Near the ancient stones of Beaufort Castle, a Hezbollah drone detonated without harm — and the Israeli military chose silence over disclosure, at least until journalists pressed for answers. The decision, made by the commander of IDF Northern Command, reflects a tension as old as organized conflict itself: what a democracy owes its public in transparency, and what a military owes its soldiers in protection. The incident unfolded against a backdrop of deeper grief, as two reservists had already been killed days earlier in a booby-trapped house, reminding all parties that the ceasefire's edges r
IDF withheld Hezbollah drone attack report to protect operational security
Two IDF reservists killed and four wounded in separate booby-trapped house explosion in southern Lebanon during combat operations.