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☆ How to cope with post-Election Day stress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Just as in 2020, now is a good time to pause and analyze your physical and emotional stress. “How we view our stress actually matters to our health,” said Dr. Cynthia Ackrill, a stress management expert and former editor for Contentment magazine, produced by the American Institute of Stress. Deep, slow belly breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system to counteract stress signs such as an elevated heart rate and a burst of adrenaline. “Everyone needs regular practices to notice when stress is taking hold and a (tool belt) of ways to deal with it. “Because the election hype has been so divisive, it can strain our relationships, especially with those who don’t share our viewpoints,” she said.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Cynthia Ackrill, ” Ackrill, Cortland Dahl, Ackrill, “, Don’t, Tania Israel, ” Israel, Israel, Caroline Hopper, ” Hopper Organizations: CNN, House, American Institute of, University of California, “ Media, Citizenship &, The Aspen Institute, Aspen Institute Locations: “, Santa Barbara

Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem CNN —If his first term in the White House is any indication, President-elect Donald Trump is likely to keep the Middle East high on his agenda. But the Middle East has changed significantly since he left office in 2021, and all regional actors are keenly watching how the new president will navigate these shifts. Here’s how Trump’s election could affect key players in the Middle East:Israel and the PalestiniansEnding the wars in Gaza and Lebanon and integrating Israel in the Middle East are likely to be at the top of the president-elect’s Middle East agenda, analysts said. “When the war will be over, you’ll need a real restart in the Middle East,” and Trump will be the best person to bring about a “new Middle East,” Bismuth added. Nadav Shtrauchler, a political strategist who has worked closely with Netanyahu, said Trump’s election sends a message to Israel’s enemies in Iran.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN —, Donald Trump, Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Fatemeh Mohajerani, “ Netanyahu, ”, Mustafa Barghouti, Alon Pinkas, “, ” Pinkas, Joe Biden’s, Pinkas, ” Trump, Evan Vucci, Netanyahu, haven’t, Biden, Boaz, Trump’s, Nadav, Yoav Gallant, Harris, ” Shtrauchler, Qasem Soleimani, Ali Vaez, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Atta Kenare, – Israel, …, ” Vaez, –, “ Trump, Vaez, Jamal Khashoggi, Hasan Alhasan, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mandel Ngan, ” Alhasan, “ They’re, CNN’s Dana Karni, Irene Nasser, Eyad Kourdi Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Jewish, White House, America, Saudi, United Arab, Trump, Palestinian National Initiative, CNN, West Bank, Palm Beach Convention, Israel, Likud, Abraham Accords, Islamic, Iran Project, Crisis, Biden, Getty, US, Washington Post, Middle, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Saudi Arabia's Crown, White, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO, –, Hamas Locations: Abu Dhabi, Jerusalem, Saudi, Iran, Israel, America, United Arab Emirates, UAE, East, Gaza, Lebanon, Israeli, Palm Beach, Florida, Syria, Tehran, Republic, United States, AFP, Saudi Arabia, Arab, Riyadh, Bahrain, Yemen, China, Washington, Beijing, decouple, Qatar

UNRWA provides far more than humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline. Palestinians wait to receive medicines at the UNRWA health center in Khan Younis last month. Despite its endorsements, the United States is yet to resume funding to UNRWA after Israel's Oct. 7 allegations. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has said it will use other agencies, such as the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, to distribute aid.

