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CNN —The Israeli security cabinet on Tuesday voted to approve a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, an Israeli official told CNN, potentially bringing an end to more than a year of cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah and months of a full-scale war that has killed thousands. Resolution 1701 was adopted to end a 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, and had kept relative calm in the area for nearly two decades. At least 10 people were killed in the strikes on central Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a televised address Tuesday evening. In his address, Netanyahu stressed that Israel will respond “forcefully” if Hezbollah violates the agreement and attempts to rearm.

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Elon Musk and Grimes' custody battle in Texas was resolved in August, nearly a year after the Tesla CEO filed a lawsuit against the musician in the state. Here's a timeline of the custody battle, including when the suits were filed, and the accusations Musk and Grimes have made against each other in court. In August 2023, Grimes and Musk traveled to Tokyo together, but Musk said in his petition that their relationship broke down shortly after. September 7, 2023: Musk sues GrimesMusk sued Grimes in Texas in early September to "establish the parent-child relationship" with their three kids. November 28, 2023: Musk voices security concernsMusk asked a Texas judge to restrict access to his custody battle for his kids' safety.

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☆ Why an 18-year-old UN resolution is critical to ending the Lebanon-Israel war
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —With a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire on the horizon, an 18-year-old United Nations resolution has resurfaced as a blueprint for ending the war. The 60-day cessation of hostilities aims to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, with the hope that it could form the basis of a lasting truce. Resolution 1701 was adopted to end a 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, and had kept relative calm in the area for nearly two decades. Here’s what we know about the resolution and why it is critical to a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. In 2000, the UN established the so-called Blue Line, a “line of withdrawal” for Israeli forces from Lebanon.

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☆ Israel has agreed to a truce in Lebanon with Hezbollah. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Israel and Lebanon have accepted a US-backed proposal to end the 13-month border conflict that spiraled into an all-out war in September with Hezbollah. What the deal entailsThe deal stipulates a 60-day cessation of hostilities, which negotiators have described as the foundation of a lasting truce. On September 27, Israel killed Hezbollah’s long-time leader Nasrallah in a massive attack in the southern suburbs of Beirut, upending the truce talks. Since October 2023, Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel have killed 47 Israeli civilians and 31 security forces in Israel. Palestinians in Gaza are unlikely to find respite if a Lebanon deal is signed, according to a regional analyst.

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☆ US says Israel approved a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of devastating fighting with Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementIsrael has agreed on a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of fighting with Hezbollah. Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a cease-fire to end nearly 14 months of devastating fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. AdvertisementBiden said the cease-fire, designed to permanently end fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border, will take effect at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Israel and Hezbollah have fought against each other for nearly 14 months. At the end of the month, Israeli forces launched a ground invasion into Lebanon — its first in nearly 20 years.

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☆ Independent Inquiry Blames Israeli Leaders for Oct. 7 Failures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Johnatan Reiss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than a year, the Israeli government has avoided holding itself to account for its failure to prevent the deadliest event in Israel’s history: the Hamas-led raid on Oct. 7, 2023. An independent commission, founded by survivors of the raid and relatives of Israelis who were killed and kidnapped, tried to fill that void on Tuesday, releasing a scathing report that blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top military commanders for years of faulty decisions that made Israel more vulnerable to invasion. Based on three months of interviews and public hearings, the commission’s 90-page report criticized the government’s decision to funnel money to Hamas, which allowed the group to entrench itself in the Gaza Strip in the decade before the attack. The commission, formally known as the Civil Commission of Inquiry of the Oct. 7 Disaster, condemned Mr. Netanyahu for sidelining high-level decision-making forums that might have stirred greater internal debate about the wisdom of such a policy.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr, Netanyahu Organizations: Civil Commission, sidelining Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Truce With Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | More About Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was expected to meet on Tuesday afternoon with senior cabinet ministers to decide whether to approve a cease-fire with Hezbollah, potentially setting the stage for an end to Israel’s 13-month war with the Lebanese militia. The proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israeli forces would return south of the Israel-Lebanon border, while Hezbollah would retreat north of the Litani River, allowing the Lebanese Army — which is not a party to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict — to fill the vacuum. But many questions about the proposal remain unanswered, including how the Lebanese Army would exert authority over the powerful militia. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Lebanese Army Locations: Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Israel, United States

☆ Opinion | Three Global Challenges That Will Shape Trump’s Legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Thomas L. Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump left the White House nearly four years ago. Given his self-confidence, I suspect he is now thinking: “What could be so different? What I saw and heard exposed me to three giant, shifting tectonic plates that will have profound implications for the new administration. The most significant geopolitical eventIn just the last two months, the Israeli military has inflicted a defeat on Iran that approaches its 1967 Six Day War defeat of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Let’s review:Over the past few decades, Iran built a formidable threat network that seemed to put Israel into an octopuslike grip.

