8 Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon
The losses were the deadliest suffered by the Israeli military on the Lebanon front in the past year of border-area clashes between Israel and its Iranian-backed Lebanese foe. Read more
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Airlines scramble to divert flights after Iran missile attack
A spokesperson for tracking service FlightRadar24 said flights diverted “anywhere they could”, and a snapshot of regional traffic showed flights spreading in wide arcs to the north and south, with many converging on Cairo and Istanbul. Read more
Israel promises Iran ‘will pay’ for massive missile attack
Israel said more than 180 missiles were launched into Israel from Iran and Israeli air defenses were activated to intercept them. Read more
Lebanese troops retreat as Israeli ground invasion nears
A U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters the positioning of Israeli troops suggested a ground incursion could be imminent. Read more
Syrians mourn Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, amid a significant escalation in the hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military playing out in parallel with the Gaza war. Read more
Iran’s supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say
The move to safeguard Iran’s top decision-maker is the latest show of nervousness by the Iranian authorities as Israel launched a series of devastating attacks on Hezbollah. Read more
Hezbollah chief killed in Israel’s massive airstrikes in Lebanon
The killing pushed Israel’s nearly yearlong war against Iran-backed forces — Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen — into new territory. Read more
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
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
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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
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
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