Persons: ”, Scott Paul, Ariel Schalit, ” Mustafa Barghouti, Ahmad Gharabli, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, —, Matthew Miller, “, David Lammy, Hazem Bader, Oren Marmorstein, António Guterres, Philippe Lazzarini Organizations: United Nations, UNRWA —, Hamas, UNRWA, Oxfam America, Palestinian National Initiative, NBC, United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, West Bank, Getty, ”, British, West, Foreign Ministry, NBC News, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Food, World Health Organization, General Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Jerusalem, AFP, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, United States, U.S, North Korea, West Bank, Hebron, Israel's

Satellite imagery suggests that Israeli’s attack on Iran appears to have damaged a key element of Tehran’s ballistic missile production and air defense sites, potentially leaving it exposed to any future attacks, military analysts told NBC News. Israel appears to have targeted Iran’s missile production process instead of storage sites — thereby making it harder for Tehran to add to an already dwindling supply of missiles. “It was a very smart attack, targeting all the sensitive sites,” Hinz said in an interview. "The missiles are dispersed all over the country, some of them are deep inside Iran and deep underground. "But when you hit the missile production facilities, you can't produce them anymore."

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Fabian Hinz, ” Hinz Organizations: NBC, Planet Labs, International Institute for Strategic Studies Locations: Iran, Tehran, Israel, London

☆ Israel’s strikes on Iran shattered a forty-year taboo. Tehran may now be forced to rethink its defense strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israel openly said it conducted “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran. “Israel now has broader aerial freedom of operation in Iran,” Israel’s military spokesman Daniel Hagari said, touting achievements in the attack. The idea was that if Israel were to strike Iran, Tehran would retaliate by unleashing its militias against Israel. Iranian officials have repeatedly stated that they have no intention of weaponizing the country’s nuclear program, while simultaneously using its potential as leverage in negotiations with the West. “Even the more hawkish American presidents have not favored taking military strikes because the most likely outcome is that, at some point, that will make Iran turn nuclear,” Parsi said.

Persons: CNN —, Israel, Israel didn’t, “, ”, Daniel Hagari, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nicole Grajewski, Hassan Nasrallah, ” Mohammad Ali Shabani, Amwaj.media, Trump, Fatemeh, Parsi, Grajewski Organizations: CNN, Schools, Iran’s, Quincy Institute, Responsible, Nuclear, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Israel, West, Bushehr Nuclear Power, Anadolu Agency, Getty Locations: CNN — Iran, Republic, Israel, Iran, Islamic Republic, Israeli, Damascus, “ Israel, Tehran, Washington, Syria, Israel’s, Gaza, Lebanon, London, Iraq, Bushehr

☆ Jamshid Sharmahd: German-Iranian national and longtime US resident executed in Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Benjamin Brown | Hamdi Alkhshali | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A German-Iranian national and longtime US resident has been executed in Iran after being convicted of terrorism offences, according to Iranian state media citing the country’s judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency. Jamshid Sharmahd, 69, was executed Monday morning for “planning and orchestrating a series of terrorist acts,” state-run IRNA and Press TV reported. His execution sparked condemnation from the United States and Germany. Sharmahd’s daughter Gazelle has repeatedly said her father is innocent and that he faced a sham trial due to his political activism and criticism of the Islamic Republic. Abram Paley, the US Deputy Special Envoy, last year met with Sharmahd’s family to discuss his imprisonment and death sentence.

Persons: Jamshid Sharmahd, Sharmahd’s, Gazelle, “, ” Israel, Sharmahd, ” Vedant Patel, Annalena Baerbock, ”, ” Baerbock, ” Sharmahd’s, Abram Paley Organizations: CNN, Press, State, Amnesty, United, United States ’ Office, US Locations: Iranian, Iran, United States, Germany, Islamic Republic, Shiraz, Western, Tehran

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's emergency services are treating dozens of casualties after a truck rammed into a bus as it was dropping of passengers at a bus stop near Glilot military base north of Tel Aviv on Sunday morning. A spokesperson for Israel’s police force said a preliminary investigation indicated that the truck collided with passengers as well as the bus. United Hatzalah, a volunteer emergency services, said "a large number of pedestrians" were involved, and that people remained trapped under the truck 30 minutes after the incident. Police and emergency services remain on the scene. Yarden Segev reported from Tel Aviv, and Freddie Clayton from London.

