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Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down
Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has officially stepped down in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired ...World - ABC News - 28 minutes ago -
Middle East latest: Officials in West Bank say Israeli raid has killed 3
Palestinian officials said that an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three peopleWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Middle East latest: Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut's suburbs
Israeli jets have struck southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs and officials say at least 27 people were killed, including a city mayorWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza leave dozens dead
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agenciesWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Middle East latest: Trump, Harris address Israeli airstrikes on Iran amid US presidential campaigns
Israel has unleashed predawn airstrikes against military sites in IranWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
Middle East latest: Hezbollah picks a new leader and Israel bombs southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Hezbollah has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem to succeed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last monthWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were shelteringWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
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 troops to operate itWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Firing Israel’s Defense Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Yoav Gallant was seen as a risky step as Israel fights wars on two fronts. Opposition leaders said the move put national security at risk.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Middle East crisis live: Israel hails Yahya Sinwar’s death as ‘beginning of the end’ as US signals push for ceasefire and hostage return
Israeli PM says 'task before us is not yet complete’; US president, VP and senior leaders say killing must be opportunity to end Gaza war. Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead: what we ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Middle East crisis live: protests in Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu sacks defence minister
Crowds reportedly clash with police outside Israeli prime minister’s home after he sacks Yoav Gallant. Al Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
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 - 2 days ago -
Middle East latest: Hezbollah's acting leader says the group is focused on hurting Israel
Hezbollah’s acting leader says the Lebanese militant group is focused on “hurting the enemy” by targeting Haifa and other parts of Israel, including Tel AvivWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Israel has ‘settled its account’ with Sinwar
Israel says Hamas top leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a battle with Israeli forces in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Middle East latest: Rescue workers pull 30 bodies from apartments in Lebanon after Israeli strike
Lebanon’s Civil Defense service says they have pulled 30 bodies from the rubble of an apartment building that Israel struck the night beforeWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Middle East latest: Blinken in Doha to discuss Gaza cease-fire with Qatari officials
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Doha to meet with Qatari officials who have been key mediators for Hamas, as the U.S. struggles to break the logjam of cease-fire negotiations between ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
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: 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: 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 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Iran's foreign minister visits Pakistan to discuss Middle East and bilateral ties
Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Pakistan’s capital on a two-day official visit to discuss a range of issues, including tensions in the Middle East and further improving bilateral ties, ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Middle East latest: Israel faces mounting criticism over attacks on UN peacekeepers
Israel is facing more criticism over attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in southern LebanonWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Middle East latest: Israel apologizes for strike that killed 3 Lebanese soldiers
The Israeli military has apologized for a strike that killed three Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying it is not battling the country’s military and its troops believed they were ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
Middle East latest: Hezbollah fires rockets into central Israel
Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into central Israel on Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens in the country’s most populated areas but causing no apparent damage or injuriesWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Middle East latest: Israel pounds Beirut suburb Dahiyeh with airstrikes overnight
Israel’s air force pounded Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight, though casualty numbers are not yet knownWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
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Austin calls former Israeli defense minister after Netanyahu dismissal
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, just two days after he was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Austin told Gallant that ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
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A new push to wind down the Middle East wars faces familiar challenges
The United States and other mediators are ramping up efforts to halt the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza StripWorld - ABC News - October 30
