Pager blasts hit Hezbollah in Lebanon: 9 dead, 2,800 wounded

Agence France Presse 09/18/2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding some 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel. There was no immediate comment…

Israel airstrikes in Gaza hit UN school, homes, kill 34 people

Associated Press 09/12/2024

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials…

Gaza truce deal: It is time for one, says US

Agence France Presse 09/04/2024

JERUSALEM — The United States said Tuesday it was time to “finalise” a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to bow to pressure. US State Department…

Israel’s West Bank raid stuns Palestinians: ‘We are another Gaza’

Agence France Presse 08/31/2024

NUR SHAMS CAMP, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian residents of the Israeli-occupied West Bank expressed shock and despair Friday at the outcome of an Israeli raid on their refugee camp: bullet-riddled walls, destroyed homes and piles of concrete…

Israel says it rescued hostage from underground tunnel in Gaza

Associated Press 08/28/2024

JERUSALEM — Israel said it rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war in Gaza.…

Israel strikes Lebanon to prevent ‘large-scale’ Hezbollah attack

Agence France Presse 08/25/2024

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military launched pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon on Sunday after detecting preparations for “large-scale” attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The military also warned Israelis to expect incoming missiles and drones launched by…

Ceasefire hopes fade as Gaza fighting rages

Agence France Presse 08/23/2024

PALESTINIAN Territories — Hopes were dwindling Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to reach an agreement. After more than 10…

Gaza war in numbers: 10 months of bloodshed

Agence France Presse 08/16/2024

JERUSALEM — The bloodiest ever Gaza war which broke out more than 10 months ago has taken an appalling human toll. At least 40,005 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel’s retaliatory campaign…

Gaza strike kills newborn twins as dad registered birth

08/15/2024

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories–Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed, killing the babies and their mother. Footage of a distraught Abu…

US approves $20 billion weapons package for Israel

Agence France Presse 08/14/2024

US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the death toll in Gaza. The sale comes…

Israel already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran — Netanyahu

Associated Press 08/05/2024

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from…

Israel vows retaliation after rocket kills 12 youths in Golan

Agence France Presse 07/29/2024

Israel vowed on Sunday to “hit the enemy hard” after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and fanned fears that the war in Gaza will spread. Iran warned Israel that…

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