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President Biden 'in discussion' on possible strikes on Iran oil faciitlites

Oil prices rose following Biden's suggestion that US and Israeli officials were considering a possible Israeli strike on Iranian oil facilities

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Beirut as G-7 calls for restraint

The air strikes targeted weapons depots, command centers and intelligence operatives, according to the Israeli Defense Forces

Israeli strike in Beirut kills 9 as battle with Hezbollah continues

An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Lebanese capital has killed nine people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of Beirut. There was no warning before the strike late Wednesday, which hit the building close to the United Nations headquarters, the prime minister's office and parliament. Hezbollah's civil defence unit said seven of its members were killed. Israel is also conducting a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah, while also conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. The Israeli military said eight soldiers have died in the conflict in southern Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 others hostage. Israel declared war on

Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 6 after deadly clash with Hezbollah

Israel pressed forward on two fronts on Wednesday, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. As Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran's ballistic missile attack a day earlier, the region braced for further escalation. Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and the Hamas militants who run the Gaza Strip, launched dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday night, another escalation in a tit-for-tat cycle that is pushing the Middle East closer to a regional war. Israel warned that the attack would have "repercussions". The Israeli military said seven soldiers were killed in two Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon, without elaborating. The deaths followed an earlier announcement of the first Israeli combat death in Lebanon since the start of the incursion -- a 22-year-old captain in a commando brigade. Another seven troops were wounded. Together, the deaths announced on

Gold prices soar to all-time highs, experts forecast up to $3,200 per ounce

Flare-up in West Asia, US elections, further rate cuts by Fed may keep fuelling bullish trend, say experts

Eight soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon: Israel

Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israeli forces pushed over the border

IDF issues fresh warning to Lebanon citizens as it targets Hezbollah

Earlier, in a series of targeted airstrikes, Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets, under precise guidance from the Intelligence Directorate, struck multiple Hezbollah weapons production sites

Lebanese emergency services are overwhelmed, need better gear to save lives

When Israel bombed buildings outside the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, Mohamed Arkadan and his team rushed to an emergency unlike anything they had ever seen. About a dozen apartments had collapsed onto the hillside they once overlooked, burying more than 100 people. Even after 17 years with the civil defense forces of one of the world's most war-torn nations, Arkadan was shocked at the destruction. By Monday afternoon about 24 hours after the bombing his team had pulled more than 40 bodies including children's from the rubble, along with 60 survivors. The children's bodies broke his heart, said Arkadan, 38, but his team of over 30 first responders' inability to help further pained him?more. Firetrucks and ambulances haven't been replaced in years. Rescue tools and equipment are in short supply. His team has to buy their uniforms out of pocket. An economic crisis that began in 2019 and a massive 2020 port explosion have left Lebanon struggling to provide basic services such a

Iran's strikes latest sign of spiraling Middle East conflict, global threat

Middle East is in much more volatile situation than it was even a year ago as the conflict has expanded far outside of fighting primarily between Israel-Hamas in Palestine and Gaza

Pentagon chief warns Iran of 'serious consequences' if it attacks Israel

Israel and the US have promised to retaliate against Tehran as fears of a wider war intensify

Yemen's Houthi rebels look to gain from continuing conflict in Mideast

In the days since Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including the strike that killed the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been quick to show they are an important player in the complex conflicts convulsing the Middle East. In a brazen attack on Saturday, the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Israel's main airport as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arriving back from New York, where he had addressed the United Nations. On Monday, they threatened escalating military operations to target Israel after apparently shooting down a U.S. military drone flying over Yemen. And on Tuesday, an explosive-loaded drone crashed into one ship in the Red Sea as a missile exploded against another, the British military and private security officials said, the latest in the Houthis' assaults on commercial shipping in the key waterway. The salvo of Houthi attacks has again drawn attention to the Yemeni rebels and raised .

Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider regional conflict

Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows

All about Iran's missile barrage, Israel's ground operations in Lebanon

Iran launched almost 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, causing scattered damage and fires from falling shrapnel, but Israeli authorities said there were no injuries. An Israeli security official said most of the missiles were intercepted, though some managed to land. Israeli officials said Iran would pay a price for the strike. The missile attack came after Israel said ground troops crossed into Lebanon overnight, launching what the military described as a limited operation to root out Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure. Hezbollah, meanwhile, said it saw no sign of Israeli forces and that its troops were ready to confront them. Israel said the incursion would be focused on the narrow strip of land just across the border. But it also issued evacuation warnings covering a wider swath of Lebanon, raising fears that a large-scale ground invasion was soon to come. In recent days, a wave of Israeli airstrikes has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his to

Israel strikes into Hezbollah hideouts in Lebanon, asks civilians to leave

Israel launched limited ground raids into southern Lebanon late on Monday night against Hezbollah forces and infrastructure positioned along Israel's northern border

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Israel launches small ground raids against Hezbollah as fight intensifies

Israel launched small ground raids against Hezbollah, officials said Monday, and it declared three of its northern communities as a "closed military zone as signals grew that more forces could soon be sent into Lebanon to fight the Iran-backed militants. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Israel informed the US about the raids, which he said were described as limited operations focused on Hezbollah infrastructure near the border. There were no reports of direct clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants on Lebanese soil. The last time the two enemies engaged in ground combat was a monthlong war in 2006. But a Western official, a diplomat in Cairo whose country is directly involved in de-escalation efforts, said an Israeli ground operation in Lebanon is imminent. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said Israel had shared its plans with the US and other Western allies, and conveyed the operation will be ...

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed: Impact on Middle Eastern geopolitics

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike, ending his 32-year leadership over the Iran-backed militia and political organisation that dominates southern Lebanon.

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah leader, destroys depot near Beirut airport

According to the IDF, Eid Hassan Nashar held key leadership roles within Hezbollah

Hezbollah political party, not terrorist group: Iranian envoy Elahi

The remarks by Elahi came on the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a strike carried out by Israel

Hezbollah recovers Nasrallah’s body: What are the latest updates?

Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, tensions in the Middle East have reached new heights.