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☆ NHL roundup: Connor Bedard, Blackhawks beat Pens in opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Crosby, the future Hall of Famer who has captained the Penguins to three Stanley Cups and opened his 19th season, had a goal. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft who has been labeled as the latest generational talent, tallied an assist for Chicago in his NHL debut. Nick Foligno produced a goal and an assist, Ryan Donato and Cole Guttman also scored, and Corey Perry had two assists for the Blackhawks. Chicago goaltender Petr Mrazek made 38 saves while Tristan Jarry stopped 32 shots for Pittsburgh. Juuse Saros stopped 29 shots, and coach Andrew Brunette lost in his Nashville debut.

Persons: Jason Dickinson, Charles, Sidney Crosby, Connor Bedard, Crosby, Bedard, Nick Foligno, Ryan Donato, Cole Guttman, Corey Perry, Petr Mrazek, Tristan Jarry, Hill, Chandler Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Jared McCann, Philipp Grubauer, Nicholas Paul's, Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jonas Johansson, Ryan O'Reilly, Juuso Parssinen, Tommy Novak, Andrew Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago, Pittsburgh Penguins, PPG, NHL, of Famer, Penguins, Blackhawks, Pittsburgh . Golden Knights, Vegas, Seattle, Golden Knights, Predators, Tampa Bay, Nashville, Tampa, Juuse, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, USA, Las Vegas, Tampa Bay

☆ Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain guitars could fetch up to $2 million each at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Two iconic guitars played by Eric Clapton and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain could each fetch $1 million to $2 million when they go up for auction in November. The Beatles' George Harrison gave it to Clapton after his guitar was stolen. The other guitar, also estimated between $1 million and $2 million, is Kurt Cobain's guitar, the "SkyStang I", which Cobain played during his final public performance on Nirvana's "In Utero" concert tour. The auction also features items belonging to Cobain, including his cardigan, jeans, and a pack of cigarettes, all of which he left behind at rehab. There are over 1,000 items going up for auction at Nashville's Hard Rock Cafe between Nov. 16-18 at the "Played, Worn & Torn: Rock 'n' Roll Iconic Guitars and Memorabilia" event.

Persons: Eric Clapton, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Clapton's, George Harrison, Clapton, Martin Nolan, Layla, Kurt Cobain's, Cobain, Kurt, Nolan, Martin, cardigan, Nirvana, Amy Winehouse's bustier, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Rollo Ross, Remi Acosta, Lisa Shumaker, Michael Perry Organizations: Julien's, Hall of Fame, Fender, Seattle, Brit, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Israel, Hamas at war: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Israel has formed an emergency unity government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting in a war cabinet with centrist former defence minister Benny Gantz. * Hamas militants holding Israeli soldiers and civilians hostage have threatened to execute a captive for each home in Gaza hit without warning. * "There are no wreaths left in Israel anymore," said one of the many volunteers working to prepare funeral flowers for more than 1,200 Israelis killed since Hamas gunmen burst into Israel. [1/9]Israeli soldiers patrol following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, in southern Israel, October 11, 2023. INSIGHTS/EXPLAINERS* How a secretive Hamas commander masterminded the attack on Israel.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, I'd, Mohammad al Najjar, gravediggers, Violeta Santos Moura, Pope Francis, Israel, Antony Blinken, Tayyip Erdogan, Ursula von der Leyen, Mohammed Deif, Biden, Amir Yaron, Janet Yellen, I'm, Stephen Farrell, Gerry Doyle, Andrew Cawthorne, Lisa Shumaker, Michael Perry Organizations: Hamas, ICRC, REUTERS, Big, Saudi, Bank of Israel, . Treasury, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, huddling, U.N, Egypt, Palestinian, Tel Aviv, Beeri, Sderot, EU, Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia

☆ Blackhawks double up Penguins in Connor Bedard's NHL debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/46] Oct 10, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) takes the ice to warm up before making his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the PPG Paints Arena. Crosby, the future Hall of Famer who has captained the Penguins to three Stanley Cups and opened his 19th season, had a goal, while Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft who has been labeled as the latest generational talent, tallied an assist for Chicago. Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist, Ryan Donato and Cole Guttman also scored and Corey Perry had two assists for the Blackhawks. Seth Jones' pass found Guttman near the right hash marks, and he beat Jarry glove side.

