Five IDF Soldiers Killed in Hezbollah Attacks Hours After Ceasefire Deal

Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 13 injured within two days of a Lebanon ceasefire announcement, with four dying when an object struck their tank and a fifth killed in overnight Hezbollah attacks. The attacks underscore the fragility of peace agreements surrounding Israel, with enemies striking even as diplomatic ink dries — a pattern Scripture repeatedly warns will characterise the last days. Joel 3:9-14 and 1 Thessalonians 5:3 speak of war continuing beneath cries of peace, and of nations drawn into conflict around Israel in the lead-up to the final Day of the Lord.