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Live Updates: Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary as war rages on …
Israel on Monday marked a year since Oct. 7, when Hamas militants led an attack on southern Israeli communities that killed around 1,200 people and took 230 hostages from Israel, almost 100 of whom are still held in Gaza. Across the country, memorials and protests are being held to honor the victims and demand a deal with Hamas that would see the release of the remaining …
Lebanon says 22 dead in Israeli strikes on central Beirut
Oct 10, 2024 · At least 22 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a densely populated area of central Beirut on Thursday, the Lebanese health ministry said, with a security source saying a Hezbollah figure was the target. Israel has repeatedly pounded Beirut's southern suburbs, the bastion of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, over the last two weeks but …
Israel kills Hezbollah chief in Beirut strike - Al-Monitor
Israel killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a huge air strike in Lebanon, dealing the movement a seismic blow that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called a "turning point" for his country.Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's death after the Israeli military said he had been killed in an air strike Friday on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Iran-backed group's …
US warns Israel not to repeat Gaza destruction in Lebanon
Oct 9, 2024 · Israel's main international ally the United States warned Wednesday against Gaza-like military action in Lebanon after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened it with "destruction" similar to that of the Palestinian territory.But armed forces chief Herzi Halevi vowed to keep up Israel's intensive bombing of Hezbollah targets, which has already killed more than …
Israel on alert ahead of Hamas attack anniversary
Oct 5, 2024 · Israel placed its forces on alert Saturday ahead of the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, after a military official said the country was preparing its retaliation for Iran's missile attack.The alert came with Israel engaged in an intensifying war with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which military chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said would be hit "without …
Rallies worldwide call for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire
Oct 5, 2024 · Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.In Washington, a man set himself on fire as more than 1,000 people demonstrated outside the White House demanding an end to US military aid to Israel, AFP …
Deadly Israeli strike on central Beirut after soldiers killed
Oct 2, 2024 · Israel carried out a deadly air raid Thursday on a Hezbollah rescue facility in central Beirut, Lebanese sources said, after multiple Israeli ground troops were killed near the border.The second strike targeting the capital's centre this week follows Iran launching its largest missile attack yet on its arch-foe Israel, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn Tehran …
Lebanon evacuates Beirut hospital as Israeli strikes expand
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UN warns of catastrophe as Israel fights a two-front war
Oct 12, 2024 · UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a "catastrophic" regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.Israel has faced a fierce diplomatic backlash over the injuries suffered by five Blue Helmets serving in south Lebanon.Lebanon's health ministry said Saturday that Israeli air …