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Middle East crisis live: Israeli strike kills Hezbollah lead spokesperson in Beirut
Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official says. A Lebanese soldier has been killed, with three wounded after Israel attacked an army post in ...World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago -
Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October
Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successor. As Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Middle East crisis: Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since invasion began – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Middle East coverage here . Another airstrike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut around midday local time, according to ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut
Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Middle East crisis live: France sees ‘window’ to end wars in Gaza and Lebanon after Trump victory
France’s foreign minister cites Donald Trump’s desire to see end of ‘Middle East’s endless wars’. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said the presidential election result in the US is a ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of prospective leader Hashem Safieddine in Israeli attack
Militant group confirms death of official who had been expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed that overnight it struck ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Middle East crisis live: Leaks from Netanyahu’s office may have compromised peace deal, Israeli court finds
Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM. Israeli media reports that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu vows revenge on Iran proxies after drone attack on his house
Israeli prime minister says incident was an assassination attempt and the perpetrators will ‘pay a heavy price’. Here are some of the latest images coming in via the news wires:. Naval drills ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Middle East crisis live: explosions in Beirut after Israeli warning of imminent strikes
The IDF said it would focus on buildings belonging to a Hezbollah-run banking system. At least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches
US had warned Israel a month ago that it had just 30 days to address humanitarian crisis. Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire, says senior official
Senior official Bassem Naim says militant group ‘ready for ceasefire’ and urges Donald Trump to ‘pressure’ 'Israel to ‘end the aggression’. Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, is reporting that two ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader
Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation ...World - The New York Times - October 23 -
Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live
New foreign minister says diplomatic efforts are taking place through US mediation but Hezbollah says it has not seen any proposal. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Middle East crisis live: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs
‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief tells Paris conference
Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza. Warning sirens have again sounded in northern ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon
Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Branches Across Lebanon
The escalation of Israel’s war against the militant group came as rescuers searched for dead and wounded after a devastating Israeli strike in northern Gaza.World - The New York Times - October 21