Israeli ground forces, military bulldozers enter southern Lebanon
Earlier, we reported that Israeli ground forces had entered an area near Meiss el-Jabal in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon.
Lebanon’s NNA news agency is reporting that the Israeli forces were accompanied by two bulldozers, which carried out bulldozing operations on the eastern outskirts of Meiss el-Jabal.
The United Nations says Israeli attacks have killed more than 70 civilians in Lebanon since Israel agreed on a ceasefire with Hezbollah on November 27.
Bipartisan US delegation praises Netanyahu’s war on Gaza: PM’s office
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he met with a US bipartisan congressional delegation, which praised the Israeli leader’s war on Gaza that had turned the Middle East “into a safer place”.
In a series of posts on social media, Netanyahu’s office said he met with the US delegation, which was led by Republican Party Congressman Mike Lawler and included US Democratic Party Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Michael McCaul, also a Republican congressman.
During their meeting, Congressman Lawler said Netanyahu’s “vigorous and determined policy during the war has changed the Middle East and turned it into a safer place”, the prime minister’s office said.
Netanyahu told the delegation that he appreciated the US’s “steadfast and unwavering support for the State of Israel and its just war”, his office added.
In a post on social media, Congressman Lawler spoke of Washington’s “ironclad alliance” with Israel, and looking “towards diplomatic solutions for a lasting peace”.
It was a pleasure to meet with Prime Minister @netanyahu in Jerusalem to discuss regional security and our ironclad alliance. The U.S. remains committed to Israel’s defense as we look towards diplomatic solutions for a lasting peace. https://t.co/e6GYuI9FHh
— Congressman Mike Lawler (@RepMikeLawler) May 26, 2025
