Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
The order to evacuate, made by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee via X, told residents to get at least 550 yards away from three specific buildings in the area. Read more
War in the Middle East
Israel rejects U.S.-backed Lebanon ceasefire proposal
The comments dashed hopes for a swift settlement after Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati had expressed hope that a ceasefire could be reached soon in Lebanon, where hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes seeking safety. Read more
Sources: U.S. leads new effort to end hostilities in Lebanon, Gaza
Western officials said the most urgent diplomatic focus for now is to stop the violence in Lebanon, which carries a greater risk of spiraling into a regional war. Read more
Lebanon: Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492
After some of the heaviest cross-border exchanges of fire since hostilities flared in October, Israel warned people in Lebanon to evacuate areas where it said the armed movement was storing weapons. Read more
U.S. sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar
After almost a year of war against Hamas in Gaza, Israel is shifting its focus to its northern frontier, where Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of its ally Hamas. Read more
Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire in ‘new phase’ of fighting
Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem told mourners at the funeral of one of the group’s commanders killed last week in Beirut: “We have entered a new phase, the title of which is the open-ended battle of reckoning.” Read more
Israeli attacks in Lebanon mark a sharp strategic shift
Events of the past few days suggest that Hezbollah grossly underestimated its adversary, as Israel dashed across what had been unofficially considered red lines. Read more
Ukraine hits 2 munition depots deep inside Russia
NASA satellites detected multiple fires at the two depots today. Read more
Hezbollah leader killed by Israel was wanted in 1983 bombings of U.S. embassy, Marine barracks
The Beirut bombings of the U.S. Embassy in April 1983 killed 63 people, and the attack on the U.S. Marine barracks in October 1983 killed over 300 people, mostly military personnel. Read more
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Israel kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike
The Israeli military said that Aqil, who served on Hezbollah’s top military body, was the acting commander of the group’s elite Radwan force and that he was killed along with other senior commanders of the unit. Read more
Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon
Lebanon’s health ministry said the initial casualty toll was one person killed and more than 100 injured. Earlier the state news agency said three people had died. Read more
In Egypt, Blinken to discuss bilateral ties, Gaza ceasefire
The top U.S. diplomat’s visit comes as the region remains on high alert due to risk of Gaza war expanding, particularly after militant group Hezbollah promised to retaliate against Israel, accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday. Read more
Pager explosions in Lebanon kill 8, injure over 2,700
Lebanon’s information minister Ziad Makary said the government condemned the detonation of the pagers as an “Israeli aggression.” Hezbollah vowed revenge. Read more
Russia sharing nuclear secrets with Iran worries U.S., U.K.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that Russia was exchanging nuclear technology with Tehran during a news conference in London last week. Read more
Biden demands accountability after U.S. citizen’s death in West Bank
Israel has taken responsibility for the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, and Biden said the U.S. government expects continued access to the criminal investigation into the shooting. Read more
Jordan gunman allegedly kills 3 Israelis at border crossing
It was the first attack of its kind along the border with Jordan since Oct. 7, when Palestinian Islamist group Hamas carried out an assault on southern Israel, sparking the war in Gaza that has escalated throughout the region. Read more
Blinken to travel to Britain to discuss Middle East
Blinken will also meet with government officials to discuss the Indo-Pacific, the AUKUS defense pact between the U.S., Australia, Britain and the Middle East, and efforts to support Ukraine. Read more
American woman fatally shot at West Bank protest
Witnesses and Palestinian officials said Israeli soldiers had fired the shots that killed the Turkish American, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, and the Palestinian girl, Bana Laboom. Read more
Hamas releases hostage video of two slain Israeli captives
The video released Wednesday included footage of Carmel Gat, 40, and Alexander Lobanov, 32. Hamas had released videos of two other hostages, on Monday and another on Tuesday. Read more
Gantz criticizes stance on Philadelphi, urges hostage deal
Benny Gantz, a former general and chief of staff who had been part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet until he quit in June, said Iran, not the so-called Philadelphi corridor, on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, was Israel’s main existential threat. Read more
U.S. charges Hamas leaders over Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group’s chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the Oct. 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans. Read more
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