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Lebanese state media said the Israeli army dynamited houses in Lebanese border villages on Saturday, more than a month into its war with Hezbollah.The official National News Agency said "the army of the Israeli enemy has since dawn blown up and destroyed houses" in the border village of Adaisseh.The NNA also reported "large explosions" in the border village of Kfar Kila, saying the blasts were heard across the south as columns of smoke rose above the area.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon state media says Israel army blows up houses in border village

Until last week, when the IDF uncovered the tunnel, this home would have been the launching pad for an October 7-style attack against Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ‘In the belly of a Hezbollah tunnel’: IDF uncovers extensive tunnel near Israeli border

Sabahi had served as the Imam of Kharameh for ten years before returning to Kazeroun in November 2019.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iranian Imam shot dead in Kazeroun attack in third such killing since 1979

At a recent rally in Michigan, Trump condemned Harris for attending a high-profile campaign event with pop star Beyoncé in Houston, Texas.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Trump slams Harris for partying with Beyoncé amid Israel-Iran tensions, questions US leadership

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that "painful concessions" would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country's war aims. "Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations alone... to realise our moral duty to bring our hostages home, we will have to make painful concessions," Gallant said, in a speech marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Defence minister urges Israel make concessions to free Gaza hostages

Since war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah, the famed Palmyra Hotel in east Lebanon's Baalbek has been without visitors, but long-time employee Rabih Salika refuses to leave -- even as bombs drop nearby.The hotel, which was built in 1874, once welcomed renowned guests including former French President Charles de Gaulle and American singer Nina Simone.Overlooking a large archaeological complex encompassing the ruins of an ancient Roman town, the Palmyra has kept its doors open through several conflicts and years of economic collapse.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: War casts shadow over Lebanon's ancient Baalbek

Lebanon's health ministry said at least eight people were killed and 25 others wounded Sunday in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Sidon, where an AFP correspondent said a building was targeted.The strike hit a densely-populated area in a Sidon suburb that saw an influx of families displaced from areas further south.It was the first strike there since the Israel-Hezbollah war erupted last month."The Israeli enemy's raid on Haret Saida resulted in a... toll of eight killed," the health ministry said, revising an earlier toll of two dead.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon says 8 killed in Israel strike near coastal city of Sidon

The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria denied links to a deadly attack near Ankara claimed by Kurdish PKK militants, after Turkish strikes on Kurd-held Syria killed more than a dozen people in retaliation.Turkey carried out air strikes against targets linked to Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after Wednesday's shooting and suicide attack that killed five people at a defence firm near the Turkish capital.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syria Kurd force denies links to Ankara attack as Turkey strikes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that what he called Israel's "precise and powerful" strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country's forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon.The previous day's strikes by Israeli planes on military targets in Iran had fed fears that the Middle East was spiralling towards an ever wider conflict and triggered global calls for restraint.An emergency UN Security Council meeting will take place on Monday at Iran's request, with Tehran calling for it to condemn the strikes.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu declares Iran strike a success as Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza

The resistance of the Tikva forum to a deal and to negotiation with Hamas is at odds with the opinions of many hostage families and with the stance of the Hostage Family Forum.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Tikva forum demands Netanyahu meeting, calls for no negotiation with Hamas