Energy Minister Eli Cohen on Thursday said that Israel is closer to a potential agreement with Hezbollah than it has been since the war began, but must retain the ability to take action within Lebanon if any deal is violated,

Israeli officials are insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

The deaths on Wednesday made it one of the most lethal days for the Israeli military since it invaded Lebanon last month to battle Hezbollah fighters.

Israel's operation came after Iran fired almost 200 missiles at Israel on Oct. 1 in what Tehran described as a retaliation for Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah and other top Lebanon-based Hezbollah leaders. Most of the missiles were intercepted with ...

Asif Rahman, a CIA official, was arrested in Cambodia and charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act for leaking secret intelligence documents on Israel.

A C.I.A. official has been charged with disclosing classified documents that appeared to show Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran for a missile attack earlier this year, according to court documents and people familiar with the matter.