Under his leadership, Hezbollah, funded by Iran, became one of the most powerful militias in the Middle East, boasting a military force stronger even than the Lebanese army.
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Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon
In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is “winning” and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.
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Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.
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Over 90,000 people in Lebanon had to flee Israel’s bombardments this week
With Israel and Hezbollah locked in the fiercest fighting in decades, many Lebanese have taken refuge in schools, hotels and other shelters.
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Israel’s strikes in Lebanon kill more than 180 people, Lebanese officials say
Fighting is escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border in one of the deadliest days of nearly a year of conflict in the region.
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Israel fires an airstrike in Lebanon’s capital in the latest fighting with Hezbollah
The attack came hours after Hezbollah fired 140 rockets at northern Israel and follows this week’s deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members.
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Tracking the exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah
Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.
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Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, causing nearly 3,000 casualties
Lebanese officials say Israel is to blame for the explosions. Hezbollah members had turned to pagers, believing they were more secure than phones. Israel has declined to comment.
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War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling
The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.
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What is Hezbollah and why did Israel launch an airstrike into Beirut?
Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire for months now. Tuesday’s strike in Beirut will further stir international fears of a wider regional war.
