Today: September 27, 2024
Today: September 27, 2024

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US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks

The United States, France and several allies called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-

US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks
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Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive

It has been a devastating week for Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon

Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon calls Biden's remarks on conflict with Israel 'not promising'

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib voiced disappointment with U.S.

Lebanon calls Biden's remarks on conflict with Israel 'not promising'
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Israel seeks short operation against Hezbollah but could take time, military spokesman says

Israel is striving for the campaign against Hezbollah to be as short as possible but is prepared for it to take time, military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told

Israel seeks short operation against Hezbollah but could take time, military spokesman says
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Lebanese civilians are fleeing the south, fearing an Israeli invasion − a look back at 1982 suggests they have every reason to worry

Israel’s attempt to eliminate militant Palestinians in Lebanon led to slaughter of civilians, economic and political chaos and the creation of Hezbollah.

Lebanese civilians are fleeing the south, fearing an Israeli invasion − a look back at 1982 suggests they have every reason to worry
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Israel open to ideas to de-escalate in Lebanon, says Israel's UN envoy

Israel is open to ideas for de-escalating the conflict in Lebanon, Israel's U.N.

Israel open to ideas to de-escalate in Lebanon, says Israel's UN envoy
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What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon?

After almost a year of trading fire, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are now engaged in ferocious confrontations that threaten to turn into a full-blown war

What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon?
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Canada's Trudeau calls for de-escalation by Israel and Hezbollah

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday called for a de-escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and said the killing of women and children in Lebanon was

Canada's Trudeau calls for de-escalation by Israel and Hezbollah
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In Israel's north, stress and resignation deepen as missiles fly

With more Israeli communities moving into Hezbollah's crosshairs as Israel hits deeper in Lebanon, some in northern Israel hoped their country could

In Israel's north, stress and resignation deepen as missiles fly
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Israel's Netanyahu tells Lebanese "Nasrallah is leading you to the brink of the abyss"

Israeli prime minister Benajamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would continue to pound Hezbollah targets and called on Lebanese citizens to rid themselves from the grip

Israel's Netanyahu tells Lebanese "Nasrallah is leading you to the brink of the abyss"
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Hezbollah is not Hamas. Can Israel afford another all-out war?

Hezbollah is not Hamas. Can Israel afford another all-out war?

Hezbollah is not Hamas. Can Israel afford another all-out war?
MidEast|News|World

Israeli airstrike targets a Hezbollah commander in Beirut, sources say

An Israeli airstrike targeted a Hezbollah commander in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday, two security sources in Lebanon said, as Israel struck the Hezbollah-

Israeli airstrike targets a Hezbollah commander in Beirut, sources say
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Israel says seaports stay open for business despite Lebanon conflict

Israel's ports in the northern city of Haifa were operating at normal capacity despite an escalation in fighting with Hezbollah in nearby Lebanon and the city being targeted by

Israel says seaports stay open for business despite Lebanon conflict
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Hezbollah says Israel dropping leaflets with 'very dangerous' barcodes onto Lebanon

Hezbollah's media office said on Tuesday that Israel was dropping leaflets with a "very dangerous" barcode on them onto Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, warning that scanning the code by

Hezbollah says Israel dropping leaflets with 'very dangerous' barcodes onto Lebanon
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Kremlin says Israeli strikes on Lebanon risk destabilising the Middle East

The Kremlin warned on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on Lebanon had the potential to completely destabilise the Middle East and widen the conflict there.

Kremlin says Israeli strikes on Lebanon risk destabilising the Middle East
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Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon

Israel has killed a top Hezbollah commander as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict

Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon
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UN rights chief calls for diplomatic efforts to address Lebanon crisis

The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday called on anyone with influence in the Middle East to seek to avert an escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as

UN rights chief calls for diplomatic efforts to address Lebanon crisis
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Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades. Here’s what we know

Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades. Here’s what we know

Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades. Here’s what we know
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US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’

US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’

US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’
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Nearly a full-fledged war in Lebanon, EU's Borrell says

The escalation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is almost a full-fledged war, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday.

