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Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week?
In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
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Hundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel's strikes shake Beirut
Hundreds of families displaced from Beirut’s southern suburbs after the area was pummeled overnight by the heaviest Israeli airstrikes in nearly a year of limited conflict are sleeping in public squares and beaches or in their cars in the city center.
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What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah
The past week has seen a dizzying escalation in the nearly yearlong conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. First came exploding pagers and walkie-talkies that maimed Hezbollah fighters and civilians around Lebanon and were blamed on Israel. Hezbollah’s leader vowed to retaliate. On Friday, the militant group launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel. Early Sunday, Hezbollah fired more than...
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Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse.
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Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill 492
The increasing strikes and counterstrikes have raised fears of all-out war, even as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza and tries to negotiate the release of scores of hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Hezbollah has vowed to continue its strikes in solidarity with Hamas, a fellow Iran-backed militant group.
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‘People are trying to avoid everything': Lebanon shaken by device attacks
In Beirut, some said they were not going to work, while some parents kept their schoolchildren at home, fearful that more devices might explode.
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Walkie-talkie firm probes link to 2nd wave of Lebanon blasts as Israel declares ‘new phase' of war
The stunning attacks against walkie-talkies and pagers have killed at least 32 people, left Hezbollah in disarray and taken the Middle East to the brink of all-out war.
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Second wave of device explosions reported in Lebanon
Explosions went off one day after pager bombings were reported in the country.
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A wave of deadly walkie-talkie explosions sweeps Lebanon day after widespread pager attack
More device explosions were reported across Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after pagers belonging to Hezbollah members detonated across the country, killing at least 14 people and injuring nearly 3,000, state media reported.
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Who made the exploding pagers? A messy global trail emerges behind deadly Lebanon blasts
Gold Apollo said Hungary-based BAC was licensed to use its brand in certain regions, as the militant group Hezbollah said there would be a “severe reckoning” over the blasts.
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Exploding pagers in Lebanon kill 9 people, injure more than 2,700
Authorities in Lebanon said that nine people were killed and at least 2,700, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across the country.
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Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria. At least 9 dead, thousands injured
Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people – including an 8-year-old girl — and wounding several thousand, officials said. They blamed Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack.
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Gunman attempts attack on US Embassy in Beirut, is captured by Lebanese forces
A gunman was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a shootout outside the U.S. Embassy outside Beirut on Wednesday morning, the military said.
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2 horses trapped in mud for several hours in Lebanon rescued by 40 people
Forty people worked together to rescue two horses that had been trapped in the mud for hours in Lebanon on Saturday.
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2 horses trapped in mud for several hours in Lebanon rescued by 40 people
Forty people worked together to rescue two horses that had been trapped in the mud for hours in Lebanon on Saturday. Firefighters received a call around 2 p.m. about two horses stuck in the mud behind a farm. Crews determined the horses were stuck about 3/4 of a mile into the woods in a swampy area. Resources from the Durham…
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Terry Anderson, AP reporter taken hostage in Lebanon in 1985 and held for more than 6 years, has died
Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages, has died.
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Tractor-trailer rollover closes Route 16 in Lebanon for extended period
A tractor-trailer rollover has closed Route 16 in Lebanon on Saturday and the area is expected to be closed for an extended period of time. Troopers responded to Route 16, also known as Lebanon Avenue, around 7:30 a.m. Firefighters said a tractor-trailer rolled over and hit guardrails and a power pole. The driver of the tractor-trailer was transported to an…
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Woman killed in crash on Route 2 in Lebanon
A woman has died after a crash on Route 2 in Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon. State police said 51-year-old Danielle Helen Tessier, of Providence, Rhode Island, was driving a 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio on Route 2 East, near exit 22, just after 3 p.m. when she went off the road and hit a bridge abutment. Tessier died at the scene,…
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Route 2 East closed in Lebanon due to serious car crash
Route 2 East is closed in Lebanon as crews respond to a rollover crash with serious injuries, according to state police. Fire officials said they are responding to the area of exit 22 for a motor vehicle crash. They say traffic is being diverted off the exit. The crash was reported a little after 3:30 p.m. Troopers said serious injuries…
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After School Satan Club holds first meeting at Lebanon Elementary School
A club raising eyebrows in Lebanon wrapped up its first meeting Friday. The After School Satan Club met at Lebanon Elementary School. It has drawn support, criticism and even possible legal action. “We had a great turnout. We had a lot of parents that hung around just for the first meeting to kind of see what the kids are doing,”…