Tag: Hezbollah
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U.S. support for Israel’s campaign in Lebanon is ‘limited’ to Hezbollah
Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The hope is that a weakened Hezbollah — Tehran’s most important proxy force and Lebanon’s most powerful political party — will provide an opening for the Lebanese…
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The fight for white women voters and Hezbollah strikes Israeli base: Morning Rundown
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a closely divided campaign for white women. Middle-class homeownership is becoming more difficult. And what you may have missed in Week 6 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today. Trump, Harris and the battle for white women Getty Images; AP White women helped Trump win in 2020.…
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Hezbollah drone kills 4, injures 61 at Israeli base
Share Israeli airstrikes kill at least 10 at a flour distribution center in northern Gaza At least 10 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a flour distribution center in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, an official at the Al Awda hospital in the camp told NBC News. The official said 40 more…
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Israel says it killed two Hezbollah commanders
Share IDF says it killed two Hezbollah commanders The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed Moustafa al-Haj Ali, a commander of the Houla Front in Hezbollah in strikes. Ali was responsible for hundreds of missile attacks towards northern Israel, the Israeli Defense Force added. The IDF also killed Mohammad Ali Hamdan, a Hezbollah anti-tank…
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Netanyahu to speak with Biden on attack; IDF and Hezbollah clash at border
Share IDF troops raising Israeli flag in Lebanon ‘inappropriate,’ State Department says via AFP – Getty Images The State Department said it was inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to raise their flag in southern Lebanon, where the IDF has ordered the evacuation of dozens of villages. “It’s obviously inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to take that step,…
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Israel launches more strikes on Beirut amid ongoing border clashes with Hezbollah
Share Lebanon hospital says nine staff injured in Israeli strike Freddie Clayton and Ammar Cheikh Omar A hospital in southern Lebanon says nine medical and nursing staff were injured, “most of them seriously,” during a “barbaric” Israeli strike yesterday after receiving a warning to evacuate. A statement issued by Martyr Salah Ghandour Hospital said the…
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As war rages, some in Lebanon see opportunity in a weakened Hezbollah
BEIRUT — The dust is still settling after Israel’s recent assassinations of senior Hezbollah officials in Lebanon, including its powerful secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah a week ago. But as Israel continues to bomb central Beirut and proceeds with a ground incursion in southern Lebanon, politicians are already starting to imagine a new kind of country…
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As war rages, some in Lebanon see opportunity in a weakened Hezbollah
BEIRUT — The dust is still settling after Israel’s recent assassinations of senior Hezbollah officials in Lebanon, including its powerful secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah a week ago. But as Israel continues to bomb central Beirut and proceeds with a ground incursion in southern Lebanon, politicians are already starting to imagine a new kind of country…
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Strikes hit Hezbollah in Beirut’ Supreme leader to speak as Tehran mourns Nasrallah
Share Oil prices little changed given ample global supply Oil prices were little changed early today but remained on track for strong weekly gains, as investors weighed the prospect of a wider Middle East conflict disrupting crude flows against an amply supplied global market. Brent crude futures ticked down 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $77.54…
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Beirut strike kills 6 as IDF, Hezbollah clash
Share Israel strikes the heart of Beirut, killing at least six, local officials say Israeli strikes in the heart of the Lebanese capital killed at least six people and wounded seven overnight, health officials said. The strikes hit Beirut’s central neighborhood of Bachoura, which is within walking distance of the prime minister’s headquarters, as well…