Persons: Israel —, Ronit Glazer, Magen David Adom, Yarden Segev, Freddie Clayton Organizations: MDA, Police Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Tel Aviv, Glilot, London

☆ Israel launched strikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu monitors the attack on Iran from an undisclosed location. By about 6 a.m. local time, the Israeli military said it has concluded its operation, saying the “mission was fulfilled” and Israeli jets “have safely returned home.”How did we get here? That missile barrage came about 24 hours after Israel launched a ground war in Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against Iranian-backed militants. Israel and Iran have been fighting a shadow war through proxies and covert actions for decades. Following the October 7 attacks, Israel declared war on Hamas and launched military operations in Gaza that have killed more than 42,000 people.

Persons: CNN — Israel, “, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ilam ”, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, Netanyahu, Biden, ” Netanyahu, ”, Daniel Hagari Organizations: CNN, Iranian, Israel Defense Forces, GPO, Reuters, Israel, Hamas, United Arab Locations: Iran, United States, Tehran, Ilam, Khuzestan, Israel, Yemen, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Iranian, Damascus, Syria, Beirut, Gaza, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Arab, “ Iran

☆ More than 130 Israeli reservists sign letter refusing to fight in Gaza and Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Since then, he has spent more than 230 days serving with the Israeli military in Gaza. Max Kresch served on Israel’s border with Lebanon for 66 days after October 7. Max Kresch served for nearly 70 days on the Israel-Lebanon border and feels like the Israeli government has betrayed his trust throughout the war. Like Kresch and Vilk, he believed it was necessary to fight Hamas on October 7, but to what end? Back in May, more than 40 reservists signed a letter after Israeli forces invaded the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Persons: CNN —, Yotam Vilk wasn’t, –, “, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, he’d, Netanyahu, Vilk, Max Kresch, Kresch, he’s, ” Israel’s, Itamar Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir, ” Kresch, ‘, “ We’re, haven’t, Miri Regev, …, ” Vilk, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, West Bank, National, Hezbollah, Transportation, Kann, refusals Locations: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Lebanese, Jerusalem, Iran, Gazan, Rafah, United States

☆ Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka: US and Israel warn of potential attack on tourist locations in coastal area
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Both the United States and Israel issued security alerts Wednesday warning of a potential attack on tourist locations in a coastal area of Sri Lanka. “The travel alert for Arugam Bay and the coastal areas in south and west Sri Lanka (including for the cities Ahangame, Galle, Hikkaduwa and Weligama) has been raised to level 4,” it stated. “We recommend leaving these areas immediately. There have been protests in Buddhist majority Sri Lanka against Israel’s war in Gaza. However, there have not been any major terrorist attacks in the nation since the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, when suicide bombers launched a coordinated series of attacks on three Catholic churches and three luxury hotels across Sri Lanka, killing 270 people and injuring 500 more.

Persons: “, ”, ” Israel Organizations: CNN, Embassy, Arugam, National Security Council, Sri, Colombo Locations: United States, Israel, Sri Lanka, Arugam, “, Galle, Hikkaduwa, Gaza

☆ Israel’s weapons: Where do they come from and who supplies them?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Antoinette Radford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The United States has warned Israel it may stop supplying the country with weapons unless the humanitarian situation in Gaza improves. This is not the first time Israel’s major ally has threatened to turn off supplies. Here’s a breakdown of who supplies Israel with weapons:The United States:The United States is overwhelmingly the biggest supplier of arms to Israel. In 2023 69% of Israel’s arm imports came from the US, according to a report into international arms transfers by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Germany:While in 2023, Germany contributed 30% of Israel’s weapons, that supply has significantly reduced over the course of 2024.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hassan Nasrallah, Olaf Scholz, Kay Nietfeld, Israel “, Antonio Tajani, SIPRI, David Lammy, Gil Cohen, Pedro Sanchez, “, ”, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, CNN’s Mia Alberti, Christian Edwards, Inke Kappeler Organizations: CNN, United, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, US State Department, Foreign Military, International Court, Justice, Bundestag, Pagella, Labour, MIM, Magen, Getty, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Israel, Spanish, International Court of Justice Locations: United States, Israel, Gaza, Rafah, Stockholm, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Beirut, Nicaragua, Nazi, United Kingdom, AFP, Lebanon

