Beirut. Iran threatened to attack northern Israel if Dahieh was struck, and froze nuclear talks with the US. By afternoon, massive haredi protests against draft dodger arrests blocked highways and trains nationwide, with clashes at a senior officer's home. In the evening, after a call with Netanyahu, Trump announced a new ceasefire: Hezbollah would stop firing and Israel would not enter Beirut, canceling the planned strike. Later, Captain Dr. Uri Yosef Silvester was killed by another Hezbollah drone.
The day was dominated by reports of a heated phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, in which Trump allegedly called Netanyahu 'crazy' and 'ungrateful,' claiming he would be in prison without him. The call occurred as Trump declared a Lebanon ceasefire, halting an Israeli strike on Beirut. Despite the ceasefire, Hezbollah rocket fire continued into the night. By morning, editors framed the call as exposing Netanyahu's bluff. In the afternoon, Roman Gofman was inaugurated as Mossad chief, vowing to end the Iranian regime. Later, the IDF captured Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, and Brig. Gen. Israel Shomer resigned amid a moral offenses investigation.
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