Tag: Hezbollah
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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…
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Israeli troops launch ‘limited’ ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, IDF says
Israel’s military forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Monday to conduct what its military described as “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The offensive is aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border and is expected to last for days, not weeks, according to…
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Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Helene devastation in Southeast: Morning Rundown
Israel’s recent attacks on Hezbollah expose weaknesses in Iran’s proxy strategy. Communities from Florida to North Carolina grapple with the devastation from Helene. And the Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry delivers a standout performance in Week 4 of the NFL season. Here’s what to know today. Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah exposes weaknesses in Iran’s ‘axis of…
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Who is Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader Israel says it killed in Beirut strike
Israel announced on Saturday that its forces have killed Hassan Nasrallah, the powerful leader of the Lebanese militant and political group, Hezbollah, in what would mark a major escalation amid mounting hostilities at its northern border with Lebanon. An Israeli official said Friday that Israeli forces had targeted Nasrallah, who has led the Iran-backed militant…
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IDF says it has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Share Syria sends medical aid to Lebanon Freddie Clayton and Ammar Cheikh Omar Syria’s Health Ministry dispatched a 20-ton convoy of medical aid to Lebanon this morning, delivered through the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing. It said the shipment included essential items focused on emergency response needs. Share IDF warns Dahia residents to evacuate Lina Dandees…
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as U.S. proposes Lebanon cease-fire
Share Israel hammers Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon with strikes Israel continued to hammer southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley with airstrikes overnight into Thursday, with the Israeli military saying it hit around 75 targets, all of which it said belonged to Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces said “weapons storage facilities, ready-to-fire launchers, terrorists, and…
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U.S. and allies propose 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah
The United States, European Union and almost a dozen other countries called jointly on Wednesday for an immediate 21-day ceasefire to allow for negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah amid fears that the escalating conflict could plunge the broader region into an all-out war. Israel and Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon and backs fellow Iranian…
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Northern Israel braces for war with Hezbollah as cross-border attacks intensify
KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel — Those who remain in the northern city of Kiryat Bialik are preparing for the worst-case scenario: a full-blown war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group just across the country’s northern border with Lebanon. After months of tit-for-tat cross-border attacks, the damage in the city in Israel’s Haifa region is plain…
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as fears of war mount
Israel and the Hezbollah militant group exchanged heavy fire across Lebanon’s border on Sunday, fueling fears of a wider conflict in the region as the monthslong war in Gaza continues to rage. “Dozens of rockets hit Israel which destroyed homes, cars and communities,” Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said on X. In a separate…