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Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon

Sep. 25, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet. Addressing troops on the...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel threatens ground operation after long-range Hezbollah missile attack

Sep. 25, 2024 21:45 PM EDT

The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, the Israeli army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group’s...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel claims death of Hezbollah commander as Beirut toll rises

Sep. 21, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

Israel claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike on Beirut as the death toll rose Saturday to at least 37 people, with dozens more wounded, shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The strikes are part of a new...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a `red line'

Sep. 19, 2024 20:39 PM EDT

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah is promising to retaliate for deadly attacks on its communication devices after Israel's defense minister announced a “new phase” of the war. Hezbollah and the Israeli military traded new strikes over the border on Thursday. Fears are increasing...

Former five-time Lebanese prime minister Salim Hoss dies at 94

Aug. 25, 2024 13:02 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Five-time former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during some of the most tumultuous years of his country’s modern history, died Sunday at age 94, the current premier said. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati described Hoss, who was also a former...