• Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since October invasion, Lebanese media say

    Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since October invasion, Lebanese media say

    Nov 16, 2024 06:34 PM EDT

    ... Iran to try and convince Hezbollah to agree to a cease-fire deal with Israel, which would require the group to pull back from the Israel-Lebanon border. The proposal is based on U.N. Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006. A copy ...

  • Lebanon's prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war

    Lebanon's prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war

    Nov 15, 2024 06:47 PM EDT

    ... other permanent members — Russia, China, Britain and France — are expected to support it or abstain.The Israel-Hamas war began after Palestinian militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting 250 others. Israel’s bombardment and ground offensives since then have ...

  • News Wrap: Syrian state media says Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people there

    News Wrap: Syrian state media says Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people there

    Nov 14, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, Syrian state media says Israel carried out two airstrikes killing at least 15 people near Damascus, suicides within the U.S. military increased last year continuing a long-term trend, New Jersey declared a drought warning as parts of the northeast see the driest conditions experienced in nearly 120 years and the...

  • Israeli airstrikes near Damascus kill 15, Syrian state media reports

    Israeli airstrikes near Damascus kill 15, Syrian state media reports

    Nov 14, 2024 06:35 PM EDT

    ... of its positions in southern Lebanon, despite intense ongoing battles between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. UNIFIL has continued to monitor the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah across the boundary known as the Blue Line despite Israeli calls for peacekeepers to pull back five kilometers (three miles) from the ...

  • Settlers in Israel's West Bank hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

    Settlers in Israel's West Bank hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

    Nov 13, 2024 04:13 PM EDT

    ... single-family homes that became icons of the settler movement, but rather six towering multistory apartment buildings that can house hundreds, and look like any Israeli suburb. Palestinians view the settlements as a violation of international law and an obstacle to peace, a position with wide international support. Israel considers ...

  • Court papers show U.S. government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran

    Court papers show U.S. government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran

    Nov 13, 2024 03:53 PM EDT

    ... Israel was still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran’s blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. Israel carried out a retaliatory attack on multiple sites in Iran in late October. The documents were sharable within the “Five Eyes,” which are the ...

  • Trump picks Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel. Here are 4 things to know

    Trump picks Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel. Here are 4 things to know

    Nov 13, 2024 03:39 PM EDT

    ... early leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization. During the same podcast, Huckabee described himself as an “unapologetic, unreformed Zionist.” WATCH: Humanitarian chief Jan Egeland says Israel ‘deliberately starving’ people in Gaza In defending Israel, Huckabee said he wished people understood that “this is an extraordinary oasis in a land of ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. will not limit arms transfers to Israel

    News Wrap: U.S. will not limit arms transfers to Israel

    Nov 12, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. will not limit arms transfers to Israel after seeing some progress in boosting aid to Gaza, a judge delayed a decision on whether to uphold Trump’s hush-money conviction, the airman who leaked classified military documents about the Ukraine war was sentenced and a judge blocked a Louisiana law...

  • Israeli airstrikes kill 31 across Gaza and 6 near Beirut

    Israeli airstrikes kill 31 across Gaza and 6 near Beirut

    Nov 12, 2024 06:30 PM EDT

    So far, Israel has fallen short. In October, 57 trucks a day entered Gaza on average, and 75 a day so far in November, according to Israel’s official figures. The United Nations puts the number lower, at 39 trucks daily since the beginning of October. Israel has announced a ...

  • WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says

    WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says

    Nov 12, 2024 05:32 PM EDT

    Last week, Israel allowed 11 trucks to go to Beit Hanoun, one of the north’s hardest-hit towns. But the World Food Organization said troops at a checkpoint forced its trucks to unload their cargo before reaching shelters. COGAT — the Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid to ...