Nov 23 At least 20 killed by surprise Israeli strikes in central Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire By Abby Sewell, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Continue reading
Nov 17 Rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s chief spokesman, official says By Fadi Tawil, Bassem Mroue, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The latest in targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials came as Lebanese officials considered a United States-led cease-fire proposal. Continue reading
Nov 10 Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and northern Gaza as Netanyahu speaks with Trump By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he has spoken three times with Donald Trump since Tuesday’s election and they “see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat and all of its components.”… Continue reading
Oct 27 Satellite images show damage from Israeli strikes at 2 secretive Iranian military bases By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program, satellite… Continue reading
Oct 26 5 things to know about Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes on Iran By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks early Saturday by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. Here's what to know. Continue reading
Oct 25 Israel says it launched strikes on military targets in Iran after explosions heard near Tehran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saturday marked the first time Israel's military has openly attacked Iran, which hasn't faced a sustained barrage of fire from a foreign enemy since its 1980s war with Iraq. Continue reading
Oct 20 Israel announces imminent strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah’s financial arm By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military announced Sunday it will now take aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and planned to attack a “large number of targets” in the coming hours in Beirut and elsewhere. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 7:39 Civilians feel nowhere is safe as Israel expands and intensifies strikes in Lebanon By Leila Molana-Allen, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Israel is stepping up its bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon as it wages a multi-front war against Hamas and Hezbollah. In southern Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike on a century-old market killed one person and wounded several others, as Israeli Prime… Continue watching
Oct 11 Israel’s airstrike warnings terrify Lebanese civilians and draw criticism from rights groups By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press It wasn’t until late last month, when Israel dramatically expanded its aerial campaign against Hezbollah, that Lebanese people began receiving regular warnings about upcoming airstrikes. Human rights groups say Israel’s warnings are inadequate and sometimes misleading. Continue reading
Oct 10 Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut kill at least 22 people By Bilal Hussein, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes hit different areas of central Beirut on Thursday evening, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The attack came the same day as Israeli forces fired on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon… Continue reading