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Israel Launches Strikes on Lebanon, Northern Gaza

Netanyahu says he and Trump are aligned on Iran

(Newser) - Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the US election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying that...

Lebanon Faults Israel Before UN Board Over Pager Attacks

Files complaint with Labor Organization, because some of those killed, wounded were workers

(Newser) - Lebanon filed a complaint against Israel at the UN's labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured, a Lebanese government minister said Wednesday. The wave of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members...

Hezbollah's New Boss Speaks
Hezbollah's New Boss Speaks
Oct 30, 2024 5:15 PM CDT

Hezbollah's New Boss Speaks

Naim Kassem says group will hold out in its war with Israel for 'suitable' ceasefire terms

(Newser) - Hezbollah's newly named leader Naim Kassem said in his first public comments aired Wednesday that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it's offered ceasefire terms it deems acceptable. "If the Israelis decide to stop the aggression, we say that we...

Meet the New Leader of Hezbollah
Meet the
New Leader
of Hezbollah
Oct 29, 2024 6:07 AM CDT

Meet the New Leader of Hezbollah

Lebanese militant group picks Naim Kassem to replace Nasrallah, killed by Israel last month

(Newser) - Lebanon's Hezbollah says it has chosen Naim Kassem as its new leader, a replacement for Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike. Kassem, who'd been Nasrallah's deputy for more than three decades, has served as the militant group's acting leader since Nasrallah'...

Israel Hits Iran Hard in Predawn Strikes

Attacks on Iranian military sites threaten to escalate tense situation in Mideast

(Newser) - Israel unleashed a series of predawn airstrikes against military sites in Iran on Saturday, saying it targeted facilities used to make the missiles fired at Israel. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed...

Israel Says Beirut Hospital Is Hiding Millions for Hezbollah

Hospital invites journalists in to prove it has nothing

(Newser) - The Israeli army accused Hezbollah of storing money and gold under a prominent hospital in Beirut, and the director of the hospital responded by inviting journalists in for a look, reports the AP , which was among those invited to inspect. Fadi Alame, a member of Lebanon's Parliament who's...

Hezbollah Attack Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers

Meanwhile, Israeli strike on Gaza reportedly kills 20 sheltering at a school

(Newser) - A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near...

Rescuers Look for Survivors After Israeli Strike in Beirut

Subsequent strikes killed two Lebanese soldiers and injure UN peacekeepers

(Newser) - An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers on Friday, Lebanon's military said, hours after troops fired on the headquarters of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers for the second time in as many days. The attacks entangling both Lebanon's official army—which has largely stayed on...

Israel Kills Hamas Official in Strike on Northern Lebanon

Beirut suburbs are pounded as thousands try to flee country

(Newser) - Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut's southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee...

Hamas Leader Wants Wider War: US Intelligence

Biden issues a tense reminder to Netanyahu

(Newser) - The leader of Hamas wants to pull Israel into a wider regional war, US intelligence shows, becoming increasingly determined recently to the point where Yahya Sinwar has no interest in agreeing to a deal to stop the fighting. As Israeli forces pursue him, the New York Times reports, Sinwar has...

Don't Expect Israel to Respond to Iran Like It Did in April

Analysts expect a far less narrow reaction

(Newser) - It's a matter of when, not if, Israel retaliates against Iran, which on Tuesday fired about 180 missiles toward Israel , reports NBC News . An Israeli official told the news outlet that Israel's political, military, and intelligence leaders are meeting at the defense ministry Wednesday to formalize the response...

US Expects Iran to Strike Israel 'Imminently'
Iran Launches
Missiles at Israel
UPDATED
Oct 1, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Iran Launches Missiles at Israel

White House had warned American government employees there to take shelter beforehand

(Newser) - Iran's expected strike on Israel has begun. "A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran to Israel," the Israeli military said in a statement, per the New York Times . Air raid sirens could be heard in major cities including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and flashes in...

Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Lebanon

IDF says the operation will be limited in scope

(Newser) - Israel has launched a ground operation in Lebanon , though in announcing the move early Tuesday, the Israeli military called it "limited, localized, and targeted" in its scope. It said Israeli troops had, a few hours prior, started entering southern Lebanon and targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and sites that "pose...

One Big Question Looms for Lebanon
One Big Question
Looms for Lebanon
the rundown
Sep 30, 2024 9:19 AM CDT

One Big Question Looms for Lebanon

Is the Israeli bombardment a prelude to a ground invasion?

(Newser) - The two-week Israeli bombardment of Lebanon intensified in a significant way on Monday: An overnight bomb struck a residential building in central Beirut, the first known Israeli attack in the capital since Israel and Hezbollah fought in 2006, reports the New York Times . Three Palestinian militants were reported killed.
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Israel: We Killed Another Top Hezbollah Figure

Military says Nabil Kaouk was killed as bombardment of Lebanon continues

(Newser) - The Israeli military said Sunday it killed Nabil Kaouk, another high-ranking Hezbollah official, a day after the Lebanese militant group confirmed the death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah . The strikes are part of a continuing Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.
  • The military said Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central
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Another Israeli Bombardment Follows Hezbollah Chief's Death
Israel Follows Up With
Another Bombardment
the rundown
Sep 28, 2024 5:30 PM CDT

Israel Follows Up With Another Bombardment

Biden calls killing justice but urges diplomatic settlement

(Newser) - Israeli airstrikes hit areas near Beirut on Saturday evening, hours after Hezbollah confirmed that its longtime leader was killed in heavy bombing overnight near Lebanon's capital. Allies of Hezbollah urged quick retaliation for the death of Hassan Nasrallah, and the Middle East prepared for further escalation. "We are at...

Israel: We Killed Hezbollah Chief in Lebanon
Hezbollah Confirms Israel
Has Killed Its Leader
UPDATED
Sep 28, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Hezbollah Confirms Israel Has Killed Its Leader

Hassan Nasrallah was killed amid airstrikes in Lebanon

(Newser) - Hezbollah has now confirmed what Israel reported earlier on Saturday: The nation's military has killed Hassan Nasrallah, its leader for three decades, during heavy airstrikes overnight in the Beirut area, per the AP . Nasrallah, 64, "has joined his fellow martyrs," according to a statement from the group....

Israel Says It Struck Hezbollah Headquarters

Lebanon's prime minister says Israel doesn't care about ceasefire efforts

(Newser) - The Israeli military said it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut on Friday. The series of evening explosions is the most powerful yet seen in the Lebanese capital over the past year; the blasts leveled multiple buildings and were felt some 18 miles away, the AP reports, sending...

Lebanon Fears Gaza-Level Destruction

Israeli bombs have killed 700 in the country this week, say Lebanese authorities

(Newser) - Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Israel has dramatically escalated strikes, saying it's targeting Hezbollah's military capacities and senior Hezbollah commanders. The International Organization for Migration estimated Thursday that more than 200,000 people have been displaced in...

Israeli Foreign Minister: 'There Will Be No Ceasefire' in Lebanon

Israel Katz's remarks come after US, other allies proposed 21-day pause against Hezbollah

(Newser) - With the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion into Lebanon to go after the militant group Hezbollah, the United States, France, and other allies proposed a 21-day ceasefire this week. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati seemed keen on the idea, but Israeli leaders—not so much. "There will be...

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