CNN —The Biden administration sent a letter to the Israeli government demanding it act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days or risk violating US laws governing foreign military assistance, suggesting US military aid could be in jeopardy. The Sunday letter, jointly written by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, is addressed to Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer. It marks a significant new step by the US to try to compel Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The deadline falls after the US presidential election on November 5. This story is breaking and will be updated.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Antony Blinken, Defense Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Ron Dermer, “, ”, ” Blinken, Austin Organizations: CNN, Defense, Strategic, US, US State and Defense Locations: Gaza, Israel, norther

☆ Israel’s last war against Hezbollah ended in stalemate. Fierce border clashes suggest a win won’t be easy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Northern Israel CNN —The Ziv hospital in northern Israel is on high alert. Both the IDF and Hezbollah said there had been fierce clashes and several cross-border attacks in the past week. Most troops appeared in high spirits in the days after the ground operation began. He was born in 2006, the year of the Second Lebanon War – a coincidence that is not lost on him. “The first (Israeli) soldiers have now been killed in the Third Lebanon War and the children who will fight in the Fourth Lebanon War are being born now,” he said.

Persons: Northern Israel CNN —, Israel, Salman Zarka, Majdal Shams, “, Ivana Kottasova, Daniel Sobelman, ”, Zarka, Hassan Nasrallah, Sobelman, that’s, ” Sobelman, They’re, Herzi Halevi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Greenberg, refusenik ” Itamar Greenberg, CNN Greenberg, Greenberg Organizations: Northern, Northern Israel CNN, CNN, Ziv Medical, IDF’s Medical Services Center, Israel Defense Forces, Ziv Medical Center, IDF, United Nations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Lebanese, UN, West Bank, Lebanon Locations: Northern Israel, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Golan, Safed, Iran, Beirut, Shmona, Gaza, ”, Tel Aviv

☆ Hezbollah leader agreed to temporary ceasefire days before assassination, says Lebanese FM
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Pauline Lockwood | Manveena Suri | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a 21-day ceasefire just days before he was assassinated by Israel. “He [Nasrallah] agreed, he agreed,” Habib told Christiane Amanpour in an interview aired on Wednesday. ]”White House senior adviser Amos Hochstein was then set to go to Lebanon to negotiate the ceasefire, Habib continued. A second source familiar with the talks agreed that the US was aware that Hezbollah was agreeing to the ceasefire. We need the United States’ help.

Persons: CNN —, Abdallah Bou Habib, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Nasrallah, ” Habib, Christiane Amanpour, “, Nabih Berri, Benjamin, Netanyahu, Biden, Macron, Amos Hochstein, Habib, Matthew Miller, ” Miller, Benjajmin Netanyahu, Washington, ”, we’re Organizations: CNN, CNN — Lebanon’s, US, UN, Assembly, White House, European Union, United Arab Emirates, ”, Biden, United Locations: Lebanon, Lebanese, Beirut, United States, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Qatar, Israel, States

