Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Behind the high-profile dispute between Netanyahu and Trump lies a disagreement between Israel's political and military leaders ■ IDF chief Zamir is forced to plug the holes that have recently opened up in the army's top brassShare 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 formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:00 AM • June 05 2026 IDTEarly Thursday morning, the U.S. State Department issued an announcement that was almost celebratory. Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a cease-fire, following another round of talks in Washington involving Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors and officials.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFGazaIranIsrael - U.S.HezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonGulfNoam SohlbergMichael RabelloNetanyahu-TrumpHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSoldiers Kill Palestinian Youth After IDF Alleges Involvement in Firebomb AttackWhy Let Your Son Be a Combat Soldier? 'I Truly Believed Israel Sought Peace'Who Will Stop Smotrich, if Not The Hague?Could Lebanon Become Netanyahu's Political Graveyard - for a Second Time?The Israeli Government's Policy? ChaosRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesIsrael's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This'