Persons: Connor Bedard, Charles LeClaire, Jason Dickinson, Sidney Crosby, Crosby, Bedard, Nick Foligno, Ryan Donato, Cole Guttman, Corey Perry, Petr Mrazek, Bryan Rust, Tristan Jarry, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel, Alex Vlasic, Marcus Pettersson, Donato, Jarry . Bedard, Guttman, Seth Jones, Jarry, Dickinson Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, PPG, of Famer, Penguins, Chicago, Blackhawks, Pittsburgh, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, USA, Foligno

☆ Israel, Hamas at War: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

CONFLICT* Addressing American Jewish community leaders at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden called the Hamas attack on Israel "the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust." * The UN Security Council will meet on Israel, Gaza on Friday. INSIGHTS/EXPLAINERS* How a secretive Hamas commander masterminded the attack on Israel. The fighting between Israel and Hamas is the latest in seven decades of war and conflict. INTERNATIONAL REACTION* Initial U.S. intelligence reports show that key Iranian leaders were surprised by the unprecedented attacks on Israel by Hamas, according to a source.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, I'd, Mohammad al Najjar, gravediggers, Mohammed Deif, Pope Francis, Israel, Amir Yaron, Janet Yellen, I'm, Stephen Farrell, Gerry Doyle, Andrew Cawthorne, Lisa Shumaker, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Hamas, Jewish, White House, UN Security, Big, Saudi, Bank of Israel, . Treasury Locations: Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Tel Aviv, Beeri, Saudi Arabia

☆ Lebanon's Hezbollah on war footing but moves carefully as conflict widens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Iran-backed group is on a war footing, deploying special forces and priming its rockets in preparation for the possibility of war. Tensions are higher than at any point since it fought a 2006 conflict with Israel, the sources said. Hamas ignited the war on Saturday when its gunmen infiltrated Israel from Gaza, killing 1,200 people and abducting dozens more. Palestinian and Hezbollah flags flutter in Khiam, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon October 9, 2023. All-out war would likely derail Lebanon's offshore oil and gas exploration efforts, for which Hezbollah has voiced strong support.

Persons: Israel, Aziz Taher, NASRALLAH, Mohanad Hage Ali, Hezbollah's, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Ibrahim al, Amin, Tom Perry, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Hezbollah, Islamic, Iran's, Guards, United, Embassy, Reuters, State Department, REUTERS, Carnegie Middle East Center, Palestinian, Lebanese, Thomson Locations: Israel, Iran, Lebanon, BEIRUT, Lebanese, Gaza, Syria, Hamas, Tehran, United States, U.S, Palestinian, Beirut

Israeli tanks were deployed in the far northern border town of Metulla as rain came down near the heavily fortified border. Six people were killed on Monday - three Hezbollah members, an Israeli officer, and two Palestinian militants who touched off the violence by infiltrating Israel from Lebanon. A storm put many people in Lebanon on edge as thunder was mistaken for Israeli bombardment. Lebanon took years to rebuild from the 2006 war, during which Israeli bombardment pounded Hezbollah-controlled south Lebanon and destroyed wide areas of its stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Lebanon can ill-afford another big war with Israel, four years into a financial meltdown that has spread impoverishment and paralysed state institutions.

Persons: Charbel Alam, Alam, Nazimiya, I'm, Jihad, Orel Sigon, we've, Bassam, Dan Williams, Ayhan, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Hezbollah, Palestinian, Hamas, Lebanese, Islamic, Iran's, Guards, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Lebanese, Metulla, Rmeish, Gaza, Kiryat Shmona, Beirut, Syria

☆ Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp - media, sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Kachin media outlets said 30 people were killed and blamed the artillery strike on the military. Kachin media shared a series of graphic images on Facebook of destruction, which could not immediately be verified by Reuters. Others showed men in military attire sifting through wreckage and a man carrying the body of a small child. The incident was the deadliest since an air strike in Myanmar's volatile Sagaing region in April that killed scores of people including civilians. It sits close to the Chinese border and is home to many civilians living in displacement camps in and around the town.

