IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari sent an official letter to Israeli news Channel 14 after a video aired on Tuesday, which Hagari claimed "incited defamatory content that harms the IDF."The letter came after Channel 14 aired a video that appeared to show IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi was surprised after seeing a messiah logo placed on an IDF uniform."I am writing to you following the video that was aired last night on Channel 14, which contained inciting and defamatory content that harms the IDF," Hagari wrote."It is unacceptable for a media outlet in the State of Israel to allow a platform for inciting content against the IDF during wartime," he added. Opposition leader Yesh Atid, chair Yair Lapid subsequently slammed Channel 14, calling the video "a blow to our national security and an insult to the State of Israel.""The film that aired yesterday is yet another ethical red line that undermines our core values. Halevi has risked his life countless times to defend the country and has been leading the IDF across all fronts for the past year," Lapid added.

At least 18 people were killed, including four children, and 60 were wounded in an Israeli strike on Monday near Beirut's main government hospital, the Lebanese health ministry said on Tuesday.Israeli jets hit a Hezbollah target close to the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut but did not target the hospital and it was not affected by the strike, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.The director of the hospital said that due to the Israeli attack, nearby debris, probably from heavy ammunition, had caused damage to the medical facility.

The United States issued fresh charges over the attempted Tehran plot to kidnap and assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York, indicting an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) official among others in the case, according to a court document on Tuesday.US prosecutors have previously charges other suspects in the case, including one man in 2022 and two more in January 2023. Tuesday's filing did not name the alleged victim, but one suspect was arrested for having a rifle outside the Brooklyn home of journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.

The United States has urged Israel to moderate its response in Iran and to expedite the conclusion of its ground operations in Lebanon, Moriah Asaf from Channel 13 News reported on Tuesday, citing a political source.The report added that the US emphasized Israel should be turning military achievements into strategic gains.Furthermore, the political source allegedly noted that Israel has remained in control of the campaign, and the Biden administration has not dictated its actions.