If we go and bomb, which we can do very easily if we want, and we spend another two or three weeks bombing, they'll have nothing left whatsoever.

But you won't have the strait open for months. If we do the bombing, you know, a lot of people are going to be killed. Who wants to do that? I don't.

And we'll have a signed document that's actually stronger than doing the bombing.

What has proven to be a very powerful thing is the blockade.

The Strait of Hormuz will open up immediately upon signing, which could be in two or three days.

I told Netanyahu, "Do what's right, but I want you to stop as quickly as you can." Because they have to stop. This had to do with Lebanon, and it has to stop. We want to get it finished.

A short while ago, an initial report was received regarding a shooting toward IDF soldiers operating in the Ramim Ridge area. The soldiers returned fire and eliminated a terrorist in the area.

No IDF injuries were reported. The incident is ongoing.

IDF soldiers are continuing to conduct searches in the area, with Israeli Air Force aircraft operating overhead after being dispatched to the scene.

We have already made it clear that the war in Ukraine will not be resolved on the battlefield.

We are witnessing a war of attrition, and no matter how much weaponry is amassed, the only result is the loss of human lives. It is time to sit down at the negotiating table.

— One militant who crossed the border and fired at the IDF with a handgun before getting taken out by IDF troops

— Another militant killed near the Israeli border, on Lebanese territory (not confirmed)

The victim was identified as Jesse Braswell, a Boatswain’s Mate Seaman from Colorado. The incident occurred at approximately 5:15 a.m., according to the U.S. Navy.

Authorities said a sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with Braswell’s death, though no charges have yet been filed as the investigation remains ongoing.