☆ What is happening between Israel and Iran and how might Israel respond to the latest attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It’s the second time Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel this year, but Tuesday’s barrage was of a different magnitude. Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on October 1, 2024. While the Israeli military said most of the missiles were intercepted, some landed on Israeli soil and appeared to cause damage. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesIn Gaza, Israel’s war against Hamas grinds on almost a year after the Palestinian militant group’s attack on Israel. Since Israel’s war in Gaza began, US troops have also been the target of escalating attacks by Iran-backed proxy groups.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel –, Amir Cohen, Pat Ryder, “, Nasrallah, Jonathan Panikoff, Hezbollah's, Atta Kenare, Ismail Haniyeh, PMO, Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Masoud Pezeshkian, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Matthew Miller, Lloyd Austin Organizations: CNN, Israel, Reuters, Air Base, Tel Nof Air Base, Pentagon, Hezbollah, Getty, Hamas grinds, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israeli, New, State Department, US Navy, US Army, US, Israel . Defense Locations: Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Beirut, Here’s, Syria, Ashkelon, Reuters Iran, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Israel’s, Washington, Yemen, Tehran's Palestine, AFP, Gaza, Iranian, Iraq, East, New York City, Eshkol Region, Jordan

Israel has launched a ground operation southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. Israeli officials said there would be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon but declined to provide a timeline. Here’s what you need to know:• Mass casualties: At least 95 people were killed in Israeli strikes yesterday, adding to a death toll of more than 1,000 since last Monday. • UN opposes ground incursion: “We all know the devastation that an all-out war, a ground war in Lebanon would bring to the people of Israel and the people of Lebanon,” the UN chief’s spokesperson said Monday. • Strikes on Damascus: An Israeli strike has killed a well-know television anchor and two others, state news agency SANA reported.

Persons: •, Joe Biden, SANA Organizations: Lebanese, CNN, UN, UN chief’s, Pentagon, •, Hamas Locations: Israel, Lebanon, • Israel, Damascus, Syria, Germany, •, Gaza, Yemen

CNN —The White House on Tuesday said the US believes Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel. “The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” a senior White House official said in a statement. In that attack, Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles towards Israel – the vast majority were successfully intercepted. “As of this moment, Israel does not perceive imminent threat from Iran,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.

Persons: “, ”, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, ” Hagari, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, ” Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, ” Blinken, Blinken Organizations: CNN, Israel, White House, Israel Defense Forces, Monday, Israeli, ”, Moroccan Locations: Iran, United States, Israel, Lebanon, States

☆ Israel aims to upset the regional balance of power. History has a warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Ben Wedeman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Beirut CNN —Killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a step toward changing “the balance of power in the region for years to come,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon with the goal of crushing the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. This new group, with Iran’s help, proved to be far more lethal and effective than the Palestinian militants Israel had successfully driven out. People gather near the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. Beyond Lebanon and Israel, there is the example of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, a lesson in the wages of unfettered hubris.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ibrahim Aqil, Nasrallah, —, Dominique Faget, Bashir Al, Gemayel, Amin, Sabra, didn’t, Rafiq Al, Hariri, Iran’s, Israel, Hassan Ammar, George W, Bush, Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussain, State Condoleezza Rice Organizations: Beirut CNN —, Lebanon —, Palestinian Liberation Organisation, PLO, Palestinian, West Bank, Getty, Maronite Christian, Arab, AP, Hezbollah, US, State Locations: Beirut, Middle East, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian, Tunisia, Yemen, Gaza, West Beirut, Galilee, AFP, Lebanon –, Beirut's, Iraq, Baghdad, Tehran, Damascus, Al, Afghanistan, State, Syria, Beirut’s

☆ What might come next as Hezbollah reels from Nasrallah’s killing and Israel mulls the possibility of a Lebanon ground incursion?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Israel has warned that a “new era” of war was beginning with its “center of gravity” moving north, in a reference to the Lebanon border. Israel has raised the possibility of a ground incursion into Lebanon, which, if undertaken, would be the fourth Israeli invasion of the country in the past 50 years. Men rest on mattresses near the sea in Beirut, Lebanon, after being displaced by Israeli airstrikes on September 28, 2024. The US sees the possibility of a limited ground incursion into Lebanon as Israel moves forces to its northern border, CNN reported earlier, citing a senior administration official and a US official. But the officials stressed that Israel does not appear to have made a decision on whether to carry out a ground incursion.

