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WEBExclusive: Hezbollah suspicions forced Israel to expedite Lebanon pager attack. It was not Israel’s preferred course of action to detonate the pagers ahead of a full-scale war with Hezbollah, but security officials made an 11th-hour decision after at least two Hezbollah members suspected something was amiss with the devices.
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WEB3 hours ago · Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah promised retaliation for Israeli operations on Tuesday and Wednesday that have killed 37 people, 20 of them Hezbollah members, and left over 3,400 injured. In a televised speech on Thursday, Nasrallah called the Israeli operation a “massacre” and a “declaration of war.”
Lebanon device blasts: what we know about deadly attacks
WEB8 hours ago · Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in unprecedented attacks this week, killing 32 people and wounding more than 3,000 others.The blasts spanning two days have dealt a significant blow to the Iran-backed militant group, which blamed its arch-foe Israel for the attacks and vowed revenge.Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is set to address the nation ...
Live Updates: Lebanon death toll rises to 37 and 3,000+ injured …
WEB5 hours ago · A second round of explosions hit Lebanon on Wednesday, with thousands of hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonating across the country. Wednesday's explosions have killed at least 20 people and injured more than 450, according to …
Why is Israel focusing on border with Lebanon? - Al-Monitor
WEB2 hours ago · A series of deadly explosions targeting Hezbollah members this week in Lebanon came only days after Israel announced plans to expand its war in Gaza to its northern border with Lebanon.Hezbollah and its main backer Iran have blamed Israel for the blasts, but Israeli officials have neither confirmed nor denied responsibility.The explosions have raised the likelihood of full-scale war with ...
Turkey accuses Israel of expanding Gaza war to Lebanon
WEB8 hours ago · Turkey on Thursday accused Israel of seeking to expand the war in Gaza to Lebanon with the "alarming" wave of deadly explosions that swept though Hezbollah strongholds. "The escalation in the region is alarming," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on state-run TRT television. "We see Israel mounting its attacks towards Lebanon step by step."The blasts have killed 32 people in two days ...
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WEBSep 6, 2024 · China's BYD, world's biggest EV maker, invests $1B in Turkish plant. In a post on the social media platform X on Monday, Turkey’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz confirmed that BYD is expected to begin production of vehicles in the new factory at the end of 2026 and that the facility will provide around 5,000 direct jobs. Turkey.
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WEBIsraeli forces were operating Tuesday in the northern West Bank, a week into military raids in the occupied territory that the Palestinian health ministry said killed at least 30. In the latest bloodshed, two Palestinian men were killed in "Israeli aggression on the Dhnaba suburb, east of Tulkarem", the Ramallah-based ministry said in a statement.
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WEB5 days ago · Serdar Yektas, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Workers Party's armed wing, told Al-Monitor that Turkey’s use of its home-manufactured drones has drastically changed the nature of the conflict between them. By Amberin Zaman. In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture.
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WEB2 days ago · A renewed feud between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister could throw a wrench into the mission of Biden's envoy Amos Hochstein as he arrives in Israel to avert a full-blown Israel-Hezbollah war.