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A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria

Dec. 14, 2024 00:06 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him. With Assad gone, the militant group based in Lebanon is even weaker. Hezbollah was dealt a major...

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

Dec. 13, 2024 08:44 AM EST

It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson 's “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to...

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital wound 3, Netanyahu vows 'iron fist' in Lebanon

Dec. 03, 2024 17:20 PM EST

Israeli drone strikes hit Kamal Adwan Hospital on Tuesday, wounding three medical staff at one of the few hospitals still partially operating in the northernmost part of Gaza, the facility’s director said. Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya said the drones were dropping bombs, spraying shrapnel at the...

An Israeli strike in Gaza kills World Central Kitchen workers. Israel says 1 was an Oct. 7 attacker

Nov. 30, 2024 17:37 PM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. The charity said it was “urgently seeking more details” after Israel's military said it targeted a WCK worker who was part of the...

Middle East latest: 2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage

Nov. 29, 2024 14:20 PM EST

Two children and a woman were crushed to death Friday as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip amid a worsening food crisis in the war-ravaged territory, medical officials said. The bodies of two girls aged 13 and 17 and the 50-year-old woman were...

Middle East latest: Displaced people return to south Lebanon as ceasefire appears to hold

Nov. 27, 2024 16:14 PM EST

Thousands of displaced people started returning to their homes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday in the first hours of a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, defying a warning from the Israeli military to stay away from previously evacuated areas. The ceasefire...

What to know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

Nov. 27, 2024 04:06 AM EST

A ceasefire deal that went into effect on Wednesday could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, raising hopes and renewing difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict. The U.S.- and France-brokered deal, approved...

Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins

Nov. 26, 2024 23:52 PM EST

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday morning, after Beirut residents endured the most intense day of Israeli strikes since the war began. Many wondered if the agreement to stop fighting would hold. Israel has said it will attack if...

AP PHOTOS: A look at more than a year of fighting as Israel and Hezbollah begin ceasefire

Nov. 26, 2024 23:27 PM EST

Smoke rising from the rubble of multistory buildings in Beirut. Rockets streaking over the blackened hills of northern Israel. People fleeing their homes, not knowing when or if they will return. Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began a ceasefire Wednesday, but even...

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come 'within days'

Nov. 25, 2024 21:26 PM EST

The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday there remain “points to finalize” and any deal requires agreement from the...