Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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The US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East. It fears making things worse

The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon

The US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East. It fears making things worse
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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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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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What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

This week saw a dizzying escalation in the 11-month-old conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah
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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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Israel investigates after videos show soldiers pushing bodies off West Bank roof

The Israeli military said on Friday it had opened an investigation after videos showed soldiers pushing what appear to be dead bodies off a roof in the occupied West

Israel investigates after videos show soldiers pushing bodies off West Bank roof
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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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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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See the moment Israeli jets fly over Beirut while CNN reporter is on air

CNN Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman reacts to Israeli jets flying over Beirut, Lebanon, as Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered an address in response to a wave of explosions across the country.

See the moment Israeli jets fly over Beirut while CNN reporter is on air
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'This will end up with a regional war,' warns Lebanese Foreign Minister

After a second day of explosions target Hezbollah in Lebanon, Christiane Amanpour speaks with Abdallah Bou Habib about risk of war with Israel

'This will end up with a regional war,' warns Lebanese Foreign Minister
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Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know

Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know

Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know
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Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive - Lebanese source

The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source

Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive - Lebanese source
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Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 27 people across Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 27 Palestinians in tank and air strikes on north and central areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as tanks advanced

Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 27 people across Gaza
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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge immediate de-escalation

The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon urged de-escalation on Friday after a big increase in hostilities at the Lebanese-Israeli border, where Israel and the Iran-backed

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge immediate de-escalation
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Taiwan and Bulgaria deny links to exploding pagers in Lebanon

Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a

Taiwan and Bulgaria deny links to exploding pagers in Lebanon
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US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden's term, WSJ reports

U.S. officials now believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, the

US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden's term, WSJ reports
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Dozens killed in Mali attack by Al Qaeda affiliate

An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali's capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday, while the government offered no figures on

Dozens killed in Mali attack by Al Qaeda affiliate
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Israeli soldiers pushed 4 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid

Videos obtained by The Associated Press show Israeli soldiers pushing four apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank

Israeli soldiers pushed 4 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
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Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank's Qabatiya

Six Palestinians were killed and 18 others injured by Israeli forces during a military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Qabatiya, the governor of Jenin told Reuters on

Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank's Qabatiya
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His son is being held hostage by Hamas, hear his message to Biden

CNN's Jake Tapper speaks to five families of American hostages being held by Hamas. 

His son is being held hostage by Hamas, hear his message to Biden
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Israel warned the US that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say

U.S. officials say Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon

Israel warned the US that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say
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US says no change to its military posture in Middle East amid attacks in Lebanon

There are no changes to U.S. military posture in the Middle East, the Pentagon told reporters on Thursday when asked about recent deadly

US says no change to its military posture in Middle East amid attacks in Lebanon

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