Israel Ministry of Defense activities; regional reports of attacks and incidents in Lebanon; US helicopter sale to Iraq

The Israel Ministry of Defense website lists recent IMOD activities and announcements including international agreements, cooperation memoranda, visits, and a weapon-system test, per the site's captured homepage.

Regional reporting (Middle East Eye, citing Lebanon’s National News Agency) says Israeli forces carried out heavy strikes across southern Lebanon and alleges use of white phosphorus in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Kafr Rumman in Nabatieh district.

Middle East Eye, citing Lebanon’s National News Agency, reports a child (named Mohammad Ali Ibrahim) was killed by an unexploded cluster munition in southern Lebanon; another child was reportedly injured.

Middle East Eye reports the US State Department approved an $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq, with Bell-Textron as the principal contractor.

IMOD homepage items captured include meetings of the MOD Director General with defense-tech and startup CEOs, the signing of an "Achilles Shield" agreement with Greece, a Honduras memorandum of understanding, a presidential visit to DDR&D, and an Arrow system test.

Middle East Eye reports alleged Israeli heavy bombardment across southern Lebanon and specifies claims of white phosphorus use in Nabatieh-district villages, per Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Middle East Eye reports, citing Lebanon’s National News Agency, that a Lebanese child named Mohammad Ali Ibrahim died after an unexploded cluster bomb detonated in the al-Arid neighbourhood of Haboush and that another child was injured.

Middle East Eye reports US approval of an $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq and names Bell-Textron as principal contractor.

The IMOD official website content captured in the packet provides the Israeli official material available here: listing IMOD announcements, agreements, visits, and a weapons test, but contains no statements addressing the Lebanon incidents or US helicopter sale.

Middle East Eye reports the US State Department approved an $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq, naming Bell-Textron as principal contractor; the packet contains no additional international reaction statements.

Verify allegations of white phosphorus use and locations cited (Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Kafr Rumman) against independent monitoring sources and seek official Israeli or third-party confirmation; current packet contains only Middle East Eye citing Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Confirm circumstances of the reported child casualty (Mohammad Ali Ibrahim) and the alleged cluster munition origin with independent investigators or official Lebanese records; current packet contains only the MEE report citing the Lebanese agency.

For the reported US helicopter sale to Iraq, consult the US State Department notices and industry filings to confirm contract details beyond the MEE summary.