Maldives leader says Israel must be held to account for ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Mohamed Muizzu also tells the UNGA that Israel is targeting journalists to cover up its ‘crimes’ in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Civilian casualties driving Israel-Hezbollah to full-scale war
As the violence between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated dramatically in recent days, civilians have paid a heavy price.
What to know from the UN: Leaders speak of emerging threats, hints of war as big meeting nears
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York.
Tuesday Briefing: Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Kill Hundreds
Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon killed nearly 500, including dozens of women and children, and injured more than 1,600 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks there since at least 2006, when Israel last fought a war with Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militant group. Follow live updates.
Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 356
Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 350 Lebanese, including more than 60 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah.
A weakened Hezbollah being goaded into all-out war
For almost a year, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in increasingly provocative cross-border skirmishes as onlookers warn that this escalating war of attrition could land the region in an all-out conflict. The past few days have made that devastating scenario closer to a reality.
Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire as fear grows of widening conflict
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict across Lebanon's south and Hezbollah firing rockets deep into northern Israel.
Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon's capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack.