The U.S. and others have been pressing for years for an end to the political deadlock in Lebanon to no avail. The country’s sectarian power-sharing system has always been prone to stalemate.
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At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers
Thursday’s strikes followed a year of tit-for-tat exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel that boiled over into all-out war in recent weeks.
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Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades.
Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, has killed more than 41,000 people, a little over half of them women and children.
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Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 19 people
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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe.
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Israel expands its bombardment of Lebanon as thousands flee widening war
In less than 2 weeks, at least 1,400 Lebanese have been killed and 1.2 million driven from their homes as a result of Israel’s attacks.
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Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive
Israelis strikes in Lebanon have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his top commanders. Hundreds more airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon since mid-September have killed more than 1,000 people.
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After pressing Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, Biden administration shifts its message
Just a week after calling urgently for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to avoid the possibility of all-out war in the Middle East, the administration has shifted its message as Israel presses ahead with ground incursions in Lebanon.
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Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
The two countries have fought a shadow war for years, but rarely have they come into direct conflict.
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Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
The military said in a brief announcement that it has begun a ‘limited, localized’ operation against Hezbollah targets near the Israel-Lebanon border.