Nearly a full-fledged war in Lebanon, EU's Borrell says
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US seeks to prevent Israel-Hezbollah escalation, State Dept official says

The U.S. does not support the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah across the border, a senior State Department official said, adding that

US seeks to prevent Israel-Hezbollah escalation, State Dept official says
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Thousands flee southern Lebanon in search of safety and shelter

Thousands of people are fleeing south Lebanon as Israel carries out its deadliest bombardment in the country since its war with Hezbollah in 2006

Thousands flee southern Lebanon in search of safety and shelter
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Iran president warns of 'irreversible' consequences of wider regional war

Israel wants to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly year-old conflict between Israel and Tehran-

Iran president warns of 'irreversible' consequences of wider regional war
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US sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar, Pentagon says

The United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East given escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, the

US sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar, Pentagon says
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US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war

US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
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Escalating crisis in Lebanon further endangers Biden’s efforts at preventing wider war

Escalating crisis in Lebanon further endangers Biden’s efforts at preventing wider war

Escalating crisis in Lebanon further endangers Biden’s efforts at preventing wider war
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Iran's Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah, security officials say

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah

Iran's Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah, security officials say
Health|World

Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices

A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse

Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire in 'new phase' of fighting

Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, as the Lebanese militant group sent rockets deep into northern Israeli territory

Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire in 'new phase' of fighting
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Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an 'open-ended battle' with Israel

Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel and Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Kassem said Sunday that his group is now in an open-ended battle with Israel

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an 'open-ended battle' with Israel
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Sullivan expresses worry over escalating Israel-Lebanon tension, calls Hezbollah strike as justice served

U.S.

Sullivan expresses worry over escalating Israel-Lebanon tension, calls Hezbollah strike as justice served
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Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers

Hungarian intelligence services have conducted several interviews with the CEO of BAC Consulting, a Budapest-based company linked to deadly explosions of pagers used by Hezbollah

Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
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Israel's strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says

Rescue workers in Beirut searched on Saturday for people still missing in rubble a day after an Israeli airstrike, targeting Hezbollah

Israel's strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel claims death of Hezbollah commander as Beirut toll rises

Israel has claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens more, shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel claims death of Hezbollah commander as Beirut toll rises
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Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep inside Israel following an Israeli airstrike more than a day earlier that killed at least 37 people, including one of the militant group’s senior leaders

Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander
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Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says

The United Nations human rights chief says weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare

Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Asia|Business|News|Technology

Japan's Icom: highly unlikely wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon are our products

Japan's Icom said it was highly unlikely that wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon were the company's products.

Japan's Icom: highly unlikely wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon are our products
Political

US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager

Palestinian American U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday condemned as racist a cartoon published in the conservative magazine National Review showing her

US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager
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Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list

The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese militant group’s top military officials

Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
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UN urges states to use sway now over Israel, Hezbollah to avoid war

A top United Nations official on Friday urged all countries with influence over Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "to leverage it now" to

UN urges states to use sway now over Israel, Hezbollah to avoid war
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Lebanon's Hezbollah confirms top military commander Ibrahim Aqil killed in Israel strike

Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah group confirmed in the early hours of Saturday that its top military commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed, calling him "one of its top leaders", without

Lebanon's Hezbollah confirms top military commander Ibrahim Aqil killed in Israel strike
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Video shows aftermath of Israel's strike in Beirut

Video shows the destruction of buildings and cars in southern Beirut, Lebanon, after the Israel Defense Forces reported carrying out what it called a “targeted” strike. 

Video shows aftermath of Israel's strike in Beirut
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Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation

Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria

Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
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Lebanese financier pleads guilty to sanctions evasion, US says

A Lebanese-Belgian dual citizen accused by the United States of financing the armed group Hezbollah pleaded guilty on Friday in a criminal case charging him with sanctions

Lebanese financier pleads guilty to sanctions evasion, US says
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Killed Hezbollah commander Aqil was wanted for deadly 1983 US embassy, Marine blasts

Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than

Killed Hezbollah commander Aqil was wanted for deadly 1983 US embassy, Marine blasts
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Israeli military says around 10 senior Hezbollah commanders killed along with Aqil

About 10 senior Hezbollah commanders were killed along with Ibrahim Aqil, leader of the movement's Radwan special forces unit who was attacked in an Israeli air strike in Beirut

Israeli military says around 10 senior Hezbollah commanders killed along with Aqil
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Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut - two security sources

Top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed on Friday in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, two security sources told Reuters.

Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut - two security sources
MidEast|News

Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says

The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter has received threats and been advised by the Hungarian secret services not to talk to media

Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
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Israeli public broadcaster says 150 rockets fired from Lebanon

Israeli public broadcaster Kan said on Friday around 150 rockets were fired from Lebanon across the border.

Israeli public broadcaster says 150 rockets fired from Lebanon

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