Persons: Kyaw Zaw, Martin Petty, Michael Perry Organizations: Kachin Independence Army, Reuters, Nations, National Unity Government, Kachin, Network Civil, Reuters Staff, Thomson Locations: China, Myanmar, Myanmar's, Kachin State, Kachin, Sagaing, Khon

☆ Hezbollah, Hamas claim attacks on Israel from Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Flame and smoke rise over Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. The violence, triggered by the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, marks the most serious escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier since the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The Israeli army said no injuries were reported in Tuesday's attack by Hezbollah, three of whose fighters were killed on Monday in Israeli shelling into Lebanon. A salvo of rockets was also fired from Lebanon into Israel on Tuesday, in an attack a security source in Lebanon said was carried out by Palestinian factions. Hezbollah, founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, has close ties to the Palestinian groups fighting Israel.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Abdallah Bouhabib, Joseph Aoun, General Security Elias Bayssari, Laila Bassam, Henriette Chacar, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry, Alison Williams, David Gregorio, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Palestinian Hamas, Lebanese, Palestinian, Islamic, United Nations, General Security, Twitter, Iran's, Guards, Sunday, Israel, Thomson Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Rights BEIRUT, Palestinian, Gaza, Iran, Lebanese, Tyre, Beirut, Jerusalem

[1/4] Participants of a pro-Palestinian rally react outside the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, October 9, 2023. AAP Image/Dean Lewins via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Australian police said on Tuesday they were investigating a pro-Palestinian protest outside Sydney Opera House, after footage emerged of a small group appearing to chant anti-Semitic slogans at the demonstration. Around 1,000 pro-Palestinian supporters marched through downtown Sydney on Monday evening to the city's iconic Opera House, which the government had illuminated in the colours of the Israeli flag following Saturday's attacks by Hamas which Israel says killed over 900. Unverified footage shared by the Australian Jewish Association and featured on Sky News appeared to show a small group outside the Opera House lighting flares and chanting "gas the Jews". Protest organiser Palestine Action Group Sydney defended its right to protest "apartheid" in Israel but said a small number of "vile antisemitic attendees" had no place in their movement.

Persons: Dean Lewins, Israel, Anthony Albanese, Lewis Jackson, Alasdair Pal, Michael Perry Organizations: Sydney Opera House, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Sydney, Opera House, Gaza's Health, Australian Jewish Association, Sky News, Opera, Palestine, Group Sydney, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, South Wales, Israel

TORONTO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian authorities on Monday condemned demonstrations across Canada by those they said were glorifying violence by supporting Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' attack on Israel. "I strongly condemn the demonstrations that have taken place, and are taking place, across the country in support of Hamas' attacks on Israel," Trudeau said in a post on X, formerly called Twitter. Trudeau joined a solidarity gathering for Israel late on Monday and condemned Hamas' attack in his address. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday killing hundreds of Israelis and seizing dozens of hostages. Israeli TV channels said the death toll from the Hamas attack had climbed to 900, with at least 2,600 injured.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Blair Gable, Olivia Chow, Chow, Lauren Pouge, Doug Ford, Mona Ayesh, Kyaw Soe, Kanishka Singh, Michael Perry, Gerry Doyle Organizations: TORONTO, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Community Centre, REUTERS, Toronto, Ontario's, Health, West Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canada, Israel, Hamas, Toronto, Ottawa , Ontario, Israeli, Gaza, Canadian

☆ UAW workers reject Mack Trucks contract, go on strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. About 73% of workers - covering 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland - voted against the deal, the UAW said. After Mack workers voted down the deal, the UAW sent a strike notice to the company saying "many topics" remain at issue, including wage increases, cost-of-living allowance, job security and wage progression. "We clearly demonstrated our commitment to good faith bargaining by arriving at a tentative agreement that was endorsed by both the International UAW and the UAW Mack Truck Council," Roy said. "UAW members and workers across the economy are mobilizing to demand their fair share," the UAW said in a letter to Mack.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Mack Trucks, Mack, Shawn Fain, Stephen Roy, Roy, Fain, Ford, David Shepardson, Abhijith Ganapavaram, Jacqueline Wong, Jamie Freed, Michael Perry, Arun Koyyur Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, Volvo Group, UAW, Unions, FedEx, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, International UAW, UAW Mack Truck Council, Volvo, Detroit, Kaiser Permanente, U.S, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, North, United States

☆ UAW workers reject Mack Trucks contract, will strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. About 73% of workers voted against the deal covering 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland, the UAW said. The proposed Mack deal had included a 19% pay hike, a $3,500 ratification bonus, improved retirement benefits, additional vacation for some employees and a reduction in the time needed to get to top pay. "We clearly demonstrated our commitment to good faith bargaining by arriving at a tentative agreement that was endorsed by both the International UAW and the UAW Mack Truck Council," Roy said. "As you are aware, UAW members and workers across the economy are mobilizing to demand their fair share," the UAW said in a letter to Mack.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Mack Trucks, Mack, Shawn Fain, Stephen Roy, Roy, Fain, Ford, David Shepardson, Jacqueline Wong, Jamie Freed, Michael Perry Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, Volvo Group, UAW, Unions, FedEx, Detroit Three, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, International UAW, UAW Mack Truck Council, Volvo, Detroit, Kaiser Permanente, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, North, United States

