Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons.
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BBC'Surrender or starve': Attack on Jabalia hints at controversial Israeli plan for northern Gaza
Palestinians and aid groups suspect Israel is gradually adopting a new tactic known as the "Generals’ Plan", writes Jeremy Bowen.
- The Canadian Press
Middle East latest: US says it will send THAAD defense battery to Israel, along with US troops
The U.S. is sending a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with US troops to operate it. The Pentagon made the announcement just hours after Iran warned the U.S. to keep its military forces out of Israel.
- France 24
US military strikes 'multiple' Islamic State group camps in Syria
The US Central Command on Saturday said its forces had conducted air strikes against "multiple known ISIS camps in Syria", adding that the strikes were aimed at disrupting the ability of the group to conduct attacks against the United States and its allies. US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military said Saturday.US forces “conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple known ISIS camps in Syria in the early morning of Oct. 11,” the
- WSJ
Israel Alleges Hezbollah Built Military Infrastructure Near U.N. Post
The Israeli military said Hezbollah used the U.N. observation post and civilian settlement as cover to build military infrastructure and attack Israel. WSJ’s Dov Lieber provides an inside look.
- The Canadian Press
Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes.
- BBC
UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon
It comes as PM Netanyahu demands the peacekeeping force leave the area.
- The Canadian Press
Israel says 4 soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone attack while Israeli strike in Gaza leaves 20 dead
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago.
- PA Media: UK News
UK among 40 nations ‘strongly’ condemning attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Ireland, France and Sri Lanka are among the other co-signatories to the statement.
- CNN
4 Israeli soldiers killed, more than 60 people injured by Hezbollah drone in one of bloodiest attacks on Israel since Oct. 7
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military.
- Sky News
Uneasy calm won't last long - Israel's next move could bring even bigger war
For the first time in almost half a century, Israel is at war during the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. Religious observant Jews are at home. In Gaza, Israel has launched a ground offensive in recent days in the same place for the third time.
- The Canadian Press
Israeli strike on Gaza kills a family of 8
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip has killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday, as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants and pushed for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from the territory's north.
- BBC
Ukraine denounces Russia's reported execution of captured troops
Kyiv's human rights ombudsman has written to the UN, after reports that Russia executed Ukrainian PoWs.
- Reuters
UN says Israeli tanks burst into peacekeeper base, while Hezbollah drones kill four
The United Nations said Israeli tanks had burst into its base in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the latest accusation of Israeli violations against peacekeeping forces, as Hezbollah unleashed a deadly "swarm of drones" on an Israeli military camp. Israel disputed the U.N. account and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the peacekeepers to withdraw, saying they were providing "human shields" for Iran-backed Hezbollah during an upsurge in hostilities.
- BBC
Drone attack kills four Israeli soldiers and injures more than 60
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
- The Canadian Press
US airstrikes target multiple militant camps in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A series of U.S. airstrikes targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria in an operation the U.S. military said will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond.
- The Independent
Irish peacekeepers stood their ground in the face of an Israeli invasion of Lebanon. It’s not the first time
Irish peacekeepers have a long history of putting themselves in the firing line in Lebanon — and becoming so close with locals that people speak English with a Cork accent, Richard Hall writes
- The Canadian Press
Middle East latest: Palestinian officials say 22 killed in Israeli airstrikes
The Israeli military on Saturday renewed its orders for Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip to leave their homes and shelters as troops continue a weeklong offensive against militants.
- Reuters
North Kosovo ethnic tensions remain risk for violence, NATO official says
Persistent ethnic tension in north Kosovo could trigger a repeat of violence seen in the area last year, when four people died in a gun battle and NATO peacekeepers were hurt in clashes, a senior official from the military alliance warned on Saturday. Kosovo is predominantly ethnic Albanian but about 50,000 Serbs in the north reject Pristina's government and see Belgrade as their capital. A former Serbian province, Kosovo declared independence in 2008 a decade after a guerrilla uprising.
- BBC
Fifth peacekeeper wounded in southern Lebanon, UN says
The UN said a peacekeeper in the city of Naquora was injured on Friday amid "military activity" nearby.
- USA TODAY
'We won't stop': College students return to changed campuses after a year of protests
In the wake of the protests that spread across campuses last year, many school administrations imposed new policies and restrictions on campus life.