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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...

New Hamas Leader Restores Suicide Bombings

Intelligence officials say internal resistance disappeared when Yahya Sinwar took charge

(Newser) - "What a blessing it is that my bones become shrapnel that blow apart the usurping Zionist Jews," a suicide bomber said in a video released by Hamas this summer after his failed mission in Tel Aviv, which killed only him. But the attack signaled a change, the Wall ...

CBS Addresses Controversial Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Network says sit-down did not meet its standards

(Newser) - Ta-Nehisi Coates' interview during an appearance on CBS Mornings last week got contentious, and now the network is addressing the issue. At an editorial meeting, CBS News executives told staffers the interview did not meet the network's editorial standards, CNN reports. The network says the issue has been addressed...

One Year Later, Israelis Return to Music Festival Site

Nation marks a year since the Hamas assault

(Newser) - Israelis held somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country's history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and ignited wars on two fronts with no end in sight, per the AP . Hamas marked the anniversary of its Oct. 7,...

Israeli Strike Destroys a Mosque, Kills 19

Israel steps up bombardment of northern Gaza, southern Beirut

(Newser) - An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Beirut in a widening war with Iran-allied militant groups across the region. Displaced people were sheltering at the mosque that...

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...

Supreme Leader of Iran Delivers Blistering Prayers

Khamenei delivered Friday prayers for first time in nearly 5 years

(Newser) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds another title, that of Tehran Friday prayer leader, but he nearly always has subordinates fill in for him. On Friday, he assumed the role for the first time in nearly five years, delivering an exceedingly rare 40-minute sermon at Tehran's Mosalla mosque...

Israel Bars UN Chief: 'Stain on the History of the UN'

Foreign minister claims Antonio Guterres is backing 'terrorists, rapists, and murderers'

(Newser) - Israel just declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to be a "persona non grata" and banned him from the country. Foreign Minister Israel Katz made the announcement Wednesday, saying the Portuguese diplomat, "a stain on the history of the UN," failed to "unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous...

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
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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 Takes Battle Into Yemen, Hitting Houthi Infrastructure
Israel Takes Its Battle Into
Yemen, Hitting Houthis
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Sep 29, 2024 4:03 PM CDT

Israel Takes Its Battle Into Yemen, Hitting Houthis

Netanyahu critic rejoins Israel's Cabinet in a political win for prime minister

(Newser) - Israel pressed its strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Sunday, while broadening its battle to include Houthi fighters—also backed by Iran—in Yemen. The Israeli military said the attack on infrastructure and fighters in the city of Hodeidah was in retaliation for recent Houthi missiles launched at Israel,...

Another Israeli Bombardment Follows Hezbollah Chief&#39;s Death
Israel Follows Up With
Another Bombardment
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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
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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...

Macklemore Booted From Fest After 'F--- America' Chant

Rapper doubles down on support for Palestine, gets dropped by Vegas' Neon City Festival

(Newser) - Las Vegas is hosting its very first Neon City Festival music and cultural event in November, but one act has already been booted from the lineup. Per The Hollywood Reporter , rapper Mackemore was dropped from the fest after a controversial appearance last weekend at a pro-Palestinian event in Seattle, where...

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 Bulldozers Level Parts of West Bank

Residents see destruction as a message about what's ahead

(Newser) - Israel is bulldozing sections of West Bank towns, destroying infrastructure and businesses in operations that the government says are intended to root out terrorists and residents say appear designed to send an ominous message. Video shows Israeli soldiers impeding emergency responders, the New York Times reports. "We watched their...

Relatives of 6 Slain Hostages Issue a 'Clarion Call'

'Act,' they write in an open letter

(Newser) - The families of the six hostages taken by Hamas and killed 328 days later have penned an open letter published by Time "to people in power" that contains a simple request: "Act." The families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel...

Israel: Hezbollah Targeted Tel Aviv for the First Time

Israel says it intercepted missile fired from Lebanon; Hezbollah says it was targeting Mossad

(Newser) - Israel's strikes on Lebanon continue as it tries to take down Hezbollah across the border, but on Wednesday, Hezbollah attempted its own major strike, launching a surface-to-surface missile programmed for Tel Aviv that Israel intercepted, reports the AP . The New York Times calls it "one of the militant...

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