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What to know about Iran's missile attack and Israel's operations in Lebanon and Gaza

Oct. 02, 2024 16:16 PM EDT

Iran's ballistic missile attack on Israel caused few casualties and little damage, but it marked a further escalation of tensions in the Middle East as Israeli forces battle Tehran's militant allies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Israel has vowed to retaliate against Iran. ...

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....

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

Sep. 30, 2024 02:02 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...

What to know from the UN: Leaders speak of emerging threats, hints of war as big meeting nears

Sep. 24, 2024 02:40 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York. It all means one thing for the eastern part of Manhattan: The yearly gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is at hand. ...

Iran's president accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it

Sep. 23, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president accused Israel on Monday of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a broader conflict. Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives that Iran doesn’t want to see the...

Israel has a long history of pulling off complex attacks like the exploding pagers

Sep. 17, 2024 17:14 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah and the Lebanese government were quick to blame Israel for the nearly simultaneous detonation of hundreds of pagers used by the militant group's members in an attack Tuesday that killed at least nine people and wounded nearly 3,000 others, according to officials. ...

Israel intensified airstrikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria

Sep. 10, 2024 07:31 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting civilian casualties on at least three occasions, an independent U.N. commission said Tuesday. Since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a year ago, Israel has conducted dozens of...

Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest

Sep. 06, 2024 18:10 PM EDT

Israeli soldiers killed an American woman during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, a witness told The Associated Press, in a shooting that raised calls from Washington for an investigation. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed the death of...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv again to pressure government to reach a deal

Sep. 03, 2024 21:15 PM EDT

Large protests continued in Tel Aviv, Israel, for a third consecutive night Tuesday as hundreds took to the streets to call on the government to reach a cease-fire deal that would bring home the remaining hostages held in Gaza. The protests have come after the Israeli military said...

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

Sep. 03, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack....