Nov 20 Israeli officials say under any cease-fire deal they’ll demand the right to strike Hezbollah By Tia Goldenberg, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli officials have demanded freedom to strike Hezbollah in Lebanon as part of any emerging cease-fire deal between the sides, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region attempting to clinch an agreement. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. envoy says truce in Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within our grasp’ as conflict in Gaza continues By Kareem Chehayeb, Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Amos Hochstein, the Biden administration's point man on Israel and Lebanon, arrived on Tuesday as Hezbollah's allies in the Lebanese government said it had responded positively to the proposal. Continue reading
Nov 18 Israel strikes Beirut area near government headquarters, embassies By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat. The target of the airstrike remains unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march… Continue watching
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 16 Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since October invasion, Lebanese media say By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The clashes and further Israeli bombardment came as Lebanese and Hezbollah officials study a draft proposal presented by the U.S. earlier this week on ending the war. Continue reading
Nov 15 Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war By Bassem Mroue, David Rising, Associated Press Mikati made the comments in talks with Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Continue reading
Nov 12 Israeli airstrikes kill 31 across Gaza and 6 near Beirut By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. 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
Nov 09 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Democrats hold onto U.S. Senate seat in Nevada as vote counting continues In our news wrap Saturday, Democrats held onto one more Senate seat while control of the House remains unknown, Qatar is suspending its efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas, 26 people died in a train platform bombing in Pakistan,… Continue watching