Cabinet Ministers Demand a Strike on Beirut's Dahieh, but Israel Holds Back

Several cabinet ministers publicly pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to respond forcefully to renewed fire from Lebanon, after two drones crossed into Israeli territory and fell in the Western Galilee. The incidents came during a third straight day of attacks and another breach of the ceasefire, with sirens heard in Batzat, Hatzat Batset, Rosh HaNikra and Shlomi. The IDF said two suspicious aerial targets were identified as having fallen near the border with Lebanon.

Despite the ministers' calls for retaliation, Israel had not yet carried out a major response. Lebanese reports said only targeted strikes had been carried out in southern Lebanon so far. The ministers made their demands on social media rather than around the cabinet table, urging Netanyahu to follow through on previous threats tied to the northern front.

Finance Minister and Defense Ministry ministerial aide Bezalel Smotrich said the shelling and drone fire were