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The death toll in Lebanon crosses 3,000 in the 13-month Israel-Hezbollah war, Health Ministry says

Nov. 04, 2024 14:00 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — The 13-month war between Israel and Hezbollah has killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon, the country’s Health Ministry said on Monday, more than double the number of people killed since their last major war two decades ago. The war shows no signs of ending, and...

In Lebanon, a family's memories are detonated along with their village

Nov. 04, 2024 10:55 AM EST

ARAMOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Ayman Jaber’s memories are rooted in every corner of Mhaibib, the village in southern Lebanon he refers to as his “habibti,” the Arabic word for “beloved.” The root of the village’s name means “the lover” or “the beloved.” Reminiscing...

Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say

Nov. 03, 2024 10:40 AM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others, U.N. experts said in a new report. The...

Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran's leader promises a punishing response

Nov. 02, 2024 14:16 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — An attack on a central Israeli town early Saturday injured 11 people as Iran's supreme leader vowed a punishing response to Israel's attack last week and Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza and Lebanon. The predawn strike on Tira was one of several barrages fired...

Israel's path of destruction in southern Lebanon raises fears of an attempt to create a buffer zone

Nov. 02, 2024 02:28 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Perched on a hilltop a short walk from the Israeli border, the tiny southern Lebanese village of Ramyah has almost been wiped off the map. In a neighboring village, satellite photos show a similar scene: a hill once covered with houses, now reduced to a gray smear of rubble. ...

Middle East latest: Israel kills 52 in northeast Lebanon after a night of strikes in Beirut

Nov. 01, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 52 people and wounded 72 others across northeastern Lebanon, the country's Health Ministry reported. The wave of bombings pounded villages that had previously been spared the worst of Israel’s air campaign against the...

Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships

Nov. 01, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending bomber aircraft, fighter jets and more Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday, as an aircraft carrier and its ships are preparing to leave. Austin ordered...

Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as US officials try to push for cease-fires

Oct. 31, 2024 23:48 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on Thursday, Israeli medics said, the deadliest cross-border strikes in Israel since it invaded Lebanon. Israel kept up airstrikes it says targeted Hezbollah militants across...

Middle East latest: 7 people killed in Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon

Oct. 31, 2024 23:43 PM EDT

A series of rocket barrages from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Thursday, killing a total of seven people, including four Thai workers. The attacks marked the deadliest strikes to hit Israel since its military invaded southern Lebanon at the beginning of October. The Israeli...

A Lebanese family planning for a daughter's wedding is killed in an Israeli strike on their home

Oct. 31, 2024 01:12 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The family WhatsApp group chat buzzed with constant messages. Israel was escalating its airstrikes on villages and towns in southern Lebanon. Everyone was glued to the news. Reda Gharib woke up uncharacteristically early that day, Sept. 23. Living a continent away in...