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Israel Intensifies Strikes in Lebanon Amid Push for Cease-Fire
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has deepened in recent days despite diplomatic efforts to move toward a temporary truce.World - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Beirut amid cease-fire push
Israel launched more airstrikes on Hezbollah targets Friday, completely leveling a building in Beirut. The strikes come after a top Iranian official committed to support Lebanon as the U.S. ...Top stories - CBS News - 8 hours ago -
Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader
The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leaderWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Israel hammers Beirut suburbs as US pushes for cease-fire
Israel hammered Beirut’s suburbs overnight with airstrikes as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Lebanon. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the head of the Israeli military's ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
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Israel Pounds Area Near Beirut Amid Signs of a Widening Offensive
Israel and Hezbollah indicated they were clashing deeper inside Lebanese territory. An escalation could undermine efforts to reach a cease-fire, as Iran’s leader signaled he supported ending the ...World - The New York Times - 11 hours ago -
Cautious optimism about Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire even as strikes continue on Beirut
Israeli forces are continuing their bombardment of Hezbollah-controlled areas of Beirut Friday with one airstrike completely flattening a building in the Lebanese capital. These strikes come as the ...Top stories - CBS News - 17 hours ago -
Qatar suspends mediation efforts amid stalled Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks
Qatar, one of the chief negotiators of a potential cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, said it will suspend its mediation efforts, according to officials. The move comes amid growing frustration ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Desperation amid search for survivors of an airstrike on a crowded area near major Beirut hospital
Rescuers continued to search for bodies under the rubble more than 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded residential area across the street from Beirut's main public hospitalWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Writing to Beirut, again
How do you write about home when words fail you?World - Financial Times - November 2 -
Biden Renewed Efforts to Reach a Cease-Fire in Gaza
Also, a power outage plunged all of Cuba into darkness. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
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Beirut rocked by fresh Israeli air strikes
At least 12 strikes were reported Saturday in Beirut in the heaviest attack Lebanon's capital saw in more than a week.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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Tensions rise in Beirut after influx of displaced people
An influx of refugees fleeing Israeli strikes risks exacerbating sectarian divisions in the Lebanese capital.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Israel pounds Beirut suburb with airstrikes overnight
The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, while three people were killed in an early morning airstrike ...Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
What Yahya Sinwar’s Death Could Mean for the Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
The killing of Hamas’s leader may allow Israel to claim victory and agree to a cease-fire, and new Hamas leadership could be more open to compromise. But neither side is likely to immediately ...World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Biden Talks to Netanyahu About Sinwar’s Death and Getting to a Cease-Fire
After arriving in Berlin for previously scheduled meetings, the president said he was sending the secretary of state to Israel in the coming days.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Biden in Germany speaks of hope of a cease-fire in Gaza after Sinwar death
President Joe Biden is on his way back to the United States from a day of meetings in Berlin, appearing alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and marking the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as ...Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Hamas says hostages won't be released without Israel cease-fire deal
Deputy Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has confirmed Yahya Sinwar's death and said the remaining Oct. 7, 2023, hostages will not be released until a cease-fire deal is reached and Israeli troops ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Hamas Says Its Demands Are Unchanged as Biden Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire
A top deputy to the killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar vowed that his “banner will not fall” and that the group would hold to its cease-fire conditions.World - The New York Times - October 19 -
Israel Steps Up Attacks Near Beirut, Despite U.S. Warnings
Israel carried out a series of strikes near the Lebanese capital on Saturday, killing two people fleeing a vehicle on a busy highway. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin warned Israel to scale back ...World - The New York Times - October 20 -
‘Seize the moment’ and secure cease-fire deal: Hostage’s parents
Parents of 23-year-old hostage Omer Neutra say now is a "window of opportunity" for a cease-fire deal.Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Families of Israeli Hostages Call on Netanyahu to Reach Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
In a televised statement, family members of people held in Gaza said the death of Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, was the moment for a cease-fire and hostage deal.World - The New York Times - October 20 -
Israeli strikes kill scores in northern Gaza, with no cease-fire in sight
Israeli strikes in northern Gaza killed scores of people this weekend, according to local officials, with the bloodshed in the enclave and continued attacks in Lebanon dimming hopes that the ...Top stories - NBC News - October 20 -
Blinken to Visit Israel in Latest Push for Gaza Cease-Fire
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is expected to depart on Monday in a renewed effort to bring calm to the region. The State Department did not say which other countries he might stop in.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Blinken arrives in Israel as U.S. looks to revive Mideast cease-fire efforts
Blinken arrives in Israel as U.S. looks to revive Mideast cease-fire effortsWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Earlier Drone Attack From Lebanon Hit Israeli Leader's Home
The disclosure comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel in a fresh push for a cease-fire.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 22 -
Blinken meets with Netanyahu, seeks to revive Israel, Hamas cease-fire negotiations
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel where he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Blinken is in the Middle East hoping to revive Israel and Hamas cease-fire negotiations. CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Blinken Meets With Netanyahu in the Latest U.S. Push for a Cease-fire in Gaza
The secretary of state urged the prime minister to “capitalize” on Yahya Sinwar’s death “by securing the release of all hostages,” a spokesman said.World - The New York Times - October 22 -
U.S. and Qatar Say Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Resume, but Offer Few Details
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said U.S. and Qatari negotiators would soon restart long-stalled negotiations, but that it remained unclear if Hamas was willing to engage.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
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.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
Israel Offered Hamas Safe Passage Out of Gaza for Hostages' Freedom
The militant group rejected the offer. Truce talks continue this weekend.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25
