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First responders stand next to a crater where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)
November 26, 2024, 4:30 pm
Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire in war with Hezbollah
The deal — which would be the longest ceasefire Israel has agreed to since Hamas invaded from Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023 — signals a new phase in Israel’s multi-front war.
By Ron Kampeas
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Visit to Israel. May 19-20, 2024 (Photo via U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
November 26, 2024, 10:14 am
US seeking to leverage Lebanon ceasefire for Gaza deal
U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East was heading to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss using an Israel-Hezbollah truce as a "catalyst" to end hostilities with Hamas.
By JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on April 17, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/ GPO)
November 25, 2024, 4:18 pm
Israel set to okay 60-day Lebanon truce Tuesday, but pledges to act against Hezbollah
Threat of US action at UN played into Jerusalem’s decision-making, says official, asserting that, even if reluctantly, ministers will get in line behind cessation of hostilities
By Lazar Berman
Remnants of a Kfar Aza home that was destroyed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. (Photo by Rabbi Seth Adelson)
November 18, 2024, 11:59 am
Unsealing secret Hamas papers, families of October 7 victims sue Iran in US court
Documents include itemized list of payments made by Iran to Hamas leaders over several years, discussions of mutual defense agreement between Palestinian terror group, Tehran, proxies
By ToI Staff
The aftermath of a rocket strike near Metula, October 31, 2024 (Screen grab via Channel 12 used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 31, 2024, 9:49 am
5 killed, one seriously wounded in direct Hezbollah rocket strike near Metula
Strike hit apple orchard where the men were working; IDF issues evacuation orders in Lebanon’s Baalbek ahead of strikes
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech on October 30, 2024. (Screenshot)
October 30, 2024, 3:40 pm
New Hezbollah chief threatens Netanyahu, but opens door for ceasefire in first speech
Naim Qassem vows to follow in Nasrallah’s footsteps, says terror group could fight on for months; says Hezbollah ‘won’t beg’ for truce, but doesn’t explicitly link one to Gaza
By By Gianluca Pacchiani, Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, June 26, 2024. (Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
October 28, 2024, 12:06 pm
‘Daddy was a member of Hezbollah. He brought that danger, evil into their home,’ Fetterman says
The pro-Israel Pennsylvania senator told an interviewer that it was the Hezbollah terrorist's fault that his child was killed bringing him his pager.
By JNS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on July 28, 2024. (Haim Zach/GPO)
October 21, 2024, 1:08 pm
After Sinwar’s death, Israel pursues parallel hostage deals, one small and one broad
Security cabinet debates spy chief’s efforts to free 5 hostages in exchange for 2-week ceasefire; timing of Iran strike not set, as Israel expects series of back-and-forth attacks
By Lazar Berman
IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi (left) speaks to troops in southern Lebanon in a picture released on October 18, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)
October 19, 2024, 8:48 pm
Hezbollah drone targets Netanyahu’s Caesarea home; he says ‘agents of Iran tried to assassinate me’
No one hurt; PM and wife were not at home; unconfirmed foreign reports claim house sustained minor damage; no sirens sounded; PM says those behind attack ‘made a bitter mistake’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The US military returns a THAAD missile defense system from Israel to its home base, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File)
October 13, 2024, 7:24 pm
US confirms plans to send missile defense battery, troops to operate it, to Israel
Pentagon says deployment of THAAD system, associated crew of US military personnel, to Israel to help bolster air defenses following Iran’s unprecedented ballistic missile attacks
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and AP
United Hatzalah first responders at the site of a drone strike on the Binyamina area in Israel, Oct. 13, 2024. (Credit: United Hatzalah.)
October 13, 2024, 6:27 pm
Over 60 wounded as Hezbollah drone strikes northern Israel
Three people were in critical condition; no sirens were triggered prior to the attack.
By JNS
Magen David Adom emergency medical crews arrive at the scene of a rocket impact in the Haifa area on Oct. 9, 2024. (Credit: MDA)
October 9, 2024, 1:52 pm
Two killed in Kiryat Shmona, several hurt in Haifa as Hezbollah rockets batter north
Military says 3 troops seriously wounded in southern Lebanon fighting, but touts drone strike on operatives who killed paratrooper last week
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with troops in northern Israel, September 30, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry)
September 30, 2024, 7:43 pm
IDF says troops launched limited ground raids of Hezbollah sites across northern border
Incursion said aimed at removing Hezbollah infrastructure along border
By Jacob Magid
People listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on November 3, 2023 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
September 28, 2024, 9:15 pm
Israel kills Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah
It is the latest Israeli assassination of a terror group leader and a pivotal development in the escalating conflict on Israel’s northern border.
By Ben Sales
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters, New York City, Sept. 27, 2024. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
September 27, 2024, 5:52 pm
Netanyahu vows in UN speech to fight on in Lebanon and Gaza
The Israeli leader’s speech Friday to the U.N. General Assembly came as Israel hit a key Hezbollah target in Beirut.
By Ron Kampeas
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