Nov 03 Israel says it conducted a ground raid in Syria and seized a Syrian citizen connected to Iran By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Israeli military said Sunday it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel announced its troops operated in Syrian territory. Continue reading
Nov 03 An Iranian-American is being held in Iran, U.S. says, amid high tensions following Israeli strikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster, is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on… Continue reading
Nov 02 Iran’s supreme leader threatens ‘a crushing response’ to Israel’s retaliatory attack By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and killed at least five people. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Trump and Harris try to energize voters in final days of campaigning In our news wrap Saturday, Trump and Harris spent the day in battleground states, Israel’s military says it captured a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, Spain is sending 10,000 more responders to Valencia in the aftermath of deadly floods, a… Continue watching
Nov 02 Senior Hezbollah operative captured by Israeli navy in north Lebanon, military official says By Lujain Jo, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 2:15 U.N. officials say situation in northern Gaza ‘apocalyptic’ as Israel continues offensive By Nick Schifrin Top United Nations officials today called the situation in northern Gaza “apocalyptic,” an unusually stark warning as Israel enters the second month of an operation targeting the area where Hamas has regrouped. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Nov 01 Israel is falling far short of a U.S. ultimatum to increase flow of aid to Gaza, data shows By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Halfway through the Biden administration's 30-day ultimatum for Israel to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S. military funding, Israel is falling far short, an Associated Press review of U.N. and Israeli data… Continue reading
Nov 01 Death toll from Israeli strikes in central Gaza rises to 25 while 24 people are killed in Lebanon By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The latest violence comes against the backdrop of the Biden administration’s renewed diplomatic push days before the U.S. election to reach temporary cease-fire deals. Continue reading
Oct 31 Israel says another rocket barrage from Lebanon kills 2 more in Israel, hours after 5 were killed By Melanie Lidman, Julia Frankel, Fadi Tawil, Associated Press Magen David Adom, Israel's main emergency medical organization, said its medics confirmed the deaths of a 30-year-old man and 60-year-old woman in a suburb of the northern city of Haifa on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 30 Israel’s UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says By Baraa Anwer, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading