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

Oct. 07, 2024 15:29 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. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli strike in the country’s south killed at least 10 firefighters....

War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

Oct. 07, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

RE'IM, Israel (AP) — Israelis held somber ceremonies Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and has since spiraled into wars on two fronts with no end in sight. Hamas marked the anniversary...

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

Oct. 07, 2024 00:32 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending and seems to be getting worse. Israel's retaliatory offensive was initially centered on the Gaza Strip. But the focus has shifted in recent...

A year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible

Oct. 07, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood at the spot where her son was killed. She stooped to pick a figurine from the pile of belongings scattered around an abandoned home nearby. “Every time we come here, Tal leaves us a little...

Middle East latest: Israel strikes Gaza and southern Beirut as attacks intensify

Oct. 06, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza and Palestinian officials said at least 19 people were killed early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets. The strike in Gaza hit...

Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears

Oct. 05, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe Saturday to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on...

At Israel's cafes and bars, life may seem normal. But the war has cast a pall nationwide

Oct. 05, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — At a busy Tel Aviv entertainment district, diners spill into outdoor seating and clink glasses as music fills the air. There’s laughter, there’s life. But all around the patrons, staring down from lampposts and shop windows, are pictures of hostages held in Gaza, stark...

Middle East latest: An Israeli airstrike cuts a major highway linking Lebanon with Syria

Oct. 04, 2024 23:35 PM EDT

An Israeli airstrike has cut off a main highway linking Lebanon with Syria, leaving two huge craters on either side of the road. The airstrike Friday rendered the road unusable for cars, leaving people to go on foot to the Masnaa Border Crossing where tens of thousands of people...

Biden says he doesn't know whether Israel is holding up peace deal to influence 2024 US election

Oct. 04, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, and said he didn't know whether the Israeli leader was holding up a Mideast peace deal in order to influence the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “No...

Virginia man charged with defacing monument during Netanyahu protests in DC

Oct. 04, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man was arrested Friday on a charge that he spray-painted graffiti on a monument in the nation's capital during protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress in July. Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, of Richmond, Va., was...