Jan 08 Israeli airstrike kills top Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press It's the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians. Continue reading
Jan 07 Israel says it has dismantled Hamas military infrastructure in northern Gaza, shifted focus to the south By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain, Associated Press The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 06 Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in retaliation for killing of top Hamas leader in Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain, Associated Press Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital earlier this week. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 9:59 Assassination of Hamas leader in Lebanon deepens concerns of broader regional conflict By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Jonah Anderson Fears of a widening war in the Middle East are back on boil after Tuesday's killing of a top Hamas leader in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has not acknowledged any role in the drone attack, but it spent Wednesday awaiting possible… Continue watching
Jan 03 Read the full application bringing genocide charges against Israel at UN top court By Mike Corder, Associated Press The full filing by South Africa, and Israel's decision to defend itself, at the International Court of Justice sets up a high-stakes showdown before a panel of judges in the court's Great Hall of Justice. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 13:29 Freed Israeli hostage pleads with Netanyahu and Biden: 'Stop the war and bring them home' By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi For 40 years, Aviva Siegel lived at kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Gaza Strip. During the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Siegel and her husband were both taken hostage. After 51 days in Gaza, Aviva was released on Nov. 26, but… Continue watching
Jan 02 Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast, local Hezbollah media reports By Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Saleh Arouri, who was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the war with Israel began, was also a founder of the group's military wing. His death could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia. Continue reading
Jan 01 Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza to refocus combat on main southern city By Tia Goldenberg, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has been under pressure from its chief ally, the United States, to begin to switch to lower-intensity fighting. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 2:33 News Wrap: Global trade concerns rise amid escalating Red Sea conflict In our news wrap Sunday, Maersk paused its operations in the Red Sea after Houthi gunmen attacked one of their ships, Israeli airstrikes intensified in central Gaza as Netanyahu said the war would last “many more months,” Congo re-elected its… Continue watching
Dec 31 Netanyahu promises months of war ahead as Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill dozens more By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for… Continue reading