MIDEAST WARS

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Middle East latest: 3 media staffers are killed in Lebanon

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies.

An Israeli airstrike on a journalist compound kills 3 TV staffers, Lebanon’s state news says

Israel and UN are maneuvering fraught but fundamental ties during Middle East wars

Sri Lanka says 3 locals were arrested over a possible attack on Israel tourists

Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume

Oct. 7 ANNIVERSARY

Born on Oct. 7, Ali’s first year has played out against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war

Ali Al-Taweel was born on Oct. 7, 2023, as Israeli warplanes started to pound the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ surprise cross-border attack on southern Israel.

One year in, war is part of everyday life and the national mood in Israel

A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms

Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades

A year later, Israeli survivors reflect on the lingering toll of Oct. 7

She fought for her life as a hostage in Gaza. A year later, she’s fighting for her husband’s freedom

Video captures Israeli strike destroys Beirut building

The building stood in a heavily trafficked area across the street from a large park, which has become a refuge for many displaced families from across Lebanon. (AP video shot by Mohammad Anouty and Hussein Saneh)

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Blinken departs for Saudi Arabia, says Israel needs to pursue an ‘enduring strategic success’

Israel’s war on Gaza has set development back nearly 70 years, UN says

WHO and partners transfer critical patients to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war

Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants

Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide observe a holiday meant for joy

Blinken urges Israel to seek enduring deal, as officials say a limited cease-fire has been discussed

Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate

Israel-Hezbollah war

Massive displacement from Israel-Hezbollah war transforms Beirut’s famed commercial street

Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate

Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead

Images capture exact moments an Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut

Desperation amid search for survivors of an airstrike on a crowded area near major Beirut hospital

Lebanon’s national carrier braves Israeli airstrikes

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group’s next leader

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

A drone targets the Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah

Israel unearths Hezbollah’s web of tunnels in southern Lebanon

UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon staying put despite Israeli warnings to move

AP EXPLAINS

What is the Hezbollah-linked financial institution Israel is targeting in Lebanon?

What’s next for Hamas after its leader Yahya Sinwar’s death?

Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?

Who is Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah?

Takeaways from AP’s report on the destruction in Gaza a year into the war

What’s next for oil and gas prices as Middle East tensions heat up?

How many US troops are in the Middle East?

Israel’s multilayered air-defense system passes another test in fending off Iranian missile strike

Who was longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?

An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws

Taliban officials in Afghanistan’s south have banned all media from showing images of living things to comply with the Taliban’s morality laws.

Middle East latest: Blinken in Doha to discuss Gaza cease-fire with Qatari officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Doha to meet with Qatari officials who have been key mediators for Hamas, as the U.S. struggles to break the logjam of cease-fire negotiations between Israel and the militant group.

Middle East latest: Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as projectiles are intercepted near Blinken’s hotel

Air raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv early as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to end a visit.

Russia and Iran may fuel violent post-election protests in the US, intelligence officials warn

Intelligence officials warn that Russia and Iran may encourage violent protests in the United States after next month’s election.

It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild if it remains under a blockade, UN report says

United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas.

Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says

A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia.

US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC

An Iranian military official has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil.