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Middle East

State Department ignored US assessments that Israel blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza: Report

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ignored assessments by the United States government agencies and officials indicating that Israel blocked Washington's aid to Gaza earlier this year, a new report has revealed, with the top American diplomat presenting a different conclusion to Congress.

Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander in Beirut

The Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Wednesday that its senior commander Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi was killed in an Israeli attack on a southern suburb of Beirut.

Biden administration delaying Israeli request to replenish munitions and missile interceptors: Report

The administration of US President Joe Biden may be slow-rolling a new Israeli request to refill its arms and munitions stockpiles, raising some questions among US officials whether or not it is trying to apply pressure on Tel Aviv to stop a full-scale offensive on Lebanon, Middle East Eye has reported.

United Nations General Assembly 2024: UN chief warns Lebanon on ‘brink’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned world leaders gathering in New York that Lebanon was on the “brink”. He made the remarks as more than 550, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli attacks in two days in the Middle Eastern country.

50 children among 558 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon: Health ministry

The death toll from the Israeli strikes on Lebanon since Monday reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women, with 1,835 wounded, health minister Firass Abiad said on Tuesday.

Lebanon must not become “another Gaza”: President Pezeshkian tells CNN

Israel’s extensive strikes on Lebanon are “a human and humanitarian crisis” that risks tipping the region into a wider conflict, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview.

In New York: President Pezeshkian calls for Gaza ceasefire

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged a cessation of the Israeli occupation and apartheid in Palestine and immediate implementation of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where Tel Aviv has been waging a deadly war for nearly one year.

Iran president expresses deep concern over Israel’s war-mongering in region

In a meeting with António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian voiced deep concern over the Israeli regime's war-mongering in West Asia.

Israel seeking to drag West Asia into a full-blown war: Iran President

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that Israel wants to drag the entire region into a full-blown war and spread insecurity and instability, which will not benefit any country.

Death toll from Israel’s strikes on Lebanon climbs to 492, deadliest day since civil war

The Israeli air raids on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, Lebanon's health ministry announced in its latest update. Thirty-five children and 58 women were among those killed, while a further 1,645 people have been injured in the attacks.

Top UN officials demand ‘end to humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza’

Senior UN officials have issued a warning about threats of wider regional escalation, demanding "an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip.

Pentagon dispatching additional troops to West Asia as tensions escalate

The United States is sending a “small number” of ground troops to West Asia as a larger war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to break out, the Pentagon has announced.

State of emergency declared in Israel until late Sept. amid tensions with Hezbollah

The Israeli government has announced a state of emergency across the occupied territories until Sept. 30 amid its escalating strikes on Lebanon and anticipated expansion of Hezbollah rocket firing toward Israel.

Lebanon says over 270 killed in Israeli strikes

Israeli air raids on southern Lebanon killed at least 247 people and wounded 1,024 on Monday, according to the country's health ministry.

Iran FM says efforts underway to start nuclear talks in New York, messages exchanged

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the Iranian delegation in New York, attending the United Nations General Assembly, is working to initiate a new round of nuclear negotiations with the other parties during this visit, and there has been a general expression of readiness for this.

Israel bombs another school in Gaza, killing 3 Palestinians

At least three Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army bombed a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza on Monday.

US doing everything possible to prevent wider war breaking out in Middle East: Biden

US President Joe Biden told reporters Sunday he remains concerned about the ongoing tensions in the Middle East amid fears that escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israel may lead to a wider regional conflict.

40,000 settlers left Israel in 2024: Report

New data show more than 40, 000 settlers have left Israel since the beginning of the year, and have never returned.

Lebanon orders school closures in areas affected by conflict

Lebanon’s education ministry has ordered school closures in areas affected by the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

At least 7 killed in Israeli attack on another Gaza school compound

At least seven people were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a school compound in Gaza one day after a similar raid in the enclave that left 22 dead.

Death toll from Israel attack on Beirut rises to 45: Lebanon health ministry

The death toll from an Israeli strike on southern Beirut that targeted several Hezbollah commanders on Friday has risen to 45, Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced Sunday.

Hezbollah says attacked deep inside Israel

Hezbollah has announced that it launched dozens of rockets at Israel’s Ramat David Airbase, east of Haifa, in response to a series of Tel Aviv's raids that killed dozens of civilians in Lebanon.

Spate of Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah may lead to ‘cessation of hostilities’: US

United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has stated that the risk of further escalation in West Asia is “acute” following the targeting of senior Hezbollah leaders and the detonation of communication devices across Lebanon.

82 people killed in Israeli strikes and device detonations in Lebanon: Health minister

At least 82 people have been killed in Lebanon over the past few days as a result of Israeli attacks and the explosion of communication devices, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad told Al Jazeera.

Over 22 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians

At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike that hit a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to the enclave ministry of health.

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