Israeli officials say the country’s warplanes destroyed an underground bunker in a residential area after receiving information that the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was convening a meeting there. Several apartment buildings were flattened.
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Netanyahu, Set to Give U.N. Speech, Vows to Keep Up Strikes on Hezbollah
The Israeli leader, who arrived in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, said, “We continue to hit Hezbollah with all our might.”
As Zelensky Calls for Global Focus on Ukraine, Putin Rattles Nuclear Sabers
Hours after the Ukrainian president appealed for the West’s continued support, Russia’s authoritarian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, moved to significantly ease the circumstances under which his country might counter with nuclear weapons.
Iranian-Backed Group in Iraq Hits Southern Israel
A drone launched by the Islamic Resistance of Iraq struck the port city of Eilat. In the north, the top Israeli general told troops to prepare for a possible incursion into Lebanon.
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Hours after President Biden delivered his final U.N. speech, Masoud Pezeshkian, who was elected in July, gave his first.
Thousands Flee Southern Lebanon, as Israel Presses Air Attack on Hezbollah
Lebanese health officials said Israeli attacks since Monday have killed hundreds, including women and children. Israel claimed it had killed one senior Hezbollah commander with an airstrike Tuesday on a building in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Israel Launches Intense Airstrikes on Hezbollah, Killing Hundreds in Lebanon
It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006. More than a thousand were also injured, Lebanon’s health ministry said, without saying how many were civilians. The armed group Hezbollah sent rockets into northern Israel and …
Netanyahu and Hezbollah Trade Fresh Threats
The Israeli leader vowed to take “whatever action is necessary” to diminish the threat posed by Hezbollah. A senior official with the militant group warned that an overnight barrage of missiles against Israel was “just the beginning.”
Middle East Crisis: Hezbollah Targets Israel in Overnight Retaliation for Week of Israeli Attacks
The latest uptick stoked fear of a broader war in the region. Hezbollah’s response came after a week in which Israel carried out a series of audacious attacks, killing some of the group’s top commanders.
Live Updates: Hezbollah Confirms Death of Senior Leader in Israeli Airstrike in Beirut
Israel said Ibrahim Aqeel was meeting with other senior Hezbollah commanders at the time of Friday’s airstrike. The United States had accused Aqeel of being involved in bombings that killed more than 200 U.S. Marines and many others in Beirut in 1983.