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As Hezbollah rejects truce, families on Israel’s northern border describe life under fire

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Two days after another ceasefire was announced between Israel and U.S. terrorist designated group Hezbollah, Yulia Bar-Dan was standing outside her temporary home in Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel when the familiar sound of an interceptor echoed overhead.
«There will probably be another siren soon,» she told Fox News Digital.
Minutes later, an alert appeared on her phone warning residents in northern Israel to take shelter.
For Bar-Dan, the scene captured the reality of life on Israel’s northern border nearly two years after Hezbollah joined the war against Israel on Oct. 8, 2023.
After Hezbollah entered the recent war in support of Iran, Washington launched a diplomatic effort aimed at turning the ceasefire into a broader arrangement for Lebanon.
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Multiple rounds of talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials have taken place in Washington, and President Donald Trump repeatedly has announced ceasefire understandings aimed at restoring calm along the border. Residents of communities like Manara, Israel, say the rockets, drones and uncertainty never really stopped.
An Israeli soldier stands near military vehicles on the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah near the Israel-Lebanon border on Nov. 28. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)
«A ceasefire is supposed to be on both sides,» she said. «Not that Hezbollah keeps shooting at us and we just keep absorbing it.»
When Fox News Digital first spoke to Bar-Dan in December 2024 during the war, she and her husband had fled Manara, Israel, with their three children and were living out of a single hotel room, unsure whether they would ever return home.
Today, roughly 200 of the kibbutz’s 280 residents have returned, Bar-Dan said. But many, including Bar-Dan’s family, still cannot live in their original homes because of war damage.

Yulia Bar-Dan and her husband are pictured during quieter times at Kibbutz Manara, Israel. (Yulia Bar-Dan)
Despite repeated ceasefire announcements, residents say normal life remains elusive.
«There hasn’t really been a routine or a quiet day since February,» she said.
Schools officially reopened in early June, but Bar-Dan decided not to send her children.
«They take the bus to school,» she said. «What if there’s a siren on the way? I can’t take that chance.»
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Hezbollah terrorists holding rifles are shown in this image. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Her frustration is not directed at Hezbollah alone.
Like many residents interviewed by Fox News Digital, Bar-Dan says there is a growing disconnect between the reality experienced on the border and the reality described by politicians.
«It doesn’t really matter where the decisions are being made,» she said. «The decisions just need to match reality. Right now there is a decision, but the reality is completely different.»
A year and a half after most of Manara’s residents were evacuated amid fears of a Hezbollah invasion, community leader Yochai Wolfin says residents have developed their own name for the current situation.
«We call it ‘the ceasefire war,’» he said.
The phrase has become common in the community.
First came a year and a half of evacuation. Then came the return home. Then came what Wolfin describes as three months of «fire within a ceasefire.»
The uncertainty has become part of daily life.
Children study inside shelters. Parts of the kibbutz still lack protected rooms. Construction projects remain unfinished because contractors are reluctant to work so close to the border.
He said many residents increasingly feel that the decisions determining their future are being made far from the communities that bear the consequences.
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A Lebanese man holds a Hezbollah flag near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese village of Hula on Dec. 20, 2020. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
«Who knows what tomorrow will bring?» Wolfin said. «We know who is calling the shots. We saw it a few days ago when Trump announced another ceasefire. But for us, the reality on the ground hasn’t changed.»
The comments come as Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem warned Thursday that northern Israel would remain unsafe as long as Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon, according to Reuters.
In a written statement broadcast on June 4, 2026, Qassem condemned the Washington-mediated framework as «absurd, humiliating, and insulting,» calling it a roadmap for surrender.
For residents of Israel’s northern border communities, the statements reinforced what many say they have been experiencing for months: a ceasefire that exists on paper but not in daily life.
Naor Shamia, who heads Manara’s emergency response team, says residents increasingly worry that temporary emergency measures are becoming permanent.
«The fear isn’t today,» he said. «The fear is that this becomes years. We are in a deadlock.»
Across the border region, similar concerns are heard.

Fire burns at Kibbutz Manara following another attack. (Kibbutz Manara)
In the community of Adamit, resident Yael Cohen-Arazi described the contrast between the beauty surrounding her and the reality of living under constant threat.
«Every morning I wake up and think I’m living in paradise,» she said in footage provided to Fox News Digital by the Israeli news agency TPS-IL. «Then there are the explosions that shake my soul.»
Her children, she said, have spent so much of their lives under fire that they no longer know what normal looks like.
«I tell them there are children who don’t live like this,» she said.
Back in Manara, Israel, another alert interrupted the afternoon.
Bar-Dan says she is not angry anymore. Mostly, she is tired and sad.
«I feel bad for the soldiers,» she said. «Every day there is another casualty, and there is still no solution.»
Yet she insists she is staying.
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Members of the Kibbutz Manara rapid response unit respond to Hezbollah rocket attacks on Kibbutz Manara. (Kibbutz Manara)
«This is our home,» she said. «Someone has to live on the borders of this country.»
Then another explosion sounded in the distance.
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White House dishes out new election security jab over Olive Garden’s pasta pass ID policy

