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Israel prepares to expand activity in Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah escalates

Thursday, March 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Israel continued striking Beirut on Thursday, Israel's military is preparing to expand its activity in Lebanon, Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said.The IDF issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, expanding the area in the south of Lebanon from which... Read More.

Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz intensify as Iran says it targeted commercial ships

Wednesday, March 11 by ABC News

(STRAIT OF HORMUZ) -- The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz intensified on Wednesday as the Iranian navy confirmed it targeted at least two of three ships struck by projectiles in the critical passage for the oil and shipping trades, and President Donald... Read More.

Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto, investigators searching for 2 suspects: Police

Tuesday, March 10 by ABC News

(TORONTO) -- Investigators are looking for two suspects and clues after shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Tuesday morning.There were people inside the building at the time, but no one was injured, Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said.... Read More.

‘Criminal explosion’ strikes synagogue in Belgium, official says

Monday, March 9 by ABC News

(PARIS) -- A "criminal explosion" struck a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège at around 4 a.m. local time on Monday in a "violent act of antisemitism," a local government spokeswoman confirmed to ABC News.The explosion caused "material damage" but there were no... Read More.

Israel batters suburbs of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah amid war with Iran

Friday, March 6 by ABC News

(BEIRUT) -- Intense bombardments continue to hit the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, as Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah in a wave of attacks that began midnight local time Friday.At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been wounded in... Read More.

Israel hits Beirut with strikes as Iran’s proxy force in Lebanon opens up a 2nd front in widening conflict

Thursday, March 5 by ABC News

(BEIRUT) -- Israeli strikes continued to bombard Lebanon's capital on Thursday morning, as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran widens, further embroiling Iran's proxy force in Lebanon, Hezbollah.The Israeli military issued a number of evacuation warnings for parts of Beirut and huge swathes of southern... Read More.

IAEA warns it ‘cannot rule out’ possible radiological release from Iran strikes

Monday, March 2 by ABC News

(VIENNA, Austria) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Monday that the possibility of radiological release due to U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran can't be ruled out.Speaking before the Board of Governors at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano... Read More.

Trump admin told congressional staff that intel suggested Iran wasn’t preparing to launch preemptive strike

Monday, March 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings on Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the United States interests, four people familiar with the briefing told ABC News.The officials said there... Read More.

Iran forms interim leadership council as President Pezeshkian resurfaces

Sunday, March 1 by ABC News

(LONGDON) -- The interim leadership council of Iran has been formed following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, Iranian state TV reported Sunday.The interim leadership council will include Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary and Ayatollah Alireza... Read More.

Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes

Sunday, March 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of students at an Iranian all-girls elementary school were among those killed during the U.S. and Israeli military strikes throughout the country Saturday morning, officials in Iran claimed.The country's leaders and state TV said 85 people who were at the... Read More.

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