The IDF struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon since the weekend and ordered what officials describe as 'unprecedented evacuations,' as Hezbollah attacks reach central Israel

Despite downplaying the economic fallout as negligible and temporary, the U.S. president knows voters may see it differently ■ Israel is concerned by Hezbollah's increasingly sophisticated ability to strike the home front with greater precision

The ministry announced a plan to gradually reopen schools in low-risk areas starting Wednesday, but postponed the move after leaders from 18 local authorities refused to comply with the directives