Trump will not sign housing bill without voter ID, criticizes Senate
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, declaring he will not sign the housing bill despite congressional approval. He protests the Senate’s inability to pass The SAVE America Act, which he claims is supported by 97% of Republicans and many Democrats. Trump emphasizes the need for photo voter ID and proof of citizenship to prevent voter fraud.
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After a popular Italian restaurant chain dished out an online response to a curious diner about its new unlimited pasta pass, politically-minded social media users, including those at the top of the food chain, are taking a stand.
Olive Garden took to X on Wednesday to promote its new deal, which offers customers the chance purchase a «Never Ending Pasta Pass» for $100 plus tax, giving the first 10,000 people to purchase their pass 13 weeks of unlimited pasta.
A user posed a question to the iconic American restaurant chain, asking whether they could purchase the unlimited pasta pass and share it with their family.
An Olive Garden sign is affixed atop one of its locations. (iStock)
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«No. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass,» Olive Garden replied. «Passes are personalized and non-transferable.»
«Passholders must present a valid photo I.D. along with the Pass at the time of ordering,» the chain instructed from its X account.
Immediately, the political right seized the opportunity to prove a point — that Olive Garden appears more strict about its unlimited pasta promotion than Democrat-run states are about voting. The timely post comes as Trump continues to push for what would be a signature legislative victory — the SAVE Act — which, if passed, would require photo identification to vote. It has faced fierce pushback from the left-wing, who have argued against requiring proof of identity to cast a ballot in elections.
«Olive Garden takes their Pasta Pass security more seriously than Democrats take election security,» White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. «It’s sad but true.»
«The SAVE America Act is a commonsense police, supported by the vast majority of Americans, that will secure our elections for generations to come. The only people opposed seem to be Democrats in Congress… I wonder why?» she added.

People with signs supporting the SAVE act at Upper Senate Park. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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The social media post quickly caused an online feeding frenzy.
«PUT OLIVE GARDEN IN CHARGE OF OUR ELECTIONS!!!» one popular X account quipped.
«I hope you understand that this is extremely discriminatory towards minorities and married women,» one user said, parroting talking points that the political left has used in opposition of the SAVE Act.
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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS)
Another user also mockingly used the common parlance of the political left in response to Olive Garden’s strict policy.
«I’m sorry, but this sounds incredibly racist to me, a requirement ID and some sort of proof of being a passholder will negatively affect marginalized communities ability to access Olive Garden,» wrote the sarcastic user. «Do better Olive Garden.»
«Are you saying that if photo ID is not presented, it could lead to cheating the system?» another social media user asked.
«Good grief, Olive Garden is more secure than our elections,» said yet another.

Adding protein, fat, or fiber to carbs—like topping pasta with chicken, spinach, and olive oil—helps slow digestion and prevent blood sugar spikes. (iStock)
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Since Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act in February, the bill has faced major obstruction by Democrats in the Senate, as the conservative lawmakers don’t have the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster.
Earlier this week, SAVE Act language was attached to a State Department appropriations bill in a creative attempt to pass the law.
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Tiene 75 años, superó con éxito un trasplante pulmonar robótico y volvió a respirar sin oxígeno

A los 75 años, John Hanley volvió a respirar sin oxígeno después de convertirse en mayo de 2026 en el primer paciente de la Cleveland Clinic en Estados Unidos en recibir un trasplante pulmonar robótico, una intervención elegida porque su fibrosis pulmonar había avanzado hasta el punto de que un trasplante era la mejor opción terapéutica y porque este abordaje podía reducir dolor, cicatrices y tiempo de recuperación.
Según la historia publicada por la propia institución, la operación duró 7 horas y marcó también el primer trasplante pulmonar robótico de este tipo realizado en Ohio. El centro figura entre un número reducido de hospitales en el mundo que ofrecen esta técnica.
Hanley, oriundo de Corry, en Pensilvania, había sido diagnosticado en 2024 después de consultar por una tos persistente, episodios de mareos y falta de aire. Su esposa, Peggy Hanley, contó que en un primer momento los médicos pensaron que se trataba de neumonía, pero estudios posteriores mostraron fibrosis pulmonar.

