Director General of the Israeli Defense Ministry Eyal Zamir said Monday that he will resign, a few days after the sacking of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Zamir met with new Defense Minister Israel Katz and requested to resign, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

ALBAWABA - Israeli Director General of the Defense Ministry Eyal Zamir submits his resignation on Monday.During a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister

There will be no cease-fire in Lebanon, Israel's new defense minister declared Tuesday, countering claims from Israel's foreign minister, who said that progress had been made to end the fighting with Hezbollah.

Israel Hayom reported on Sunday that substantial progress has been made in diplomatic negotiations over a proposed Lebanon ceasefire that would require Hezbollah to withdraw north

Both villages are in the Mount Lebanon region and outside areas where the armed group Hezbollah has a strong presence. The Israeli military said it was looking into the strikes, which came after it hit what it said were a number of Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said on X on Tuesday that during a meeting with military officials, he reiterated that Israel will continue hitting Hezbollah with full force and that there will be no ceasefire.

Israel’s new foreign minister said Monday that there has been “certain progress” in efforts to end the fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.