Jul 28 A strike on Golan Heights killed 12 youths. Could that spark war between Israel and Hezbollah? By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence on Sunday after Israeli authorities blamed Hezbollah for a rocket strike on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teens. Here is a look at the… Continue reading
Jul 04 As conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border heats up, fires have become the most visible sign By Abby Sewell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:12 Hezbollah strikes on northern Israel raise fears that full-fledged war could be next By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Karl Bostic A drone fired from Hezbollah injured 18 Israeli soldiers over the weekend. It's adding to fears that a full-fledged war could break out. More than 60,000 Israelis are still evacuated from the northern border with Lebanon and Secretary of State… Continue watching
Jun 29 Western and Arab nations warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah against triggering wider war with Israel By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Continue reading
Jun 23 Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Rafah offensive, but warns Lebanon could be next By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down, setting the stage for Israel to send more troops to its northern border to confront the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Continue reading
Jun 23 Iran-backed groups offer thousands of fighters to help Hezbollah against Israel By Bassem Mroue, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed… Continue reading
Jun 19 Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group warns archenemy Israel against wider war By Kareem Chehayeb, Abby Sewell, Associated Press The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group says it has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:06 Hezbollah rocket barrage into Israel raises fears about war in the north By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Mekhi Hill, Ethan Dodd In response to an Israeli strike that killed a senior commander, Hezbollah launched one of its largest salvos into northern Israel, sparking fires. Some 60,000 Israelis are displaced from the north. Nick Schifrin reports on what life is like for… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: UN military observers, interpreter injured in blast on Israel-Lebanon border In our news wrap Saturday, three UN observers and a Lebanese interpreter were wounded in an explosion near the border between Lebanon and Israel, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy fired more top aides in his ongoing government reshuffle, Peruvian President Boluarte’s home… Continue watching
Mar 27 7 in Lebanon, 1 in Israel killed in exchange of violence along border By Mohammed Zaatari, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike on a paramedics center linked to a Lebanese Sunni Muslim group in south Lebanon killed seven of its members early Wednesday and triggered a rocket attack from Lebanon that killed one person in northern Israel, officials said. Continue reading