Sep 20 Hezbollah confirms one of its commanders was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and… Continue reading
Sep 20 During a West Bank raid, Israeli soldiers pushed 3 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs By Julia Frankel, Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press It was the latest in a series of suspected violations by Israeli forces since the start of the Israel-Hamas war that rights groups say show a pattern of excessive force toward Palestinians. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 3:25 Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a line and vows revenge for pager, radio attacks By Nick Schifrin The leader of Hezbollah says they will exact revenge on Israel for two days of attacks that killed dozens and wounded thousands. The News Hour is told that Israeli officials notified their U.S. counterparts they planted explosives in the pagers… Continue watching
Sep 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Hezbollah leader says pager attack crossed ‘red line’ By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The Pentagon held a news briefing on Thursday as the leader of Hezbollah said this week's deadly attack on the Lebanon-based militant group's communications devices was a “severe blow” that crossed a “red line.”… Continue reading
Sep 19 Hezbollah fires new barrage at Israel after electronic devices bombing By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Fears of a greater war rise after hundreds of electronic devices exploded in Lebanon, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 3,000… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 7:37 Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding device attacks targeting Hezbollah By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi For the second time in as many days, there was an unprecedented attack on Hezbollah. Tuesday, pagers exploded. Wednesday, it was two-way radios. At least 20 more people died and hundreds injured on top of at least 12 killed and… Continue watching
Sep 18 Sanders prepares Senate resolutions to block $20B in U.S. arms sales to Israel By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: White House holds briefing as second explosive electronics attack strikes Lebanon By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and national security spokesman John Kirby held a news briefing on Tuesday as a second electronic explosive attack struck Lebanon. Continue reading
Sep 18 Blinken frustrated by pager attacks that threaten efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed frustration at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 18 Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding devices as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war By Bassem Mroue, Johnson Lai, Justin Spike, Associated Press Israel's defense minister declares a "new phase" of war as Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices. Continue reading