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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-28 at 14:02
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HEADLINES US-backed Lebanon-Israel pact disarms Hezbollah zones Bipartisan group blocks F-35 sale to Turkey Likud postpones primaries to August 4 The time is now 2:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Regional Impacts, Lebanese reports say the commander of the US Central Command, Brad Cooper, will visit Lebanon in the coming hours. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, a new Israel-Lebanon agreement backed by a US guarantee makes clear that Israel will withdraw from southern Lebanon only after Hezbollah has been disarmed in the area. The deal, negotiated in Washington, involves two areas in southern Lebanon to be taken over by the Lebanese Army as pilot zones where disarmament plans will be implemented in the coming weeks, with the Israeli delegation led by Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Brigadier-General Amichai Levin present. The arrangement underscores Tehran’s involvement in Lebanon and the different demands Iran has raised, including its view that any future comprehensive agreement with the United States should require an IDF withdrawal from the border. The IDF has informed families of those killed in the tank incident in Lebanon that the event was caused by a Hezbollah explosive drone. In US Policy Concerning Israel, a bipartisan group of US House lawmakers is urging the Trump administration not to approve the sale of F-35 stealth fighters to Turkey, arguing that Ankara's continued use of the Russian-made S-400 system and defense ties with Moscow pose a serious threat to US military technology. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, lawmakers warn that moving forward with the sale would jeopardize American national security, weaken trust among key reg…