Yahoo News The death toll from Friday's airstrike on a Beirut suburb rises to 31, Lebanon health minister says
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The death toll from Friday's airstrike on a Beirut suburb rises to 31, Lebanon health minister says.
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The TelegraphThe UN keeps peace in southern Lebanon - this Hezbollah tunnel suggests otherwise
High up on the dry brush hills that rise steadily from the Israeli border, the UN watchtower surveys southern Lebanon and the plains below as far as the eye can see.
- The Telegraph
Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight
Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.
- The Telegraph
The return of al-Qaeda and Islamic State
The operation went almost without a hitch. Swooping low over the horizon in the early dawn light, the helicopters disgorged their cargo of commandos into a dried-out riverbed.
- The Telegraph
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack on IDF base
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others were severely injured after Hezbollah struck a military base with a “swarm” of drones.
- Associated Press
As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon's army watches from the sidelines
Since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have clashed along the border while the Lebanese army has largely stood on the sidelines. It's not the first time the national army has found itself watching war at home from the discomfiting position of bystander. Lebanon's widely beloved army is one of the few institutions that bridge the country's sectarian and political divides.
- Sky News
Uneasy calm won't last long - Israel's next move could bring even bigger war
For the first time in almost half a century, Israel is at war during the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. Religious observant Jews are at home. In Gaza, Israel has launched a ground offensive in recent days in the same place for the third time.
- The Independent
More than 60 people injured in drone strike on Israel, say rescue services
Hezbollah claim responsibility for what is one of bloodiest attacks on Israel in year of war
- CNN
Israel’s last war against Hezbollah ended in stalemate. Fierce border clashes suggest a win won’t be easy
The reality on the ground indicates Israel may be preparing for the possibility of a much bigger war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. If so, the fight could get bloody.
- The Telegraph
Hamas wanted Iran to join in Oct 7 attack, secret minutes reveal
Hamas tried to convince Iran to join in the Oct 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, minutes of secret meetings have revealed.
- PA Media: UK News
Tanaiste describes Israeli strikes in Gaza as ‘war crime’
It comes as Palestinian medical officials said that an Israeli strike in Gaza had killed a family of eight.
- Associated Press
US airstrikes target multiple militant camps in Syria
A series of U.S. airstrikes targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria in an operation the U.S. military said will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond. The U.S. Central Command said the airstrikes were conducted Friday, without specifying in which parts of Syria. About 900 U.S. troops have been deployed in eastern Syria alongside the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that were instrumental in the fight against IS militants.
- The Telegraph
Iran in diplomatic push to limit Israel’s retaliation
Iran is making a diplomatic push to limit Israel’s retaliation to its missile strike earlier this month, according to sources familiar with the matter.
- The Independent
UN says Israeli tanks ‘forcibly entered’ base of its peacekeeping force in Lebanon
Benjamin Netanyahu demands Unifil peacekeepers leave while Israel’s own allies denounce attacks
- The Telegraph
Parliament’s approach to protest ‘permissive’, says Met chief Rowley
Northern Ireland-style policing of protests could be considered as an alternative to Parliament’s “permissive” approach, the head of Scotland Yard has said.
- Evening Standard
US President Joe Biden tells Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said there's evidence of direct fire on UN positions
- The Telegraph
I escaped from Beirut 40 years ago – today’s carnage is an echo of the same brutal conflict
Forty years ago I was evacuated from Beirut as Lebanon descended into one of the most brutal conflicts of the era. Then, as now, the Islamist militia Hezbollah was at the centre of the chaos.
- The Guardian
‘We fear Gaza will be forgotten’: Palestinians despair as focus shifts to Lebanon
People and aid workers in the strip say ‘no one is talking about’ the bloodshed there and ceasefire hopes are receding
- Evening Standard
UK among 40 nations ‘strongly’ condemning attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Ireland, France and Sri Lanka are among the other co-signatories to the statement.
- Evening Standard
Drone strike in Israel wounds more than 60 people
Israel’s military had earlier reported that at least 115 rockets were fired from Lebanon
- AFP
40 nations contributing to UN Lebanon peacekeeping force condemn 'attacks'
Forty nations that contribute to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Saturday that they "strongly condemn recent attacks" on the peacekeepers.At least five peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days as Israel takes its fight against Hezbollah into southern Lebanon.