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Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast

United States President Joe Biden says he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle East could escalate, adding that the killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran has not helped efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Leave Lebanon, the Australian government has urged its citizens, but some are determined to get in

Lebanese-Australian Sam Youchaa says Lebanon’s mentality is to stay calm – even when tensions are boiling over at the southern border

The Guardian - AU

The war in the Middle East is escalating fast – and Biden has squandered too many chances to stop it

The president says his priority is to avoid a regional conflict involving Israel and Iran. Withholding arms is his best lever, says Mohamad Bazzi of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies

The Guardian - UK

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France tells its citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible as Middle East tensions soar

The Paris government issued the advice after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran

Evening Standard

Hezbollah leader claims conflict with Israel has entered new phase

An Israeli strike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the southern suburb of Beirut earlier this week killed Fuad Shukr

The Independent UK

Hezbollah Leader Vows Retaliation Against Israel For Recent Attacks

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows retaliation against Israel's attack in Beirut, escalating tensions in the region with high-profile killings and warnings of...

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Hezbollah chief says response to Israeli assassination ‘inevitable’

Hassan Nasrallah says war has entered ‘new phase’ after killing of top commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut air raid.

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Hezbollah Leader Vows Retaliation For Commander's Killing In Beirut

Hezbollah leader warns of retaliation after commander's killing in Israeli strike in Beirut, escalating tensions in the region.

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Hezbollah Commander Fu’Ad Shukr's Funeral Commences In Beirut

Funeral of Hezbollah commander Fu’ad Shukr in Beirut after reported killing by Israel, escalating tensions in the region.

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Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him time but risks wider wars

The missile that struck a building in southern Beirut on Tuesday, killing Hezbollah’s senior military commander Fuad Shukr, had been widely anticipated. Three days earlier, a Hezbollah rocket – which had no doubt missed its military target in northern Israel – struck a football pitch in the Israeli-controlled Syrian Golan…

The Conversation

For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error

Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran targeted high-ranking figures in Hezbollah and Hamas and have been attributed to Israel

The Independent UK

Iranian leaders call for revenge during Tehran funeral for Hamas leader Haniyeh

Iranian leaders called for revenge on Thursday during a funeral ceremony following the assassination of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. The killing came just hours after Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander, Fuad Shukr, in a strike in the south of Lebanon's capital Beirut, raising fears…

France 24

With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival

Israel’s apparent assassinations of Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s top military leader, in Beirut, and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, have raised again the specter of a regional war involving regional adversaries – one that could potentially drag the United States into the fray.

The Conversation

Israeli Strike In Southern Beirut Kills At Least Six

Israeli strike in southern Beirut leads to tragic loss of lives, including women and children. Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander Fu’ad Shukr.

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The Guardian - UK

Fears of escalation mount after Israeli killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders

Iran vows revenge after airstrikes kill Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on same day as commander killed in Beirut

Al Jazeera

Who was Fuad Shukr, the Hezbollah commander killed by Israel in Beirut?

Shukr was a founding member of Hezbollah’s armed wing. Israel and the US have accused him of leading major attacks.

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah says top commander Fuad Shukr killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said three people, including two children, were killed and 74 also wounded in the attack.

The Guardian - UK

Risk of regional Middle East conflict acute after two weeks of airstrikes

In assassinating Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, Israel has taken the regional brinkmanship to an unanticipated new level

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Body Of Top Hezbollah Commander Slain By Israel Found As Fears Of Wider War Grow

The body of top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was recovered Wednesday from the rubble of an Israeli strike in south Beirut a source close to the group said, as fears mounted of a wider war.

International Business Times

Hamas Calls Talks With Israel 'Meaningless' Amid Escalating Violence And Assassinations

Egypt warned that Israel's recent assassinations of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah military leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut jeopardize truce talks. T

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Hezbollah Military Official Found Dead In Beirut

Hezbollah official killed in Israeli drone strike raises tensions in the region. International calls for de-escalation and dialogue to prevent further viol...

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Middle East Tensions Rise With Targeted Militant Leaders

Recent strikes targeting senior militant leaders in Tehran and Beirut could escalate tensions in the Middle East.

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Israel Strikes Beirut In Response To Hezbollah Attack

Israel's Defense Ministry briefs US on Beirut operation in response to Hezbollah, emphasizing self-defense and regional stability.

The Independent UK

How much closer are we to all-out war in the Middle East?

Chris Stevenson analyses how will Israel, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah could respond to two high-profile killings

Al Jazeera

From Paris to Beirut: Israel’s long record of assassinating Palestinians

Ismail Haniyeh is the latest in a list of Palestinian leaders believed to have been assassinated by Israel.

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