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As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon's army watches from the sidelines

Oct. 12, 2024 00:48 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have clashed along the border while the Lebanese army has largely stood on the sidelines. It's not the first time the national army has found itself watching war at home from...

At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers

Oct. 11, 2024 01:53 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut on Thursday left two neighborhoods smoldering, killed 22 people and wounded dozens, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as well as further escalating Israel’s bloody conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The air...

Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon

Oct. 08, 2024 22:38 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to keep up pressure that has forced tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes near the Lebanese border. The Israeli military said it sent more ground troops into...

Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Israel has killed the successor to the head of Hezbollah

Oct. 08, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel has killed the successor to the head of Hezbollah while the militant group's acting leader promised more fighting in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and several of his top commanders were...

Who is Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah?

Oct. 08, 2024 09:16 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Sheikh Naim Kassem has been the acting head of Hezbollah since its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed as part of an Israeli offensive that has taken out many of the Lebanese militant group’s senior officials. Kassem made a defiant televised speech Tuesday,...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen

Oct. 04, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

Hezbollah on Sunday confirmed the death of high-ranking official Nabil Kaouk in an Israeli airstrike, a day after the Lebanese militant group acknowledged the killings of multiple commanders, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel struck Houthi targets in Yemen in...

Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Beirut kills 9 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Oct. 03, 2024 23:48 PM EDT

An Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in the Lebanese capital killed nine people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of...

Biden won't support a strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs response to Iran missile attack

Oct. 02, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran's missile attack on Israel. “The answer is no,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would support such...

After pressing an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, the Biden administration shifts its message

Oct. 02, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says there is a significant difference between Israeli actions that have expanded its war against the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran’s retaliatory missile attack against Israel, which it condemned as escalatory. ...

Middle East latest: Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel, US calls it a severe escalation

Oct. 01, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

Iran has fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, sending Israelis diving into shelters but prompting celebrations across Iran. There was no immediate report of casualties in the attack late Tuesday. Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles, and officials in Washington said U.S....