Sep 23 Iran’s president accuses Israel of laying ‘traps’ and seeking wider Mideast war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives that Iran doesn’t want to see the current war in Gaza and airstrikes across the Israeli-Lebanon border expanded. Continue reading
Sep 23 Israeli strikes kill 182 in Lebanon, officials say, as country sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 By Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Thousands of Lebanese fled the south, and the main highway out of the southern port city of Sidon was jammed with cars heading toward Beirut in the biggest exodus since the 2006 conflict. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah reach new, dangerous levels In our news wrap Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah intensified their assaults and threats of more violence against each other, Russia launched a new wave of attacks on Kharkiv in Ukraine, a massive rescue operation is underway after a mine explosion… Continue watching
Sep 22 Hezbollah declares ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel as it retaliates with more than 100 rockets By Natalie Melzer, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The overnight rocket barrage was in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed dozens, including a veteran Hezbollah commander, and an unprecedented attack targeting the group’s communications devices. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 3:05 News Wrap: Israel’s military conducts more airstrikes in Lebanon and Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel said it struck about 180 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon, Gaza health officials say 22 people died in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, a Russian missile killed three people in central Ukraine, Harris… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 2:35 Top Hezbollah leader killed in Israel’s 3rd major strike in Lebanon this week By Nick Schifrin Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the militant group. Lebanon's health ministry said at least 14 people died and dozens more were wounded in the Israeli airstrike. The attack comes days after beepers… Continue watching
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 In Lebanon thousands of exploding devices trigger a nation that has been on edge for years By Zeina Karam, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The port blast killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. The synchronized explosion of devices used by Hezbollah was widely believed to have been carried out by Israel. Continue reading
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