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Israel Escalates Operations In Lebanon, Urges Evacuations

Israeli airstrikes intensify in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, leading to evacuations and international concern.

Top News · Oct 3, 2024

Domino effect: Does Iran-Israel showdown upend regional balance?

As Israel ponders its response to Iran, as allies urge restraint, as battles targeting Tehran proxies rage in Lebanon, let's begin with a simple fact of geography: Iran and Israel don’t share a common border. Since October 8, Tehran has been touting a so-called axis of resistance; what Israelis brand…

France 24 · Oct 3, 2024

US Organizes Flights To Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

US-organized flights evacuate Americans from Lebanon due to security concerns and high prices.

Top News · Oct 3, 2024

Analysis: Israel and the forever war

Applying a military ‘solution’ to what are political problems has dragged Israel into its present situation.

Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2024

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Commanders In Southern Lebanon

Israel's military strike in southern Lebanon results in deaths of Hezbollah commanders. IDF conducts joint operation with Golani Brigade, destroying struct...

Top News · Oct 3, 2024

Twice Displaced: Syrian Refugees Flee Home From Lebanon

A decade after finding refuge in Lebanon from civil war in his native Syria, Ahmad Mustafa fled in the other direction this week from a new conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

International Business Times · Oct 3, 2024

U.S.-Funded Armies Fight Each Other In Lebanon

American taxpayers underwrite both the Israeli and Lebanese armies. Now they’re shooting at each other.

Reason · Oct 3, 2024

Israel-Hamas War Causes 86-percent Dive In Gaza GDP: IMF

A year of conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in a "devastating impact on the economy" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, the IMF said Thursday, including a nearly 90 percent drop in Gaza's GDP. "Preliminary official estimates indicate an 86 percent decline in GDP in the first…

International Business Times · Oct 3, 2024

Israeli strikes on Beirut kill at least nine as military calls for more Lebanon evacuations

Residents in more than 20 towns told to leave, in sign of potential expansion of air and ground assault against Hezbollah. It comes as US president Joe Biden says Washington ‘discussing’ the possibility of Israel striking Iranian oil sites

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

World Update: Middle East conflict escalating rapidly – there’s no telling where it will end

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The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024