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Smoke rise from Israeli air strikes on Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Israel strikes southern Beirut after US says it opposes scope of air assault

Israeli jets struck an underground Hezbollah weapons stockpile in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh.

US tells Israel to improve Gaza aid situation or risk weapons funding

My Take | A nuclear-armed Iran won’t be the end of the world

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Israel weighs US warnings against striking Iran energy sites

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s retaliation for Iran’s October 1 missile attack will be based on its ‘national interests’.

An Israeli soldier next to the remains of an Emad ballistic missile. Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah’s drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel

Israel investigates how an exploding drone made it through its air defences and slammed into an army mess hall, killing 4 and injuring dozens.

Israel strikes Lebanon after Netanyahu vows no mercy for Hezbollah

Israel expanded its targets in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing at least 21 people in a strike on a Christian town in the north.

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UN urges Middle East ceasefires to avert ‘major war with global implications’

An unprecedented 123 million people are already displaced by conflicts, persecution, poverty and climate change, says refugee agency chief.

A man who was wounded in an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people in central Gaza. Photo: Reuters

US to send THAAD missile defence system to Israel to deter Iran

THAAD is a critical part of the US military’s layered air defence systems and adds to Israel’s already formidable anti-missile defences.

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UN says Israeli tanks burst into peacekeeper base, Israel gives different account

Israel’s Netanyahu tells UN to withdraw peacekeepers from Hezbollah strongholds and combat zones.

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Israel’s military says 4 soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack

Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut.

A military ambulance near the scene where a drone from Lebanon attacked Israel. Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah fighting Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village; third UN peacekeeper wounded

Israel faces condemnation after UN peacekeepers came under fire as Israeli forces stepped up attacks in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanon’s southern area of Mahmoudiyeh. Photo: AFO

UN warns of catastrophe as Israel fights a 2-front war

Israel says Hezbollah fired about 320 projectiles into Israel over the weekend of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

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Biden skips Southeast Asia summits – is it a snub or strategy shift?

Biden’s absence does not necessarily indicate weaker US interest in Southeast Asia but rather a shift in engagement strategy, analysts say.

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Letters | China’s stimulus measures show lessons learned from the past

Readers discuss the evolution of China’s monetary strategy, the need for transparency on MTR plans, and the escalating crisis in the Middle East.

Pedestrians in Beijing on October 8, two weeks after China’s central bank announced stimulus measures to support the economy. Photo: Bloomberg

Amid evacuation, will Indonesians still in Lebanon see ‘destruction’ like Gaza?

Indonesia has evacuated 79 Indonesians from Lebanon so far, with 85 deciding to remain.

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Unifil peacekeepers stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, southern Lebanon. The mission has about 10,000 peacekeepers stationed in south Lebanon. Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah faces backlash in Lebanon as Israel expands invasion

Much of the anger at Hezbollah springs from how quickly the group appears to have been decimated confronting Israel.

Israel fires on Lebanon UN peacekeeping headquarters again, says source

It’s the third consecutive day peacekeepers have reported Israeli fire at their positions as Israel wages war on Hezbollah.

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Israeli strikes kill 22 in Beirut as Hezbollah official evades assassination

The target of the assassination attempt was Wafiq Safa, head of Hezbollah’s liaison unit, according to sources.

A man uses his mobile phone as flames and smoke rise at the site of buildings hit by an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon on Thursday. Photo: AP

My Take | For Israel, the road to Tehran has always been through Washington

Netanyahu has long understood with each escalation towards – from Gaza and the West Bank, then Lebanon and now finally, the prized war against Iran – the US will capitulate bit by bit, until it has no autonomy left in the Middle East.

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Can India shoulder ‘big responsibility’ as peace broker to stop Israel-Gaza war?

Iran has called on India to play a constructive role in the Middle East peace process and halt the killings in Gaza.

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Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills at least 27, Palestinians say

Israel has repeatedly attacked schools-turned-shelters in Gaza, accusing militants of hiding out there.

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A body is brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza. Photo: Reuters

US sway over Netanyahu tested as Israel vows ‘deadly’ Iran hit

White House tries to temper Israel’s retaliation against Iran as Israeli defence minister vows ‘surprising’ response.

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An Israeli soldier stands next to the remains of Emad ballistic missile at Julis army base, days after an attack by Iran on Israel, in southern Israel. Photo: Reuters

Biden and Netanyahu speak, as Israel vows lethal retaliation against Iran

The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel’s response to Iran’s October 1 missile attack.

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Hezbollah targets Israeli troops on Lebanese border, sirens sound in northern Israel

Israeli ground operations in Lebanon continue as the Middle East remains on edge awaiting Israel’s response to a missile attack from Iran.

Who is Hezbollah’s acting leader after Israel killed Nasrallah?

Naim Qassem assumes a prominent role in Lebanon as Israel targets Hezbollah’s leaders with strikes.

Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem delivering a televised address from an unknown location, days after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Photo: EPA-EFE

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘taken out’ Hezbollah chief’s successors

In a video message, the Israeli prime minister warns the people of Lebanon that their country faces destruction ‘like Gaza’.

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Two women take a selfie next to a newly painted graffiti of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Tel Aviv, Israel, in September. Photo: AP

Hezbollah vows more rocket fire, Israel steps up strikes amid escalating conflict

Hezbollah’s acting leader vowed to continue rocket attacks on Israel, claiming it has replaced all its top commanders and remains capable of fighting.

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China aid agency commits emergency medical supplies to Lebanon amid conflict

On Tuesday, Israeli military says it killed Suhail Hussein Husseini, the logistics commander of Hezbollah’s Beirut Headquarters.

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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Israel. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
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Jerusalem
Head of State
President Isaac Herzog
Head of Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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