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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Dec. 03, 2024 03:48 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce...

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be 'HELL TO PAY'

Dec. 02, 2024 14:53 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office for a second term there will be “HELL TO PAY." “Please let this TRUTH serve to...

UN halts aid shipments through Gaza's main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

Dec. 01, 2024 23:04 PM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

Nov. 10, 2024 23:54 PM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. ...

Blinken heads to the Middle East for the 11th time since the Gaza war, but truce prospects uncertain

Oct. 21, 2024 13:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading again to the Middle East, making his 11th trip to the region since the war in Gaza erupted last year and as Israel steps up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The State Department said Blinken would depart Monday...

Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7

Oct. 07, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony. The fighting on the anniversary underscored militants’ resilience in the face of a devastating Israeli...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sep. 20, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and John Fetterman, D-Pa. ___ ...