Oct 16 What is Hezbollah? What to know about its origins, structure and history By Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel has strengthened the Iran-backed group, but politically, its clout among Lebanon’s populace may be waning. Continue reading
Oct 13 Reuters journalist killed by Israeli shelling on Lebanon border that wounds 6 others By Hassan Ammar, Associated Press An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon on Friday, killing a Reuters videographer and injuring six other journalists. Continue reading
Oct 13 Tens of thousands protest across Middle East against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza By Isabel Debre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 11 Israel urges citizens in the north to shelter after 'hostile aircraft' enter from Lebanon By Associated Press The warning comes on the fifth day of the war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Sep 11 Cease-fire declared after days of fighting in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp By Fadi Tawil, Associated Press The fighting broke out Thursday night after nearly a month of calm in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the port city of Sidon between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group and militant Islamist groups. Continue reading
Aug 04 3 years after Beirut port blast, political intrigue foils prosecutions and even the death toll is disputed By Bassem Mroue, Lujain Jo, Associated Press Hundreds of people marched in the Lebanese capital on Friday to mark the anniversary, with some family members of the victims calling on the international community to help in the investigation. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Terror attack in Tel Aviv kills 1, injures 6 others In our news wrap Friday, Israeli authorities said a driver rammed a car into a group of people near a popular park in Tel Aviv, killing one and wounding six others, the U.S. Labor Department reported employers added 236,000 jobs… Continue watching
Apr 07 Israeli authorities say attack in Tel Aviv wounds 6, kills 1 By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli police said that a car rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park in the city before flipping over. Police said they shot the driver of the car. Israel's rescue service meanwhile described the incident as… Continue reading
Apr 07 2 people shot and killed in West Bank after Israeli airstrikes By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Even as quiet returned to Israel's northern and southern borders, the early morning Israeli strikes on Lebanon — which analysts described as the most serious border violence since Israel’s 2006 war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants — threatened to push the… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 6:21 Militants in Lebanon fire rockets into Israel amid clashes at holy site in Jerusalem By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Israeli-Palestinian confrontations in Jerusalem moved the Middle East closer to a broader conflict. The Israeli military says Hamas or Islamic jihad militants in Lebanon fired 34 rockets into northern Israel Thursday. The Israelis said they shot down 25 of the… Continue watching