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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel says it killed Hezbollah's leader in airstrike on Beirut
Smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday morning and the streets were empty after the area was pummeled overnight by heavy airstrikes that Israel said killed multiple Hezbollah commanders, including leader Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm Israel's...
Israel's military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut strike
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader
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...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attacks in Beirut on Hezbollah targets
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...
Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
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?
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...