Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-28 at 17:02

HEADLINES
- IDF strikes Lebanon Syria Gaza fronts
- Beirut erupts as Hezbollah rejects framework
- Israel fills 68 judicial posts backlog eased

The time is now 5:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, the Israeli targeting strategy is shifting across Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, even as a broad ceasefire holds across those fronts. The IDF said it conducted attacks on all three fronts on Sunday. In Lebanon near Nabatieh, the army said it killed several Hezbollah fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades in a Saturday strike, with the operation confirmed on Sunday. The update also said forces hit and destroyed a Hezbollah rocket launcher nearby to remove a threat, though reporting noted Hezbollah had not fired rockets since last weekend, raising questions about the launcher’s ongoing threat. Separately, reports from southern Lebanon described a huge explosion in Majdal Zoun.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah supporters protest Lebanon-Israel framework agreement in Beirut. Hezbollah leadership declared the agreement null and void. Hundreds of Hezbollah supporters staged demonstrations across Beirut from late Friday into Saturday to protest a framework agreement involving Lebanon, Israel, and the United States, while the group’s leadership rejected the accord and called it invalid. Motorcyclists and mopeds traveled through parts of central Beirut, the area around parliament, and the airport road in the hours after the announcement. Videos circulated showing convoys moving through Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieh, an area that sustained extensive damage in Israeli airstrikes. The Lebanese army established temporary checkpoints in several areas as demonstrations continued. Posters were displayed along the road to Beirut’s city center.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Judicial Selection Committee selects 68 officials for court system after year-and-a-half freeze. After roughly a year and a half of backlog, political tensions, and legal pressure, the Judicial Selection Committee on Sunday selected 68 people for posts across Israel’s court system. Fifty-three candidates were selected for permanent judicial posts in magistrates, family, juvenile, traffic, and district courts. A further 15 judges were selected as registrars and acting district-court judges in Beersheba, Haifa, Jerusalem, and Nof Hagalil-Nazareth. The move begins to address a shortage that the High Court of Justice said had caused serious harm to court services and the public, but it does not fully resolve the permanent district-court vacancy crisis that led to the court’s intervention. On May 31, a unanimous three-justice High Court panel ordered Justice Minister Yariv Levin to convene the Judicial Selection Committee and take the steps needed to fill district-court vacancies, prioritizing Beersheba and Haifa District Courts.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Picual fine dining: Serving the Land of Israel, one course at a time - review. Picual is a glatt kosher fine dining restaurant in Rishon Lezion, founded by restaurateur Itzik Kadosh and chef Dor Benjamin. At Picual, the air is filled with the aromas of fresh olive oil, damp wood, and wild herbs, and the centerpiece is the Picual olive from the Achiya Farm in the Binyamin region. A living olive tree rises at the center of the dining room, rough basalt flooring evokes a trail in the Golan Heights, and the soft lighting creates a campfire-like atmosphere. The open kitchen lets guests watch every stage of preparation. The experience centers on a 10-course tasting menu with no menu to browse and no substitutions. The menu is fixed, guiding diners through a carefully choreographed culinary journey.

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https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-900745
https://t.me/newssil/205465
https://worldisraelnews.com/hezbollah-supporters-protest-lebanon-israel-framework-agreement-in-beirut/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900747
https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-900509