Lebanon's foot-dragging has allowed Hezbollah to restock its arsenals, funded by a renewed cash flow from Iran and prompting Israel's escalation. The U.S. must use its leverage on Beirut now before it's too late

With thousands of members, a quarter-million social media followers, and a spot on TIME's list of emerging leaders, 'Standing Together' co-founder Alon Lee-Green is charting a new course for Israel's fractured political opposition

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji also criticized Hezbollah and Iran, saying that Tehran's regional policy 'is a source of instability' and its influence on Lebanon is negative. He urged Iran to 'stop financing an illegal organization'

There can no longer be any doubt: the conduct of Israel's president is a national disgrace ■ Does anyone really believe that after the pardon, Netanyahu will roll back his assault on democracy? ■ Galit Distel Atbaryan a modern-day McCarthy

Hamas controls the enclave with an iron fist, no one has volunteered to disarm it and Netanyahu is in no hurry to press on – but the U.S. president wants an achievement ■ On the northern front, Hezbollah's new motto has become 'Survival is victory'