World Powers Push Aid, Ceasefire for Lebanon Amid ‘Destructive Storm’
By John Irish and Maya Gebeily
PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker prime minister pleaded in Paris on Thursday for support for his nation's army which would help secure any ceasefire, but a low-level U.S. presence...
Israeli Defence Minister: After We Strike Iran, World Will Understand Our Preparations
JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that after Israel strikes in Iran, the world will understand the preparations that went into such an operation.
"After we attack in Iran, they will understand...
Senior Hamas Official Arrives in Russia, State Media Reports
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A senior member of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, Mousa Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow on a planned visit, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic...
Israel Arrests Seven Jerusalem Residents Over Alleged Iran Assassination Plot
By Jonathan Saul
JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel's security forces have arrested seven Jerusalem residents over allegations they were planning to assassinate Israeli officials and carry out other attacks on behalf of Iran's intelligence service, the Shin...
Israel Confirms Death of Lebanon Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine
By Humeyra Pamuk, Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the heir apparent to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed last month in an...
FBI Probing Leak of US Intel on Israel’s Attack Plans for Iran
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the public disclosure of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, the bureau said on Tuesday.
"The FBI is investigating the...
Blinken Heads to Middle East for New Ceasefire Push as Israel Strikes Beirut
By Humeyra Pamuk and Timour Azhari
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East on Monday to launch another push for an elusive ceasefire, seeking to revive negotiations to end the...
Hezbollah Says It Fires Volley of Rockets Into Israel
By Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hezbollah said it had fired rockets at two bases near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and one west of Haifa on Tuesday morning just hours...
US ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Intelligence Leak About Israel’s Iran Strike Plans
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The United States remains "deeply concerned" about the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, the White House said on Monday.
There...
Israel Busts Spy Ring Acting for Iran, Security Services Say
By Jonathan Saul
JERUSALEM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Israel's security services have broken up a spy ring that was gathering information on behalf of Iranian intelligence in the latest attempt by Tehran to recruit Israelis for espionage, the Shin Bet...