☆ Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in up to $5.8 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Michael Erman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) on Sunday said it will acquire cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics (MRTX.O) for up to $5.8 billion, diversifying its oncology business and adding drugs it hopes can help offset expected lost revenue from patent expirations later this decade. Bristol will pick up Mirati's portfolio drugs that target the genetic drivers of specific cancers including its lung cancer drug, Krazati, which was approved in December. The company said that it will buy Mirati for $58 per share in cash, or around $4.8 billion. Mirati has around $1.1 billion in cash on hand, so "we're paying essentially $3.7 billion enterprise value...we think with that we've gotten a very attractive deal," Lenkowsky said. Last year, Bristol acquired drug developer Turning Point Therapeutics for $4.1 billion in cash to help bolster its arsenal of cancer drugs.

Persons: Bristol Myers, Dado Ruvic, Adam Lenkowsky, Mirati, we've, Lenkowsky, Chris Boerner, Giovanni Caforio, Boerner, Lavanya Ahire, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Andrea Ricci, Michael Perry Organizations: Bristol, Bristol Myers Squibb, REUTERS, Myers Squibb, Therapeutics, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Bristol Myers, Thomson Locations: Bristol, U.S, New York

☆ Ice Hockey-Bedard skates into NHL spotlight as new season begins
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Oct 5, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) brings the puck up the ice against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsTORONTO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard skates into the spotlight when a new NHL season begins on Tuesday as Alexander Ovechkin looks to close in on one of hockey's treasured records and Canadians dream of an end to 30-year Stanley Cup drought. The season launches on three fronts with the Vegas Golden Knights raising their first Stanley Cup championship banner before taking on the Seattle Kraken while the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Nashville Predators. An Edmonton or Toronto win would end what has been a humbling 30-year Stanley Cup drought for hockey obsessed Canadians. On the ice the team has been an utter failure, last season winning their first playoff series in 19 years before meekly exiting in the next round.

Persons: Connor Bedard, David Banks, Alexander Ovechkin, hockey's, Bedard, Sidney Crosby, Crosby, Corey Perry, Sid, Erik Karlsson, Crosby's, Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid, McDavid, Hart, Ross, Richard, meekly, Auston Matthews, Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin, Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Keating, Ed Osmond Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, United Center, USA, Rights, NHL, Stanley, Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle, Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators, Blackhawks, Penguins, Taylor, Edmonton Oilers, Oilers, Edmonton, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto, Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Leafs, Forbes, Washington Capitals, Gretzky's, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, USA, Pittsburgh, An Edmonton, Canada, Canadian, Russian, Toronto

☆ EU sees 'convergence' with Japan on AI - official
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sam Nussey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The European Union sees "convergence" with Japan on thinking about generative artificial intelligence (AI), a senior official said on Monday. "I see a lot of convergence in how we look at AI and generative AI," European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova told Reuters in an interview. The EU and Japan are deepening cooperation over technology such as AI, cybersecurity and chips seen as important for economic security. The Group of Seven industrial powers are discussing guidelines for generative AI, a technology being met with excitement and concern, under a process established in Hiroshima.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Vera Jourova, Jourova, Sam Nussey, Michael Perry 私 Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, European, Values, Reuters, The Locations: Japan, EU, China, Kyoto, Hiroshima

☆ Israel retaliates after Hamas attacks, deaths pass 1,100
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Israeli military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus said the country had called in around 100,000 soldiers. Iran is an ally of Hamas and while it congratulated Hamas on the attack, its mission to the United Nations said Tehran was not involved in the attacks. Several international air carriers have suspended flight services with Tel Aviv in light of the Hamas attack, saying they are waiting for conditions to improve before resuming. In Gaza, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem condemned the U.S. announcement as "an actual participation in the aggression against our people" and said the group would not be intimidated. The United States led Western denunciations of Hamas' attack, with Biden issuing a blunt warning to Iran and others on : "This is not a moment for any party hostile to Israel to exploit these attacks."

