The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retaliated Sunday against the Houthi regime in Yemen by striking at targets in the capital city of Sana’a, after rebels launched a cluster-bomb-enabled missile that detonated over Israel. As the Times of Israel reported, the Houthis fired a cluster weapon at Israel for the first time on Friday: “[A]n IAF [Israeli Air Force] investigation into a Friday night ballistic missile attack from Yemen found that, for the first time, the Houthis used a projectile with a cluster bomb warhead. Part of the missile hit a home in central Israel, causing damage. The woman living there had taken refuge in her reinforced shelter and was unharmed.” In response, the IDF attacked multiple targets in Sanaa. In a statement, the IDF said: A short while ago, the IDF struck military infrastructure of the Houthi terrorist regime in the Sanaa area, including a military site in which the presidency palace is located, the Asar and Hizaz power plants, and a site for storing fuel; all were used for the military activity of the Houthi terrorist regime. Before the influx of Palestinians and the rise of Hezbollah, Lebanon was the wealthiest, most educated, and only Christian-majority country in the Middle East. Today, it stands on the edge of becoming a failed state. It is a bit of a cliché, but through the 1960s, Lebanon was known as the “Switzerland of the Middle East” and Beirut was celebrated as the “Paris of the Middle East.” It was the region’s banking capital, a hub of education, and a cultural powerhouse. The American University of Beirut (founded in 1866) and Université Saint-Joseph (founded in 1875) were the best universities in the Arab world, drawing students from across the Middle East, Iran, and beyond. With the highest literacy rates in the Arab world, Lebanon was also a center for publishing and research. Banking and finance thrived under strong, stable currency and bank secrecy laws that attracted deposits from oil-rich Gulf states. Lebanese banks pioneered modern financial practices in the region, cementing Beirut’s reputation as its financial capital. After being expelled from Jordan during Black September (1970–71), numerous Palestinian militant groups established bases in Lebanon, turning the country into their primary stronghold. The core factions of the PLO included Fatah, led by Yasser Arafat, which became dominant in Lebanon after 1971. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), founded in 1967 by George Habash, became notorious for pioneering aircraft hijackings.... Hezbollah has entrenched itself as a “state within a state” in Lebanon, with a militia larger than the national army, it has repeatedly paralyzed government. Backed by Iran and Syria, the group has repressed minorities and fueled sectarian tensions, particularly targeting Christians through assassinations, intimidation, and the use of their towns as rocket bases, which exposes civilians to Israeli retaliation and has displaced tens of thousands. ... In the 1960s, Christians made up roughly 50–55% of the population; by 2025, estimates place them at only 30–35%. Since 2019, the economy has shrunk by 38%, and as of April 2024, Lebanon’s banks are insolvent with more than $72 billion in losses. Inflation peaked at 221.3% in 2023 before dropping to 45.2% in 2024, after years of triple-digit rates. Today, 44% of the population lives in poverty, the country has only one functioning power plant, and the government provides electricity for barely an hour a day. [Just over one hour] President Donald Trump urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue a swift and decisive victory over Hamas, the Israeli leader told his cabinet during a Sunday night meeting. According to Hebrew-language media reports, Netanyahu informed senior ministers that Trump had effectively given Israel the green light for a massive operation in Gaza City aimed at delivering a final defeat to Hamas. Netanyahu also reportedly conveyed Trump’s message that partial agreements — such as deals to release a handful of Israeli captives in exchange for temporary ceasefires — were no longer acceptable. “Forget the partial deals. Go in with full force and finish this,” Trump reportedly told Netanyahu, according to the prime minister’s remarks during the meeting. https://worldisraelnews.com/trump-told-israel-to-finish-hamas-no-more-negotiations-report/ 
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