El cirujano torácico Gregory Jones explicó que Hanley padecía fibrosis pulmonar idiopática, la forma más frecuente y más grave de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial, un grupo de trastornos que provoca cicatrices en los pulmones, los vuelve rígidos y reduce su capacidad de funcionar. El componente idiopático, precisó, significa que no se conoce la causa del cuadro.
La enfermedad empeoró hasta obligarlo a usar oxígeno las 24 horas. Como el pulmón derecho era el más afectado, el equipo definió avanzar con un trasplante de un solo pulmón.
Jones señaló que Hanley era un candidato adecuado para el abordaje robótico por dos razones concretas: su tórax de mayor tamaño ofrecía el espacio necesario para realizar el procedimiento con seguridad y eficacia, y su buen estado físico previo al trasplante también jugaba a favor. Antes de decidirse, el paciente discutió la opción con su familia.

“El médico me dijo que mi condición solo iba a empeorar si no hacía nada, y yo quería poder ver crecer a mis nietos. Y si había alguna posibilidad de no tener que andar con oxígeno otra vez, la iba a tomar”, dijo Hanley.
Fue incorporado a la lista de espera en febrero de 2026. Para preparar la cirugía, Jones trabajó junto con un equipo amplio que incluyó al cirujano cardiotorácico Kenneth McCurry, director quirúrgico de trasplante pulmonar y director institucional de trasplantes en la clínica.
De acuerdo con Jones, el primer paso fue desarrollar un protocolo específico para el abordaje robótico y colaborar con otros centros que ya tenían experiencia con este tipo de procedimiento. Después, el equipo pasó muchas horas en un laboratorio de simulación para practicar cada etapa y llegar al quirófano con un proceso aceitado.
En un trasplante pulmonar tradicional, los cirujanos suelen abrir el tórax cortando el esternón o las costillas para acceder a los pulmones. La técnica robótica, en cambio, requiere apenas unas pocas incisiones pequeñas, algo que suele asociarse con menos dolor y una recuperación más rápida.

Las intervenciones quirúrgicas asistidas por robots cuentan con varios años de investigación y aplicación en distintos países, y su avance continúa. Un equipo médico del Hospital Vall d’Hebron de Barcelona realizó en 2023 el primer trasplante pulmonar utilizando cirugía completamente robótica mediante una técnica novedosa: una pequeña incisión bajo el esternón permitió extraer el pulmón enfermo e implantar el nuevo órgano, sin abrir el tórax.
Jones detalló que los brazos robóticos con instrumentos quirúrgicos se introducen por esas incisiones y son controlados por el cirujano desde una consola dentro del quirófano. Esa consola ofrece además una visión tridimensional ampliada y de alta definición del campo quirúrgico, mientras que los instrumentos aportan una destreza superior a la de las manos humanas solas, sobre todo en espacios pequeños o delicados.
McCurry sostuvo, citado por la publicación, que el caso reflejó el trabajo conjunto y la innovación de los equipos de trasplante y cirugía. También afirmó que, a medida que estas tecnologías evolucionen, tendrán un papel cada vez mayor en la mejora de los resultados de los pacientes y en el desarrollo futuro del trasplante.
Hanley recibió un pulmón donado en mayo de 2026, fue operado con asistencia robótica y dejó de necesitar oxígeno poco después de la intervención. El objetivo del procedimiento fue reemplazar el pulmón más dañado con una técnica menos invasiva que la cirugía convencional.

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La recuperación fue rápida. Hanley dejó el oxígeno dentro de las primeras 24 horas, salió de la unidad de cuidados intensivos en 48 horas y recibió el alta hospitalaria en dos semanas.
“Tenía unas pocas incisiones pequeñas, y la más grande era de tal vez dos o tres pulgadas. Todas cicatrizaron rápido. Realmente no tuve nada de dolor después de la cirugía”, contó el paciente. Jones agregó que durante la operación aplicaron múltiples medidas para controlar el dolor y hacer que el posoperatorio fuera lo más confortable posible.
Los controles posteriores mostraron que el nuevo pulmón funcionaba bien. Hanley dijo que ya no necesita cargar equipos de oxígeno y que espera retomar desayunos con amigos y viajes junto con su esposa, sus dos hijos y sus tres nietos.
También agradeció al equipo médico, al que mencionó por nombre, y a la familia del donante. “Esperamos que sepan la diferencia que hicieron en nuestras vidas”, afirmó.
La clínica señaló que la cirugía robótica es solo una de varias formas de abordar el trasplante pulmonar y que muchos pacientes no son candidatos para esta técnica. Jones sostuvo que este hito amplía la experiencia del equipo en cirugía robótica y trasplante, y Hanley expresó su deseo de que su caso ayude a otros a ver “lo que es posible” con este tipo de intervención, que en su experiencia implicó menos dolor, una recuperación más rápida y una vuelta más temprana a su vida cotidiana.
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