Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a multi-billion shekel plan to strengthen Lebanon border communities hit by Iran-backed Hezbollah. (EPA Images pic) JERUSALEM: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday allocations of 13 billion shekels (more than US$4.5 billion) to se»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday allocations of 13 billion shekels (more than $4.5 billion) to secure and develop northern communities along the Lebanon border, battered by weeks of fire from Iran-backed Hezbollah. “The government made dramatic decisions tod»»»

Add TNIE As A Trusted Source JERUSALEM: Israel has portrayed the capture of a Crusader-era fortress as a turning point in its offensive against Hezbollah, but the operation has also sparked fears of a new quagmire in south Lebanon. Israeli authorities praised the symbolism of the »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19. Ronen Zvulun/AFP/Getty Images/File Facing intense pressure at home to act against Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced plans to strike the group in the Lebanese c»»»

TEL AVIV, June 2 - Benjamin Netanyahu is under criticism at home after U.S. President Donald Trump declared Israel would halt plans to attack Iran ally Hezbollah in Beirut, highlighting pressure the Israeli leader faces ahead of an election polls show him losing. Trump said on Monday that Israel an»»»