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
Feb 26 Israeli strikes inside Lebanon kill at least 2 Hezbollah members By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The strikes near Baalbek are among the deepest into Lebanon since a January airstrike on Beirut killed top Hamas official Saleh Arouri. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:17 Civilians describe living in crossfire as Israel and Hezbollah battles escalate By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Karl Bostic, Ethan Dodd As the war in Gaza rages, tensions are escalating on Israel’s Northern border. Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah, which the U.S. labels a terrorist group, have traded fire since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Nick Schifrin spoke with Israelis who live… Continue watching
Feb 15 Israeli airstrikes kill 10 civilians in Lebanon, state media reports. Hezbollah vows to retaliate By Mohammed Zaatari, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for Wednesday's strikes, which hit in the city of Nabatiyeh and a village in southern Lebanon just hours after projectiles from Lebanon killed an Israeli soldier and wounded eight. Continue reading
Feb 12 Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean? By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if it begins a large-scale offensive against Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in densely packed tent camps on the border with Egypt. Continue reading