Persons: Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, Carl Court, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Peter Lerner, Hezbollah –, –, ”, Hanin Ghaddar, “, Baz Ratner, Jonathan Panikoff, Aaron David Miller, CNN’s Abbas Al Lawati, Mostafa Salem, Irene Nasser, Alex Stambaugh, Dana Karni Organizations: CNN, US, Israel Defense Forces, Hezbollah, Washington Institute, Israeli, United Nations, Saturday, Security Council, US State Department Middle Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Beirut, Israel, Gaza, ”, Beirut’s, United States, France, Safed

JERUSALEM — Almost 12 months of unbridled war, death, destruction and suffering in Gaza have proved the deadliest conflict on record for journalists. One year in, NBC News has spoken to 21 media professionals and organizations in the region who described killings, attacks and arrests by Israeli forces. The majority, 111, were Palestinians killed in Gaza, three were Lebanese and two were Israeli journalists killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. The majority were killed in Gaza, including Al Jazeera’s Ismail Al-Ghoul and his freelance cameraman Rami Al Refee, both 27. “The thing is no one is safe in Gaza,” she said last month when asked if she thought Israel was deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza.

Persons: JERUSALEM, “, ”, Christina Assi, Dylan Collins, shellfire, Alma Al, Issam Abdallah, Alessandra Galloni, Emilie Madi, Assi, Collins “, ” Assi, Collins, that’s, It’s, Al Jazeera’s Ismail Al, Ghoul, Rami Al Refee, Al, Al Jazeera, ” Al, Jodie Ginsberg, ” Walid, Al Jazeera’s, Israel, ” Wael Al, Hamza, Mustafa Thuraya, Israel’s, ” Al Jazeera, Shlomo Karhi, Noor Harazeen, you’re, Yarden, we’re, David Mencer, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Harazeen, “ They’re Organizations: NBC, Committee, Protect Journalists, Reuters, ” Reuters, AFP, Getty, Agence France Presse, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Rights Watch, Amnesty, Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, Al, IDF, News, West Bank, China Global Television Network, ” Health, Haaretz, Sky News Locations: Gaza, New York, Israel, Alma, Lebanon, Saaideh, Israeli, Hamas, Al Jazeera, Ramallah, Jordan, East Jerusalem, Egypt, ”, British

A new Senate report details what went wrong before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July. More adults than thought may have an iron deficiency. → After a sniper with local law enforcement texted a Secret Service leader about the man who would soon fire shots at Trump, it took seven minutes for the Secret Service leader to send an email relaying the information and photos. It’s unclear how long it then took other members of the Secret Service to read the email. More coverage of Donald Trump:The Senate unanimously passed legislation to boost Secret Service protection for presidential candidates.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Abbott, Costello, Who’s, ”, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, ” Blumenthal, Ryan Routh, Helene, Ron DeSantis, “, Leo Buckley, Kamala Harris, Sen, JD Vance, Harris, Chuck Todd, Elise Stefanik, ” Israel, Brett Favre’s, Emmanuel Littlejohn, Kenneth Meers, he’s, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Eunice Yoon, — Jennifer Jett, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Senate Homeland Security Committee, Investigations, Secret Service, Democratic, Service, Trump, Top U.S, Florida Gov, NBC, Republican, GOP, NBC News, The Justice Department, Visa, of Fame, U.S . Forest Service, CNBC, White Locations: U.S, Butler , Pennsylvania, Trump’s Florida, Iran, Florida, Mexico, Bend, Pittsburgh, Haitian, Springfield , Ohio, Lebanon, Tel Aviv, Oklahoma, drugging, Shenzhen, China, Asia

☆ Israel issues rare warning to Lebanese civilians and Johnson's new strategy to avert a shutdown: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson makes a deal with Democrats in an attempt to avert a shutdown. Israel launches ‘’extensive’’ strikes across Lebanon. Johnson’s CR should sail through the House — with backing from a large number of Republicans and Democrats. Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election. Aziz Taher / ReutersThe Israeli military warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions this morning as it intensified attacks on its neighbor.

Persons: Mike Johnson, ‘, Tom Williams, Donald Trump, Trump, Johnson, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Johnson’s, —, doesn’t, Aziz Taher, “, Daniel Hagari, pagers, ”, NFL Dale Zanine, Greg Rosenstein, 🤩, Rav e, Rob, bev e rage spa, hur Organizations: Israel, NFL, Getty, White, SAVE, Trump, CR, Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, Hezbollah, Police, NBC, Sports, ste Locations: Lebanon, Washington, Tyre, Israel, Beirut, Birmingham , Alabama, Birmingham

The Israeli military on Monday warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions as it intensified attacks on its neighbor. "Shortly, the IDF will engage in extensive, precise strikes, against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon," Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said early Monday in a statement. The warning is the first of its kind issued by the IDF in Lebanon, an Israeli military official told NBC News, adding the present campaign only involves aerial strikes. Israel, the official said, wants to create safe conditions for its own citizens to return to the northern part of the country, and destroy Hezbollah's infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military is also looking into reports that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike, an Israeli official told NBC News.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Hagari, Israel, pagers, Yahya Sinwar, hasn’t, Raf Sanchez, Mithil Aggarwal Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, Hezbollah, National News Agency, Axios Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong

Israel and the Hezbollah militant group exchanged heavy fire across Lebanon's border on Sunday, fueling fears of a wider conflict in the region as the monthslong war in Gaza continues to rage. “Dozens of rockets hit Israel which destroyed homes, cars and communities.” Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said on X. In a separate statement, the IDF said roughly 150 rockets, cruise missiles, and drones were launched at Israel. “This is a blatant attack on the Al Jazeera channel and Al Jazeera Network and those who are working with them, as well as on the freedom of speech and the task of delivering the truth,” al-Omari told Reuters. Last week, Israel’s government announced it was revoking the press credentials of Al Jazeera journalists in the country, four months after banning the channel from operating inside Israel.

Persons: Nadav Shoshani, Israel‘s Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, JACK GUEZ, Al Jazeera’s, Walid al, ”, Omari, Shlomo Karhi, Al, Israel’s Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, United, IDF, Sunday, Getty, Israel, ., West Bank, Al, Al Jazeera Network, Reuters Locations: Israel, Lebanon's, Gaza, Lebanon, Beirut, Iraq, Iran, State, Haifa, AFP, Al, Ramallah, Al Jazeera, ” Israel

☆ How pagers turned into explosive devices in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Bruna Horvath | Bruna Horvath Is An Intern On Nbc News' Tech Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Pagers, devices that are used every day as a crucial form of communication for health care professionals, became a deadly weapon Tuesday as thousands of them simultaneously exploded in Lebanon, killing 37 people and injuring thousands. The explosions targeted the militant and political group Hezbollah, after the devices had reportedly begun beeping and heating up. Pagers are wireless communication devices that receive radio signals from short- or long-range paging networks. The pagers that exploded in Lebanon were made to appear as if they were Gold Apollo’s AR-924 pagers, but The New York Times reported that they were actually created by Israeli intelligence workers. Following the explosions on Tuesday, Hezbollah told Al Jazeera that the “treacherous and criminal enemy will certainly be punished for this aggressive act.”How did the pagers explode?

Persons: Al Jazeera, ” Israel, Mohamed Azakir, Amer Al Sabaileh, Matthew Pines, ” “, John Brennan, ” Brennan, Muhammad Mahdi, Firas Abiad, Mojtaba Amani Organizations: Hezbollah, New York Times, Consulting KFT, Consulting, NBC News, ”, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Strategic Advisory, CIA, National News Agency, Lebanese, Cross, American University of Beirut Medical Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Hungarian, Hungary, American University of Beirut, Syria

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