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Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met

Sep. 27, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved, and he vowed to continue battling the Lebanese Hezbollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip until “total...

Who is longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?

Sep. 27, 2024 22:44 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has led the Lebanese militant group for the past three decades, transforming it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East. Israeli airstrikes Friday afternoon knocked out six buildings in Beirut’s southern...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attacks in Beirut on Hezbollah targets

Sep. 27, 2024 22:25 PM EDT

The Israeli military says it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The series of explosions Friday evening is the most powerful yet seen in the Lebanese capital the past year. Israeli army spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said it targeted the main Hezbollah...

Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader

Sep. 27, 2024 21:45 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. At least six people were killed and 91 were...

Lebanon’s Health Ministry has raised the death toll to 6 with 91 people wounded in Israeli strikes in Beirut

Sep. 27, 2024 18:01 PM EDT
BEIRTU (AP) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry has raised the death toll to 6 with 91 people wounded in Israeli strikes in Beirut.

Israel's military says it is conducting airstrikes in Beirut area where it had warned residents to evacuate

Sep. 27, 2024 17:55 PM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel's military says it is conducting airstrikes in Beirut area where it had warned residents to evacuate.

Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons

Sep. 27, 2024 17:12 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons.

Lebanese health ministry says at least 2 killed and 76 wounded in massive Israeli strikes in Beirut suburb

Sep. 27, 2024 13:47 PM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese health ministry says at least 2 killed and 76 wounded in massive Israeli strikes in Beirut suburb.

Three major Israeli news channels say Hezbollah chief Nasrallah was target of Beirut strikes. AP has not confirmed

Sep. 27, 2024 12:59 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Three major Israeli news channels say Hezbollah chief Nasrallah was target of Beirut strikes. AP has not confirmed.

Israeli military says it carried out a "precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut

Sep. 27, 2024 11:46 AM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says it carried out a "precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut.