Netanyahu blasts Macron, other Western leaders who support Israeli arms embargo a ‘disgrace’
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Netanyahu blasts Macron, other Western leaders who support Israeli arms embargo a ‘disgrace’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western leaders on Saturday who he said had called for an arms embargo on Israel over its airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza.  “As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should be standing firmly by…

Heavy strikes shake Beirut as Israel expands Lebanon campaign
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Heavy strikes shake Beirut as Israel expands Lebanon campaign

Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometers away. The strikes came after days of bombing by Israel of Beirut suburbs considered strongholds…

Israeli military says it killed senior Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha in a Gaza strike
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Israeli military says it killed senior Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha in a Gaza strike

The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago. It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh. There was…

Israel says intense fighting erupted with Hezbollah in south Lebanon
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Israel says intense fighting erupted with Hezbollah in south Lebanon

Israel said intense fighting erupted with Hezbollah in south Lebanon after its paratroops and commandos launched raids there, ahead of a widely expected ground incursion and after devastating airstrikes against Hezbollah’s leadership. The Israeli military said the operations in Lebanon began on Monday night and involved the elite 98th division,…

One year ago Jake Sullivan boasted about Middle East being the ‘quietest’ in two decades
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One year ago Jake Sullivan boasted about Middle East being the ‘quietest’ in two decades

This didn’t age well. The Middle East sits on the brink of a feared all-out war Sunday — exactly a year after US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan bragged about how peaceful it had been under the current administration. “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been…

Anti-Israel protesters menacingly chant ‘We’re gonna get you’ at Netanyahu
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Anti-Israel protesters menacingly chant ‘We’re gonna get you’ at Netanyahu

Anti-Israel protesters menacingly chanted “We’re gonna get you” outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Big Apple hotel Thursday night, a day before he’s expected to speak at the United Nations. The rowdy demonstrators swarmed the outside of the Loews Regency New York Hotel on Park Ave. and E. 62nd…

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 7 as people flee south Lebanon
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 7 as people flee south Lebanon

Palestinian officials say Israel’s strikes early Tuesday killed at least seven people in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis. At least 15 others, including women and children, were injured in the strikes, they said. Israel’s military says it will do “whatever is necessary” to push Hezbollah away from Lebanon’s border…

Iran’s Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah
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Iran’s Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon blew up in deadly attacks last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters. One of the security officials said a…

Israeli military bombs Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
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Israeli military bombs Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

The Israeli military launched its most widespread wave of air strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah, simultaneously targeting Lebanon’s south, eastern Bekaa valley and northern region near Syria in nearly a year of conflict. Asked by reporters about a possible Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon, Daniel Hagari said “we will do whatever…

Hezbollah exploding pagers came from Taiwan, rigged with 1-2 ounces of explosives
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Hezbollah exploding pagers came from Taiwan, rigged with 1-2 ounces of explosives

The pagers that blew up in a highly coordinated – and deadly – attack against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon Tuesday came from Taiwan and were rigged with as little as one to two ounces of highly explosive material, according to a report. The devices all exploded simultaneously Tuesday afternoon after…