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 formatSubscribe03:46 AM • August 16 2026 IDTThe sharp escalation in southern Lebanon over the weekend, with three IDF soldiers seriously wounded and 13 Lebanese killed, including a local Hezbollah commander, along with his wife and children, has apparently led the Americans to request clarifications from Israel. In the NewsU.S. Expected to Press Israel to De-escalate as Trump Pursues Middle East WinsSettlers Continue to Roam Palestinian Villages Despite Massive IDF PresenceTrump's Iran Focus Strains U.S. Forces as Last Aircraft Carrier Leaves East AsiaRare August Rain Showers Jerusalem, West Bank; Flood Warnings IssuedThree IDF Troops Seriously Wounded by Hezbollah Attack, Netanyahu's Office SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls