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KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel — Those who remain in the northern city of Kiryat Bialik are preparing for the worst-case scenario: a full-blown war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group just across the country’s northern border with Lebanon. Surveying the damage in Kiryat Bialik on Monday, Ilan Itach was counting his blessings that his family and home for more than 30 years had survived the attack unharmed. “The entire family is all right, but they are very afraid,” he said, adding that they had left the city to join relatives in another part of northern Israel. First responders and Israeli security forces gather amid debris and charred vehicles in Kiryat Bialik in northern Israel. “Unfortunately for us in Israel, military confrontation is part of our risk assessment.”Richard Engel and Charlotte Gardiner reported from Kiryat Bialik.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran does not seek a wider war in the Middle East and that such a conflict would have no winners. Pezeshkian’s remarks come as U.S. officials fear the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group backed by Iran. The Iranian president also slammed the United States and other Western countries for what he called double standards as they criticized Iran over human rights but ignored Israel’s “atrocities” in Gaza. President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran Nuclear Deal, on July 14, 2015. The full extent of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain unclear, though the country has maintained that its nuclear program is for civilian, not military, purposes.

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He accused Aqil and the commanders of planning to raid and occupy communities in Galilee in northern Israel. A photo taken in southern Beirut shows the remains of an exploded pager on Tuesday. Friday’s airstrike was the third Israeli airstrike on Beirut since hostilities began last year, after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. In January, an Israeli airstrike killed Saleh Al-Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’ military wing, who had been living in Beirut. In July, a second Israeli strike on Beirut killed Hezbollah’s most senior military official, Fu’ad Shukr.

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Fed expected to cut key interest rateChair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks at the U.S. Capitol in July. Bonnie Cash / Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve is poised to cut its key interest rate for the first time since the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020. But mixed signals from the economy have some Wall Street traders predicting it’s more likely that there will be a 0.5% cut. It’s for Prime members only, so you’ll have to sign up in time if you want to shop. And did you know that in addition to free shipping, members also get benefits like Prime Video and Grubhub+.

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Images of the destroyed pagers showed that they bore stickers from Taiwan-based Gold Apollo, Reuters reported. In a statement, Gold Apollo identified the other company as the Hungary-based BAC. Reached by phone on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Gold Apollo declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation. The explosions on Tuesday come amid rising concern that tensions between Israel and Lebanon could spiral into all-out war. Hsu of Gold Apollo said he also felt he had been victimized and was considering filing a lawsuit.

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