Four Killed and Several Injured in Tel Aviv Shooting
The shooting took place on a major thoroughfare just as an eerie quiet descended on the city ahead of a widely anticipated Iranian missile attack. The Israeli police said that…
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Israel Has Invaded Lebanon Three Times Before. Here’s a Closer Look.
In its earlier invasions, Israel said its aim was to secure its northern frontier and stop cross-border attacks, but it achieved less decisive results than military planners and political leaders…
Why Did Israel Send Troops Into Lebanon?
Israel says it aims to cripple Hezbollah’s forces in an area of southern Lebanon that the armed group controls, and where it has built tunnels into Israel. Israel and Hezbollah…
As Crisis Builds, Lebanon’s Government Is Nowhere to Be Found
Already crippled by years of economic decline, political paralysis and other crises, Lebanon has little but its own citizens’ grit to survive the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Even for the Lebanese, it…
Pentagon Sends Additional Troops to the Middle East
The additional forces, which one official placed at between 2,000 and 3,000, will bolster security for the 40,000 U.S. troops already in the region and help defend Israel, officials said.…
Israel Sends Troops Into Southern Lebanon
Israel’s military said its forces had begun crossing over the Lebanon border to target Hezbollah infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border. The Israeli military announced early Tuesday that…
Israeli Forces Conduct Raids Into Lebanon as Troops Gather at Border
The raids were said to be focused on gathering intelligence about Hezbollah positions close to the Israeli-Lebanese border, but American officials said they believed that any incursion would be a…
Hezbollah Is Ready for Possible Israeli Invasion of Lebanon, Deputy Leader Says
The televised statement by the deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, was the first public address by a senior Hezbollah figure since Israel’s killing of the group’s longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah.…
Saudi Arabia Pledges to Send Funding for Palestinians
An expected cash infusion for the Palestinian Authority would signal renewed Saudi backing for Palestinian statehood and help mend ties between Riyadh and the body that administers the West Bank.…
U.S. and Allies Sound Alarm Over War Ties Among Axis of Adversaries
News Analysis The Biden administration is struggling to halt cooperation among Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. It feels urgency over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East while…