US draws up draft Israel Lebanon ceasefire plan

State Department on classified document leak, Israel's objectives in Lebanon

Deputy State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel briefed reporters as the FBI confirmed it is investigating a classified document leak related to Israel's plans to respond to Iran's missile ...

Lebanese medics claim Israel is targeting them with airstrikes

A Lebanese first responder says Israeli strikes have killed eight members of his team in just a month of war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Blinken Pursues Regional Tour as Mideast Conflict Deepens

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sought to ease tensions on a visit to Israel, followed by a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh. Israel is pressing on with its military campaigns in ...

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Israel strikes Lebanon's Tyre, close to site of ancient Roman ruins

Videos showed clouds of smoke rising from a central area near a Unesco-listed archaeological site.

Hundreds of thousands displaced in Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Israel's air and ground campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah forces has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Lebanon, including refugees who escaped the war in Syria. CBS News ...

Gaza Cease-Fire Talks to Resume, but No Sign Yet That Hamas Will Take Part

Israel and the United States plan to send envoys next week to negotiations in Qatar, as the related wars in Gaza and Lebanon rage on.

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Lebanon: 'Whole neighbourhood wiped out' in Israel air strike

Fouad Hassan, who lost family in the attack on south Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood, describes how buildings were brought down on residents with no warning.

Israel accused of killing journalists in Lebanon, kids at Gaza hospital

Israel says it's targeting Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, but health officials in both places say the civilian death toll is climbing.

Lebanon says 60 killed in Israel strikes on eastern valley

The Lebanese health ministry said 58 were wounded in the Bekaa Valley, with rescue efforts under way.

Middle East crisis live: airstrikes hit Lebanon’s Baalbek and Bekaa valley after Israel issues evacuation order

The evacuation orders cover the southern Nabatieh region and eastern cities of Baalbek, Ain bourday and Durous in the Bekaa valley. Under the laws – which will not be implemented for several months ...

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Israel Demolished Hundreds of Buildings in Southern Lebanon, Videos and Satellite Images Show

At least 1,085 buildings have been destroyed or badly damaged since Israel’s invasion targeting the Hezbollah militia, including many in controlled demolitions, a New York Times analysis shows.

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US presidential election updates: Trump’s insults draw laughs at Catholic charity dinner as Harris appears remotely

Kamala Harris appeared via video for Al Smith charity dinner, where Donald Trump took aim at transgender people. Don’t miss important US election news. Get our free app and sign up for election ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Hezbollah fires missiles into Israel after IDF strikes in Lebanon, Blinken back in Israel

Hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv to try to revive stalled cease-fire negotiations, Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into northern and central Israel. ...

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