Lebanon
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Israel Pounds Lebanon, Gaza As Netanyahu Visits Northern Border
Israel on Sunday pressed on with its campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, launching several deadly strikes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited his country’s northern border. Netanyahu’s visit came after…
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Israel Launches Deadly Strike On South Lebanon As War Grinds On
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike killed three people near the southern city of Sidon on Sunday as more bombs fell in the country’s east after Israel warned it…
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US Envoys In Israel To Seek Lebanon Truce Plan
Senior US officials were to meet their Israeli counterparts Thursday to discuss a possible deal to end the conflict in Lebanon and secure Israel’s northern border from Hezbollah attacks. The…
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Netanyahu Hails ‘Precise’ Strike On Iran As Israel Pounds Lebanon, Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel’s “precise and powerful” strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country’s forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon. The…
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Israel Pounds Gaza And Lebanon After Iran Strikes
Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader…
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France Kicks Off Lebanon Aid Conference With 100-mn-euro Pledge
Fraench President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would support Lebanon with 100 million euros, as Paris hosted an aid conference with big financial aims but slim diplomatic prospects. “The…
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Israel Kills Next Hezbollah Boss Before He Has a Chance to Take Over for Assassinated Leader
IDF poster announcing the elimination of senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine IDF Israel released a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming the elimination of Hashem Safieddine, a senior Hezbollah member widely seen…
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Israel Launches New Wave Of Attacks On Beirut, Says It’s Targeting Hezbollah’s Funding Arm
Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty Images A series of airstrikes rocked Lebanon…
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Netanyahu’s Home Targeted By Drone Launched From Lebanon
Members of the Israeli security forces respond to the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyuahu Saturday after it was targeted by a drone launched from Lebanon. JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty…
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Lebanon Crowdfunded Ambulances Under Fire In Israel-Hezbollah War
Lebanese data scientist and volunteer rescue worker Bachir Nakhal started a crowdfunding effort to buy new ambulances for south Lebanon months ago, fearing Israel’s war in Gaza could spread to…
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Israel Pounds Hezbollah Strongholds In Lebanon
Israel’s latest bombardment of Hezbollah targets caused widespread destruction in southern Lebanon, ahead of US and Israeli strikes in the wider region Thursday. Israel’s assault on Lebanon on Wednesday toppled…
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Israel Strikes Hezbollah Strongholds After Rejecting Lebanon Ceasefire
Israel conducted strikes on Wednesday targeting Hezbollah’s main bastion and a city in southern Lebanon where it holds sway, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire. The…
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‘Nowhere Is Safe’: Lebanon Christian Villiage Reels From Israel Strike
Elie Alwan sheltered a displaced Shiite family from southern Lebanon in his peaceful Christian-majority village, believing they would be safe — instead an Israeli air strike killed them, destroyed his…
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Israel Strikes Lebanon After Netanyahu Vows No Mercy For Hezbollah
Israel’s military launched strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, official Lebanese media reported, as Hezbollah fought Israeli soldiers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no mercy for the militant group. The…
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UN Peacekeepers To ‘Stay In All Positions’ In Lebanon
United Nations peacekeepers will stay in all positions in Lebanon despite Israeli calls for them to move amid intensifying fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and five blue helmets suffering injuries,…
