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 formatSubscribe12:46 AM • July 10 2026 IDTThe first so-called pilot zone in southern Lebanon, where the Lebanese army is set to assume control of territory currently occupied by Israeli forces, will be launched "in a matter of days," a U.S. official said Thursday, even as Defense Minister Israel Katz said earlier Thursday the IDF would not withdraw from what he described as "security zones" in southern Lebanon.In the NewsIsrael Says IDF to Stay in Lebanon 'Security Zone' Despite Withdrawal Framework'I Wanted to Be the Only Israeli in the Parisian Group. It's More Fun'Israel Denies Life-threatening Condition of Gaza Doctor Held in IsolationLiberal Israelis Should Vote for Bennet, Not EisenkotReports: Explosions Heard in Southern Iran as U.S. Denies Carrying Out StrikesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding Israel