Yahoo News Hezbollah confirms the death of a top commander in an Israeli strike in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah confirms the death of a top commander in an Israeli strike in Beirut.
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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.
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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
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
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.
- France 24
🔴 Live: At least nine people killed in Israeli air strike in northern Lebanon
At least nine people were killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon on Monday, the health ministry said, in one of the northernmost strikes since Israel began its offensive in late September. The Lebanese Red Cross put the death toll at 18. The strike came a day after militant group Hezbollah claimed a deadly drone attack on an Israeli military base south of Haifa. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the situation in the Middle East. Summary: An Israeli air strike on the cour
- 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
- 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
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 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.
- France 24
Hezbollah claims drone attack near Haifa that wounded at least 60 Israelis
An Israeli volunteer rescue service on Sunday said more than 60 people were wounded south of Haifa, where Hezbollah earlier claimed a drone strike that targeted a military base. Hezbollah said it launched “a squadron of attack drones” at a military training camp in Binyamina, south of Haifa, in response to Israeli air strikes on Lebanon. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. This blog is no longer being updated. For more coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, please click here.Summary:
- Associated Press
China's Premier Li attends a regional security meeting in Pakistan
China's Premier Li Qiang is the most prominent leader attending this week's meeting in Pakistan of a regional security grouping that was founded by Russia and China to counter Western alliances, despite a surge in militant violence in the country. Li arrived in Islamabad for the two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization starting Tuesday to discuss how to boost security and economic ties between the member states. Li is the first Chinese premier to visit Pakistan in more than a decade, according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
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Hezbollah was either lucky or knew how to inflict maximum damage - either way it's deeply worrying for Israel
For two weeks Israel has scored stunning successes against Hezbollah and made steady progress.
- 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 Independent
At least 3 policemen killed in latest terror attack ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
Attack claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
- 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
- Euronews
Four soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone strike on military base in central Israel
It's the deadliest strike by the militant group on Israeli territory since the IDF launched its ground operation into Lebanon nearly two weeks ago.View on euronews
- AFP
Lebanon says 15 dead in Israeli strikes on three villages
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on three villages outside traditional Hezbollah strongholds had killed at least 15 people Saturday, as state media reported further strikes elsewhere.The health ministry said Saturday that 26 people had been killed the previous day, reporting 2,255 dead in a year of violence.
- Associated Press
Pakistani police fire tear gas and charge protesters in Karachi
Pakistani police fired tear gas and swung batons at thousands of protesters on Sunday in Karachi after the demonstrators tried to break through a security barricade. Around 2,000 supporters of a far-right Islamist party tried to reach the city’s press club to oppose a another demonstration staged by civil society groups about the killing of a blasphemy suspect while he was in custody. Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party hurled rocks at officers and torched a patrol car when police stopped them from reaching the press club.
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Northern Ireland-style policing of protests an alternative model, says Met chief
The force has come under fire in the past year over its policing of pro-Palestine protests, as well as accusations of two-tier policing.
- Euronews
Four Israeli soldiers killed and dozens injured in Hezbollah drone attack, IDF says
The strike, which is the deadliest by the militant group on Israeli territory since the IDF launched its ground operation into Lebanon, comes as the two sides exchange near-daily fire.View on euronews