The Latest | US-built pier in Gaza up and running again after setbacks
The U.S. military-built pier in Gaza is up and running again after being detached for a second time last week because of rough seas, according to Cyprus officials Thursday.
Political news from Lebanon
Hezbollah leader warns Israel of war with 'no red lines,' threatens Cyprus
The leader of Hezbollah has vowed a fight with "no rules and with no red lines" if full-out war erupts between the Lebanese militant group and Israel, warning Cyprus against getting mired in the conflict. Lebanon and Israel have regularly traded cross-border fire since the start of the Jewish state's war against Palestinian militant group Hamas — which, like Hezbollah, is backed by Iran — in the Gaza Strip. Fire exchanges have intensified since an Israeli airstrike last week killed a senior Hezbollah commander, Taleb Sami Abdullah, along with three other group operatives. In a televised speech at the official's memorial service on Wednesday, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said: "Israel knows very
A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?
ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The combat markings emblazoned on the F/A-18 fighter jet tell the story: 15 missiles and six drones, painted in black just below the cockpit windshield.
The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group warns archenemy Israel against wider war
Lebanon’s Hezbollah has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, the militant group's leader warned on Wednesday.
U.S. says it doesn't know what Netanyahu is talking about after he attacks Biden for 'withholding weapons'
The United States says it has no idea what the Israeli prime minister is talking about.
Israel warns Lebanon of prospect of ‘all-out war’ as U.S. seeks to de-escalate hostilities
Israel's army approved an offensive against Lebanon after a spike in cross-border fire, as talk of "all-out war" stoked concerns over the Gaza conflict spiraling into the broader Middle East. "Operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved and validated, and decisions were taken on the continuation of increasing the readiness of troops in the field" by commanders of the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli military said Tuesday night, without disclosing whether the initiative would involve mobilizing troops into the neighboring nation. Israel and Hezbollah, which controls much of Lebanon, have been trading fire since October in parallel with the Jewish nation's war campaign against Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Both Hamas and Hezbollah benefit from Iranian patronage, and the Lebanese group claims sol
The Latest | A top US diplomat visits Beirut after attacks across Israel-Lebanon border intensify
Amos Hochstein, senior advisor to United States President Joe Biden, met with officials in Beirut on Tuesday in an effort to find a diplomatic solution to head off a larger war.
Israel warns of 'devastating consequences' as spike in fire with Lebanon risks wider conflict
A senior U.S. adviser will travel to Israel in a bid to cool rising tensions at the Lebanon border, where recent rains of missiles have reignited the risk of a broader conflict between the Jewish nation and Iran-backed militia. Over the past week, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has ramped up hostilities and cross-border missile attacks against targets in northern Israel, according to Israel Defense Forces and the Hezbollah-aligned al-Manar news outlet. It comes amid a ramp-up in attacks by Hezbollah in recent weeks following repeat offensives against its neighbor since October. The group is aligned with the similarly Iran-backed Palestinian militant organization Hamas, although Tehran denies that it commands these di