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White House warns against ‘escalation’ in Middle East after Lebanon blasts
Date: 2024-09-19 06:17:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10876678
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - The White House has warned all sides against escalation in the Middle East after two days of blasts in Lebanon, widely attributed to Israel, on hand-held devices targeting militant group Hezbollah, The Straits Times ....
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Israel notified US ahead of Tuesday’s Lebanon operation but gave no details of what was planned, sources say
Date: 2024-09-19 06:11:51 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10876679
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - Israeli officials notified the US that the country was going to carry out an operation in Lebanon on Tuesday but did not give any details about what they were planning, according to three sources familiar with the ....
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Hungary denies links to pager devices that exploded in Lebanon
Date: 2024-09-18 20:32:32 GMT - Hungary - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10876442
BUDAPEST, Sept 18 (MENA) - A Hungarian government official on Wednesday denied any connection between a Budapest-based firm and exploding pagers used in an attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon yesterday, following reports of a link to the company, ....
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Death toll of pager explosions in Lebanon rises to 9
Date: 2024-09-18 17:04:55 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10876310
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (MENA) - The death toll of explosions of wireless communication devices in Lebanon rose to 9, while there are more than 300 others injured. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health ....
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Israel detains 30 Palestinians from different parts in West Bank
Date: 2024-09-18 09:50:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10875277
RAMALLAH, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained at least 30 people, including a child and former detainees, in the occupied West Bank during the last 24 hours, WAFA reported. The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission and the ....
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White House declines to comment on explosion of pagers in Lebanon
Date: 2024-09-18 09:08:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10875283
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - The White House declined to comment on the explosion of hundreds of pager communications devices belonging to Hezbollah members in Lebanon on Tuesday. It underscored the necessity of the diplomatic solution to the ....
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UN's General assembly mulls over resolution demanding end of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land within 12 months
Date: 2024-09-18 07:38:32 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10875112
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - In an emergency special session that resumed Wednesday, the General Assembly of the United Nations began its consideration of a draft resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory within 12 ....
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Harris says Israel must not reoccupy Gaza and calls for end to war
Date: 2024-09-18 06:33:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10875019
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said Israel must not reoccupy the Gaza Strip when the nearly year-old war on Gaza ends, The National reported. Ms Harris told the ....
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Israel didn't tell Washington before Hezbollah pager attack - US officials
Date: 2024-09-17 22:20:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10874946
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - Israel did not inform the Biden administration ahead of its intelligence operation that included exploding thousands of Hezbollah members' pager devices, two US officials said Tuesday. The explosions killed at least ....
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Washington not involved in pager explosions in Lebanon - US State Department
Date: 2024-09-17 22:17:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10874869
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the US was not involved in the recent pager explosions in Lebanon. “The US was not aware of this incident in advance, and at this point, we’re gathering ....