Oct 02 Israel says 8 soldiers killed in battles with Hezbollah militants fighting in Lebanon By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The region braced for further escalation Wednesday as Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran's ballistic missile attack the day before. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 11:05 Middle East again on edge after largest aerial attack ever launched against Israel By Nick Schifrin, Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 7:55 What’s next after Iran’s missile barrage on Israel? Mideast experts weigh in By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till, Alexa Gold For the second time in six months, Iranian forces launched a massive aerial barrage at Israel. What does this latest flashpoint hold for the region after Israel's punishing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon? Geoff Bennett has perspectives from two longtime… Continue watching
Oct 01 WATCH: In meeting on Helene disaster response, Biden reaffirms support of Israel after thwarted Iranian missile attack By Associated Press “Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully supportive of Israel,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday at the start of a meeting with White House officials focused on the administration’s response to Hurricane Helene. Continue reading
Oct 01 Iran fires dozens of missiles into Israel in sharp escalation of regional conflict By Aamer Madhani, Julia Frankel, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Iran fired dozens of missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas that threatened to become a wider regional war. Continue reading
Oct 01 Hezbollah denies ground incursion as Israel calls for evacuations in Lebanon By Julia Frankel, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing what it said were limited ground operations against Hezbollah… Continue reading
Sep 30 Israel begins ‘limited’ ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon By Josef Federman, Abby Sewell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move by Israeli ground forces marked a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 7:08 Israel starts invasion of southern Lebanon, continues air strikes across the country By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson Israel appears to be starting its invasion of southern Lebanon, but on what U.S. officials believe will be a more limited basis. Israel continues to launch punishing air strikes across Lebanon, with some that have targeted leaders of militant groups… Continue watching
Sep 30 Who were the 7 Hezbollah leaders killed over the past week? By Kareem Chehayeb, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Continue reading
Sep 30 Hezbollah’s acting leader vows to fight on after former head Nasrallah’s death By Abby Sewell, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The Lebanese Health Ministry says over 1,000 people have been killed in the country in the past two weeks. Continue reading