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The Israeli army on Wednesday told residents of two neighborhoods in Beirut's southern suburbs to leave immediately, as Hezbollah's new leader Naim Qassem delivered a speech.
"You are located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, against which the Israel Defense Forces (military) will act in the near future," army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that included a map of the areas in question.
Full StoryLebanon said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint with the United Nations' labor agency over deadly attacks on communication devices across the country in September, which it blames on Israel.
Lebanese Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram called the attack an "egregious war against humanity, against technology, against work", saying his country had filed the complaint with the International Labor Organization in Geneva.
Full StoryRussia said Wednesday it had "no illusions" about a second Donald Trump administration but would work with him and seek to achieve its "goals" in Ukraine when he takes office.
"We are under no illusions about the American President-elect," Moscow's foreign ministry said in a statement. It added it will "work with" a new U.S. administration and prioritize achieving its "set goals" in Ukraine, saying its conditions on ending the conflict "are unchanged and are well known in Washington".
Full StorySirens blared across northern and central Israel on Wednesday, including in the populous metropolitan area of Tel Aviv, as Hezbollah launched 10 rockets towards Israel.
Hezbollah said it fired missiles at an Israeli military base near the country’s main international airport on Wednesday, the first such attack in more than a month of war.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday congratulated "President Donald Trump", saying he was ready to work with the U.S. vote frontrunner "with respect and ambition" like "we managed to do for four years".
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday congratulated Donald Trump, who claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election, calling it "history's greatest comeback" and a new beginning in the U.S.-Israel alliance.
Full StoryIsrael's newly appointed Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed on Tuesday to defeat Israel's enemies and achieve the goals of the wars with Hamas and Hezbollah.
"We will work together to lead the defense establishment to victory over our enemies and to achieve the goals of the war: the return of all hostages... the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the containment of Iranian aggression and the safe return of the residents of the north and south to their homes," Katz said on X.
Full StoryLebanese rescuers pulled 30 bodies out of the rubble after a late night Israeli strike on an apartment building in the town of Barja, Lebanon's Civil Defense service said Wednesday as the Mideast wars press on with no signs of abating.
It remained unclear if there were any survivors or bodies still trapped under the rubble following the Tuesday night airstrike, which came without warning. There was no statement from the Israeli military and the strike's intended target also was unknown.
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An Israeli strike hit a Syrian town near the border with Lebanon on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, less than a week after deadly strikes on the same area.
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Lebanese state media reported a strike on an apartment in the Jiye coastal area south of Beirut on Tuesday, more than a month into the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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