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Lebanon

Israeli army says it killed top Hezbollah leader in Beirut airstrike

Hashem Safieddine, a powerful cleric within the party ranks, was expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a different Israeli airstrike in September.

Lebanon

IDF launches air strikes on Hezbollah banking systems in Lebanon

A senior Israeli intelligence official said the main target of the strikes was the Hezbollah-run banking system, al-Qard al-Hassan, which is also used by thousands of ordinary Lebanese.

World News

IDF finds network of Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon

The IDF said more than 50 tunnel shafts and other 'terrorist infrastructure' had been destroyed and a cache of weapons including landmines and anti-tank missiles seized.

Gaza

WATCH: IDF releases drone footage showing last moments of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Drone footage released by the Israeli military shows the last moments before Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death.

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Lebanon

Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people

Until now, Israel has mostly focused its military operations on the south of the country, the suburbs of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley in the east.

Israel

Israelis pray for hostages held by Hamas on Yom Kippur

Many protesters accuse the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not doing enough to secure the hostages' release and accuse him of putting his political survival above the lives of the captives.

Europe News

Two injured in Israeli attack on UN's Lebanon peacekeeping base

Multiple UN Blue Helmets were injured after Israeli Forces fired at the UNIFIL mission's Naqoura base.

Radio Schuman

Borrell-to-Kallas: Will EU lose its balance in its Middle East policy?

How can the EU break the current deadlock in the Middle East? And what stance can we expect from the EU's next top diplomat, Kaja Kallas? Radio Schuman spoke to Martin Konecny, director of the European Middle East Project.

Europe News

Israel hits Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes

Meanwhile tens of thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the widening conflict.

Lebanon

Israeli strikes on Lebanon cut off main evacuation highway to Syria

Israel's military intensifies strikes on Lebanon, cutting a major highway and warning people to evacuate. Over 300,000 have fled to Syria, and health services are crippled.

Europe News

Shadow soldiers: Why Lebanon's regular army only plays a side role

The absence of the regular Lebanese army in the current crisis raises questions about state institutions' capacity to confront a major conflict.

Israel

Hezbollah retaliates, firing around 150 rockets at northern Israel

Hours earlier Israeli fighter jets southern Lebanon's ravaged border area. Israel said it hit rocket launchers and military infrastructure.

Gaza

At least 19 killed in Israeli airstrike on tent camp in Gaza

The death toll is expected to rise as first responders continue to search for people under the rubble.

West Bank

Israeli army withdraws from Jenin after 10-day assault, reports say

Hundreds of Israeli forces target Jenin in the largest operation in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

West Bank

Israeli forces expand military operations in the occupied West Bank

The UN secretary-general has voiced concern about the possible long-term consequences.

Lebanon

Strikes on Hezbollah 'not the end of the story,' Netanyahu says

The heavy exchange of fire on Sunday threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the US, Iran and militant groups across the region.

Iran

Iran warns airlines to avoid its airspace over military drills

Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said Wednesday it has ordered Egyptian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours the following day.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut in surging tensions with Hezbollah

Israel on Tuesday carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed the Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the commander’s death.

Israel

Community mourns loss of 12 after strike on football pitch

Israel have blamed Hezbollah for the strike, and threatened further retaliation.

Tech News

How would a European Iron Dome work and why is it controversial?

Germany is advancing a €4 billion arms deal with an Israeli company for a key weapon for the Sky Shield Initiative despite calls for an arms embargo.