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Israel to advance ground operations in Lebanon after striking key bridge

Israel to advance ground operations in Lebanon after striking key bridge

The Israeli military announced Sunday it was expanding its ground campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning of a lengthy operation, after Beirut condemned what it called Israel's flagrant violations of Lebanese sovereignty. Israeli forces were ordered earlier Sunday to destroy bridges they said were used by the Iran-

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - 92% of Iran missiles intercepted: Israel - Israel's military said that Iran had fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, with around 92 percent of them intercepted. - Qatar chopper crash

Iranian missiles sow panic, destruction in Israeli towns

Iranian missiles sow panic, destruction in Israeli towns

Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard "terrifying" blasts like nothing he had experienced before. An Iranian missile hit Franky's town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona -- home to a nuclear facility

'The Montana way': Missoula World War II veteran honored for service in Iwo Jima

81 years ago, teenager Ron "Rondo" Scharfe piloted a troop carrier full of Marines toward the shores of Iwo Jima amid the final stages of the Pacific Theater in World War II. But before the carrier could land, it hit an underwater obstruction, sending the ship forward. Scharfe

Iran missile fire kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank, foreign worker in Israel

Iran missile fire kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank, foreign worker in Israel

Iranian missile attacks have killed three Palestinian women in the occupied West Bank and a foreign worker in central Israel, medics said Thursday. Falling shrapnel struck a hair salon in the West Bank town of Beit Awa near Hebron late Wednesday, killing the three women, according to the Palestine Red

Pakistan and Afghanistan announce Eid 'pause' in hostilities

Pakistan and Afghanistan announce Eid 'pause' in hostilities

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a halt in fighting during celebrations for the end of Ramadan, after the deadliest strike in their escalating conflict killed hundreds in Kabul earlier this week. The governments in Islamabad and Kabul said in separate statements that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey had requested

Oscar-winner Sean Penn meets troops in frontline Ukraine

Oscar-winner Sean Penn meets troops in frontline Ukraine

US actor Sean Penn met frontline troops in Ukraine, pictures showed Wednesday, the latest appearance in a surprise tour of the war-torn country after skipping the Oscar awards ceremony on Sunday. Images published by Ukraine's 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade showed the Oscar-winner standing in front of