US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday and discussed Israel’s operations in Lebanon and the humanitarian situation in Gaza after a letter earlier this week to Israel from Washington that urged improvement of Gaza’s humanitarian...

The death toll from Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Lebanon since Oct. 8, 2023 has surged to 2,367 with 17 more civilians killed in the past 24 hours, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Wednesday. A ministry statement said that 17 people were killed and 182 others injured in Israeli attacks...

Israel will not stop fighting a now weakened Hezbollah before it can safely return its citizens to their homes near the Lebanese border and any ceasefire negotiations will be held “under fire”, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday. “Hezbollah is in great distress,”...

Israel’s military launched strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, official Lebanese media reported, as Hezbollah fought Israeli soldiers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no mercy for the militant group. The premier’s pledge on Monday came a day after a drone attack by the...