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Israel expands offensive in Lebanon; kills Hezbollah official: Report

The Israeli military said Tuesday it had killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, a day after the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack was marked by mourning and demonstrations around the globe. The military said the strike killed Suhail Husseini, who it said was responsible for overseeing logistics, budget and management of the militant group. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah. The military said Husseini was involved in the transfer of advanced weapons from Iran and their distribution to different Hezbollah units, and that he was a member of the group's military council. Israeli strikes have killed Hezbollah's overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and several of his top commanders in recent weeks. Last week, Israel launched what it says is a limited ground incursion into southern Lebanon. Hezbollah says it has already replaced its slain commanders. It has vowed to keep firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel until there is a cease-fire in

Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, Hamas pledges to rise again

Hamas, which has seen the Palestinian territory of Gaza laid waste by Israel's war, vowed to rise like a phoenix

Israel's strikes shifting power balance in Middle East with US aid

Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran's armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and threatening Iran itself. The efforts raise the possibility of an end to two decades of Iranian ascendancy in the region, to which the 2003 US invasion of Iraq inadvertently gave rise. In Washington, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and Arab capitals, opponents and supporters of Israel's offensive are offering clashing ideas about what the US should do next, as its ally racks up tactical successes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen and presses its yearlong campaign to crush Hamas in Gaza. Israel should get all the support it needs from the United States until Iran's government follows other dictatorships of the past into the dustbin of history, said Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at Washington's conservative-leaning Foundation for the Defense of Democracies calls echoed by some Israeli political figures. Going further, Yoel Guzansky, a former senior ...

43 Palestinians illegally residing in Israel's Jaffa area arrested

Police said that at this stage the investigation into employers of Palestinians who had no permits for working or being in Israel continues, possible criminal charges against them is being examined

Israeli residents remember victims of Hamas October 7 attack on anniversary

Several residents joined the mourning along with the family members of victims to share their grief and pray for the early release of the hostages

Gaza war anniversary: All the key players in the Israel-Palestine conflict

The Israel-Palestine conflict involves many players, from militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah to their backer, Iran. Find out what roles they have played in this decades-old conflict

Democratic's VP nominee Walz supports Israel's right to defend itself

Tim Walz's opinions become significant as he has served in the American military for over 20 years

Israel's economy weathers war, rising borrowing costs strain finances

Although Israel's debt-to-GDP, a core metric for economic health, stood at 62 per cent last year, borrowing needs have blown out

Benjamin Netanyahu's Middle East transformation must begin at home

He needs to start offering hope, as well as showing power, starting with a plan for Palestinians

In one year of war, Israel strikes more than 40,000 Hamas targets in Gaza

It said it killed more than 800 "terrorists" in Lebanon, where 4,900 targets have been struck from the air along with about 6,000 ground targets

Hezbollah fires rockets on Haifa as Israel intensifies attacks on Beirut

Israeli media reported that at least 10 people have been injured in the rocket attack on Haifa

News Highlights: Wangchuk sits on fast at Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi along with supporters

Catch all the latest news developments and quick updates from across the world here

West Asia crisis flummoxes airlines, increases Mumbai-Europe flight times

Flights from Delhi or Bengaluru, while they may still fly over Iran, depending on the route, have alternative paths that may take them through Central Asia or northern routes

19 killed in Israeli airstrike on mosque as it bombards Gaza, Beirut

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut's southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the widening conflict in the region, while rallies were held around the world marking the approaching anniversary of the start of the war in Gaza. Israel's attack on the northern Beddawi camp killed an official with Hamas' military wing along with his wife and two young daughters, the Palestinian militant group said. Hamas later said another military wing member was killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. Residents confronted the aftermath: smashed buildings, scattered bricks and stairways to nowhere. Israel's military said it killed two senior officials with Hamas' military wing in Lebanon, where fighting has sharply escalated. Israel has kille

RBI interest rate decision, West Asia conflict to drive markets: Analysts

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) interest rate decision, Middle East conflict and trading activity of foreign investors are the key factors that will dictate investors' sentiment in the market this week, analysts said. Moreover, quarterly earnings from IT bellwether TCS, domestic macroeconomic data and movement in global oil benchmark Brent crude would also guide trends in the market. Worsening tensions in the Middle East and foreign fund outflows were the major culprits behind the equity markets sharp fall last week. "On the domestic front, the market's focus will be on the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which is scheduled to meet from October 7 to 9, 2024, with the outcome to be announced on Wednesday," Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd, said. The second quarter earnings season is kicking off with TCS, he said. "Domestically, liquidity remains strong, with signs of sectoral rotation from overvalued segments to areas with more attractive ...

Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around globe as October 7 nears

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe Saturday to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached. Huge rallies were held in several European cities, with gatherings expected to continue over the weekend and peak on Monday, the date of the anniversary. In Rome, several thousands demonstrated peacefully Saturday afternoon until a smaller group tried to push the rally toward the center of the city, in spite of a ban by local authorities who refused to authorize protests, citing security concerns. Some protesters, dressed in black and with their faces covered threw stones, bottles and paper bombs at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons, eventually dispersing the crowd. At least 30 law enforcement officers and three demonstrators were injured in the clashes, local medi

Hezbollah's potential successor out of contact since Friday: Report

The loss of Nasrallah's rumoured successor would be yet another blow to Hezbollah and its patron Iran

India can play constructive role to stop genocide in Gaza : Envoy Elahi

The Iranian envoy also mentioned that India is an emerging and big power that has big responsibility on its shoulder

Israel expands bombardment in Lebanon, hits Beirut suburbs, north region

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut's southern suburbs with 12 airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in northern Lebanon for the first time. The attack on the Beddawi refugee camp near the northern city of Tripoli killed an official with Hamas's military wing, along with his wife and two young daughters, the Palesitnian militant group said in a statement. Tripoli is much farther north than the majority of Israel's strikes, which have been concentrated in southern Lebanon and Beirut. Israel has killed several Hamas officials in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began in October last year, in addition to most of the top leadership of Hezbollah. At least six people were killed in more than a dozen Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday, according to National News Agency, Lebanon's official news agency. The Israeli military said special forces were carrying out targeted ground raids against Hezbollah infrastructure in southe

Here's why Iran's leaders could lose everything in direct war with Israel

The strike marked a dramatic shift in Iran's calculations following weeks of escalating Israeli attacks on the leaders of its proxy groups, Hamas and Hezbollah, and their forces in both Gaza and Leban