Military deployments are depleting the workforce, while the death toll devastates families and communities.
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U.S., France and others call for immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel, Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday. Hisforeign minister says there will be no cease-fire in the north, vowing to continue the fighting there ‘with full force until victory.’
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What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
The United Nations said more than 90,000 Lebanese people have been displaced in recent days.
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Israeli army chief says military is preparing for possible ground invasion of Lebanon
The military has said it had no immediate plans for such an invasion, but Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi told Israeli troops Wednesday that the latest airstrikes were designed to ‘prepare the ground for your possible entry.’
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Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Health Ministry says more than 560 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since Monday.
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Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel
The overnight rocket barrage was in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed dozens.
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Israeli airstrike on Beirut kills a top Hezbollah military official as Lebanon reports 14 died
The attacks have heightened fears that the cross-border exchanges of fire will escalate into all-out war.
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Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
An Associated Press journalist witnessed Israeli soldiers push three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
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Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel
While it’s doubtful the Senate would pass the measures, the move is designed to send a message to the Netanyahu regime that its war effort is eroding longtime bipartisan support for Israel.
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Hezbollah hit by wave of exploding pagers, killing at least 9 and injuring thousands
The group says it’s holding Israel ‘fully responsible for this criminal aggression.’