Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe09:44 PM • May 31 2026 IDTLast Wednesday, the IDF announced that the whole of southern Lebanon is now a "combat zone" and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel was "deepening" its presence in the country in order to ensure the safety and security of northern Israel. But few Israeli news outlets bothered to report about a grave threat the premier received from his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners. Those that did, such as Ynet, Israel's most popular news outlet, chose to keep the nature of the threat out of the headline.In the NewsThe Deeper Israel Pushes Into Lebanon, the More It Becomes Like ItDemocrats Party Approves Left-wing Merger of Meretz, Labor Ahead of ElectionsTwo Israeli Teens Wounded in West Bank Ramming Attack, IDF Operating in HebronAG Decries Low Indictment Rate for Haredi Draft Dodgers Despite Top Court RulingAG Opposes Appointment of PM Office's Acting Head Suspected in Corruption AffairRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XNetanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War