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Yoav Gallant, Jonathan Conricus, Brent, Ebrahim Raisi, they're, They're, Yoni Asher, Uri David, Mohammed Salem, Attar, Daniel Hagari, Netanyahu, Aaron David Miller, Joe Biden, Lloyd Austin, Gerald R, Hazem Qassem, Lebanon's, Peacemaking, Ismail Haniyeh, Gazans, Maayan Lubell, Ari Rabinovitch, Nidal, Ammar Anwar, Henriette Chacar, Emily Rose, Dan Williams, Ali Sawafta, Steven Scheer, James Mackenzie, Angus McDowall, Andrew Cawthorne, Matt Spetalnick, Stephen Coates, Michael Perry Organizations: Fighters, United Nations, Nasdaq, Sunday, REUTERS, White, National Security, Islamic, Carnegie Endowment, International, . Defense, Ford Carrier Strike Group, Palestinian, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Jerusalem, United, Biden, Thomson Locations: Gaza, JERUSALEM, GAZA, Israel, Egypt, Yom, Ofakim, Iran, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Lebanon's Iran, Palestine, Gaza City, Palestinian, U.S, Saudi Arabia, United States, Jerusalem, Sderot, Ramallah, Modiin, Washington

A view shows an Israeli tank and military vehicles near Israel's border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsBEIRUT, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A member of Lebanon's Hezbollah was killed in Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon on Monday, three sources in Lebanon said, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants expanded to the Israeli-Lebanese border. The man was killed in Israeli shelling into southern Lebanon prompted by a cross-border raid by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, which has been fighting alongside the Hamas group since it launched its surprise attack on Israel on Saturday. The Israeli army said soldiers backed by helicopters killed at least two gunmen who crossed the frontier. In a statement, the Israeli military said its soldiers "killed a number of armed suspects that infiltrated into Israeli territory from Lebanese territory".

Persons: Ammar Awad, Aalma El, General Lazaro, Gabi Hage, Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari, Gebeily, Dan Williams, Tom Perry, Hugh Lawson, Nick Macfie, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Islamic, Saturday, Israel's Army Radio, Thomson Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Rights BEIRUT, Lebanese, Iran, Gaza, Adamit, Aalma, Beirut, Jerusalem

☆ Liverpool's Klopp turns peacemaker, uses 'age' to calm down De Zerbi
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down. "I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears. "I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down. I think he wanted a penalty..."Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I consider him as one of the best coaches in the world," De Zerbi told reporters. I told the referee, I think in a good way, what I thought."

Persons: Juergen Klopp, Roberto de Zerbi, De Zerbi, Anthony Taylor, Kaoru Mitoma's, Virgil van Dijk, Klopp, Aadi Nair, Michael Perry Organizations: Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, League, Brighton, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Iran's UN mission says Tehran not involved in Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Iran's mission to the United Nations said on Sunday that Tehran was not involved in one of the bloodiest attacks in Israel's history when Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens more. "We emphatically stand in unflinching support of Palestine; however, we are not involved in Palestine's response, as it is taken solely by Palestine itself," Iran's U.N. mission said. Iran's U.N. mission said the "success" of the Hamas operation was because it was a surprise, which makes it the "biggest failure" of Israel's security organizations. "They are attempting to justify their failure and attribute it to Iran's intelligence power and operational planning," Iran's U.N. mission said. In response to the Hamas attacks, Israeli air strikes have hit housing blocks, tunnels, a mosque and homes of Hamas officials in Gaza, killing more than 400 people, including 20 children.

Persons: Ronen, U.N, Iran's U.N, Michelle Nichols, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, United Nations, Islamic, U.S, Israel, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, Tehran, Palestine, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Riyadh, Egypt, Yom, Palestinian

☆ What is Lebanon's Hezbollah?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

ORIGINSIran's Revolutionary Guards founded Hezbollah in 1982 to export its Islamic Revolution and fight Israeli forces that had invaded Lebanon. Lebanese parties opposed to Hezbollah say the group has undermined the state and accuse it of unilaterally leading Lebanon into conflicts. Hezbollah fighters took over parts of Beirut after the government vowed to take action against the group's military communications network. Referring to those attacks and hostage-taking, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said in a 2022 interview they were carried out by small groups not linked to Hezbollah. TERRORIST DESIGNATIONSWestern countries including the United States designate Hezbollah a terrorist organisation.

