Tag: IDF
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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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IDF strikes Gaza and Lebanon on Oct. 7 anniversary
Friends, family members and other loved ones gathered this morning at the site of the Nova music festival in Re’im, in Israel’s Negev region, where Hamas militants killed an estimated 364 people as they stormed into Israel on this day a year ago. The festival grounds had some of the usual accoutrements, including stacks of loudspeakers and…
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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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IDF launches Lebanon ground operation
Share IDF says 98th division operating in southern Lebanon Reporting from Kiryat Shmona The Israel Defense Forces said this morning that its 98th Division began “limited, localized, targeted” operations in southern Lebanon last night, aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces farther from the border. It said soldiers had spent recent weeks training for the operation after…
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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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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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More than 90,000 displaced in Lebanon; IDF calls up reserve brigades
Share At least 90,530 ‘newly displaced’ people reported in Lebanon, U.N. migration agency says At least 90,530 “newly displaced” people have been reported in Lebanon, the International Organization for Migration has said. The U.N. agency said that nearly 40,000 people were being provided shelter across 283 shelters. Tens of thousands of people have been forced…