Sep 18 What we know as death toll from pager explosion attack targeting Hezbollah rises to 12 By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Michael Biesecker, Sarah El Deeb, Sarah Parvini, Associated Press In what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria. The attack killed at least 12 people, including two children, and wounded thousands more. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 5:43 Hundreds of Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon in unprecedented attack By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn In an unprecedented and shocking attack, pagers used by members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon. The health ministry says 2,700 people were injured and 9 were killed, including a young girl. It comes as tensions between Israel… Continue watching
Sep 17 WATCH: Pentagon holds daily briefing after Hezbollah pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The mysterious explosions came amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, which have exchanged fire across the Israel-Lebanon border since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 17 Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded after pagers explode across Lebanon and Syria, officials say By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Lebanese state media say the explosions occurred in the suburbs of Beirut and in other parts of the country. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 8:24 U.N. coordinator describes challenges of providing humanitarian aid to Gaza By Nick Schifrin The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate release of all Israeli hostages and for humanitarian aid access to be unimpeded. Sigrid Kaag is the UN’s senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. She has visited… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach In our news wrap Sunday, Secret Service agents opened fire on a person with a firearm near Trump at his golf club in Florida, a university in Springfield, Ohio received a shooting threat targeting Haitian community members, Houthi rebels fired… Continue watching
Sep 15 Missile fired from Yemen by Houthi rebels lands in central Israel, triggering air raid sirens By Natalie Melzer, Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that… Continue reading
Sep 15 Israel says ‘high probability’ its own airstrike killed 3 hostages in Gaza last November By Natalie Melzer, Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press The Israeli army announced the conclusions of its investigation into the deaths of Cpl. Nik Beizer, Sgt. Ron Sherman and Elia Toledano, who were kidnapped in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Their bodies were recovered in December, but the cause of… Continue reading
Sep 14 American activist killed by Israeli gunfire is buried in Turkey as Israel continues strikes on Gaza By Andrew Wilks, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 8:25 ICC prosecutor on steps to hold Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The International Criminal Court in The Hague investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest of crimes. Its chief prosecutor is busy these days focusing on the war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Palestinians. Earlier… Continue watching