Persons: Aziz Taher REFILE, Israel, Bashar al, Assad, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Saudi Arabia spiralled, Syria, Rafik al, Hariri, Michel Aoun, Imad Moughniyah, Nasrallah, Tom Perry, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Guards, Islamic, POWER Hezbollah, United, West, Marine, U.S ., European Union, Thomson Locations: Halta, Lebanon, Israel, Rights BEIRUT, Gaza, Iran, Lebanese, United States, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, LEBANON, Beirut, Saudi, U.S, Arab, Argentina, Buenos Aires

[1/5] Members of Palestinian, Basheer's family sit in their relatives' house after the destruction of their house in Israeli air strikes, in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, May 12, 2023. The Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip has reported 370 Palestinians killed so far, and another 2,200 wounded, with nearly 300 killed on Saturday, the largest number of Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks in a single day since 2008. Israeli air strikes on Gaza began soon after the Hamas attack and continued overnight and into Sunday, destroying the group's offices and training camps, along with houses and other buildings. AIR STRIKESThe Israeli army has said its fighter jets have destroyed 800 militant targets so far in the Gaza Strip. Home to some 2 million people, the Gaza Strip has been run by Hamas since it seized control of the territory in 2007.

Persons: Abu Mustafa, Khan Younis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu Daqqa, Salama Marouf, Abu, Egypt's, Israel, Beit Hanoun, Eid Al, Attar, Ashraf Al, Israel Katz, Nidal, Tom Perry, Ros Russell Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Health Ministry, Gaza, UN, Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli Energy, Israel, Thomson Locations: Deir al, Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Khan, Beit Lahiya

In addition, thousands of troops have been deployed in southern Israel next to Gaza, which Israeli forces withdrew from in 2005. Trying to rescue all those Hamas said were now held in different locations could jeopardise their lives. Yet, protracted negotiations with Hamas over a prisoner swap would be a huge win for an arch foe of Israel. Within 24 hours, 11 Israelis, five Palestinians and a German policeman were dead after a rescue effort erupted into gunfire. Netanyahu could follow a more familiar strategy of assassinating Hamas leaders with air strikes and bombs.

Persons: Noa Argamani, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Netanyahu, Israel, David Saranga, Gilad Shalit, Aaron David Miller, Col Yonatan, Yoni, Mahmoud Abbas, Ariel Sharon, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Saleh al, Arouri, Al, Mohanad Hage Ali, Maayan Lubell, Nidal, Michael Georgy, Tom Perry, Edmund Blair Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Hamas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israeli, Carnegie Endowment, International, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Air, Israeli Olympic, Palestinian, West Bank, Israel, Palestinian Prisoners Association, Carnegie Middle East Center, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, JERUSALEM, DUBAI, Entebbe, Uganda, Air France, Palestinian, Munich, Europe, Al Jazeera, Jerusalem, Dubai

☆ Factbox-What Is the Palestinian Group Hamas?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - The Palestinian group Hamas has launched a surprise attack from Gaza into Israel, in one of the most serious escalations in the Israel-Palestinian conflict in years. - Hamas, or the Islamic Resistance Movement, was founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian Intifada, or uprising. The Hamas takeover of Gaza followed its win in Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 – the last time they were held. - Hamas refuses to recognise the state of Israel and violently opposed the Oslo peace accords negotiated by Israel and the PLO in the mid-1990s. - While its power base is in Gaza, Hamas also has supporters across the Palestinian territories, and it has leaders spread across the Middle East in countries including Qatar.

Persons: Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, Deen al, Tom Perry, Ros Russell Organizations: Reuters, Palestinian, Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement, West Bank, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Brigades, Hezbollah Locations: Gaza, Israel, Shi'ite Iran, Egypt, Oslo, United States, European Union, Canada, Japan, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, East, Qatar

☆ Timeline of conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Israel and the U.S. cut off aid to Palestinians because Hamas refuses to renounce violence and recognise Israel. June 25, 2006 - Hamas militants capture Israeli army conscript Gilad Shalit in a cross-border raid from Gaza, prompting Israeli air strikes and incursions. Dec. 27, 2008 - Israel launches a 22-day military offensive in Gaza after Palestinians fire rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sderot. After demanding Israel withdraw security forces from the compound, Hamas unleashes a barrage of rockets from Gaza into Israel. Israel responds with air strikes on Gaza.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Gilad Shalit, Shalit, Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas, Ahmad Jabari, Tom Perry, Angus McDowall, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Israel, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Israel, Palestinian, Egypt, U.S, Sderot, Gaza’s, Al Aqsa, Jerusalem, Islamic, Iranian, Jihad

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