Persons: Donald Trump, I’ve, Israel Organizations: White House, United Locations: Tel Aviv, United Arab Emirates, London, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon

☆ Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Lebanon Ahead of Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal Talks: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | Euan Ward | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Israeli military also told entire towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate, including Naqoura, where a United Nations peacekeeping force is based. The cease-fire proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement. Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem, suggested last week that the group would accept a truce if Israel stopped striking Lebanon and Lebanon retained its sovereignty. The cease-fire would officially be an agreement among Israel, Lebanon and the mediating countries, including the United States.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mr, Naim Qassem, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Jack Nicas, Myra Noveck, Euan Ward Organizations: Lebanese, United Nations, Lebanese Army Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Israel, United States, States, Jerusalem

A cease-fire deal to end the conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia was close but not complete Monday, three senior Biden administration officials told NBC News. Over the weekend, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 20 people in the Lebanese capital of Beirut while Hezbollah fired more than 200 rockets at Israel, leaving neighborhoods in flames, according to the Israeli military. Amir Levy / Getty ImagesThe latest clashes follow months of intensifying fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, with Hezbollah firing rockets and other projectiles into Israel after the surprise Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that ignited the war in Gaza. The attacks have spanned as far as parts of Syria, where a recent Israeli airstrike killed a senior Hezbollah commander. Talks of a possible cease-fire come about a month after Israel attacked Iran on its soil, stoking fears that Iran would retaliate and dramatically escalate tensions in the region.

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☆ West Bank: Palestinians fear more evictions under Trump presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Where the high hills of the occupied West Bank tumble into the Jordan valley, half a dozen heavy Israeli diggers pound the ancient rocks around the Palestinian village of Bardala. Such evictions are common in the West Bank, according to the United Nations. During a visit to Israel in 2017, the former governor of Arkansas told reporters: “There is no such thing as a West Bank. The eviction notice Israeli officials handed to a Palestinian farmer near the village of Bardala in the occupied West Bank, ordering him to leave his land. The hard reality in Bardala, as elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, is that even before Trump’s approaching inauguration, the Palestinian state had become a distant dream.

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☆ Haaretz: Israeli cabinet sanctions country’s oldest newspaper over critical coverage, publisher’s comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Lucas Lilieholm | Eugenia Yosef | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Israel’s cabinet unanimously voted to sanction the nation’s oldest newspaper, Haaretz, on Sunday citing its critical coverage of the war following the October 7 Hamas attacks and comments by the outlet’s publisher calling for sanctions on senior government officials. The proposal, put forward by communications minister Shlomo Kar’i, will end government advertising in the newspaper and cancel all subscriptions for state employees and employees of state-owned companies. It dismisses the costs of both sides for defending the settlements while fighting the Palestinian freedom fighters that Israel calls terrorists,” he reportedly said. Following widespread criticism of the comments in Israel, Schocken clarified his comments saying that he did not believe Hamas militants were freedom fighters. Haaretz slammed the move in a statement on Sunday, calling it “another step in Netanyahu’s journey to dismantle Israeli democracy.”“Like his friends Putin, Erdoğan, and Orbán, Netanyahu is trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper,” the statement said.

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☆ Israeli prime minister approves Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘in principle,’ source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah “in principle” during a security consultation with Israeli officials Sunday night, a source familiar with the matter said. Israel still has reservations over some details of the agreement, which were expected to be transmitted to the Lebanese government on Monday, the source said. Those and other details are still being negotiated and multiple sources stressed that the agreement will not be final until all issues are resolved. A ceasefire agreement will also need to be approved by the Israeli cabinet, which has not yet occurred. Israel launched a major military offensive in Lebanon in mid-September following months of tit-for-tat border attacks which started on October 8 last year when Hezbollah attacked Israeli controlled territory in solidarity with Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza.

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☆ Israel and Hezbollah Mount New Attacks Amid Cease-Fire Talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jack Nicas | More About Jack Nicas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Israeli military said it had struck several command centers belonging to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia, south of Beirut on Monday morning. Israeli officials said at least some were intercepted by Israeli missiles. Israeli officials said Hezbollah had fired at least 250 projectiles, a term it often uses for rockets, into Israel on Sunday, including many toward Tel Aviv, with some causing injuries. Analysts have said the intense attacks suggest that both Israel and Hezbollah are trying to maximize their leverage as diplomats conduct what they hope is a final round of cease-fire talks. Amos Hochstein, a top American envoy, traveled to Lebanon and Israel last week to move talks ahead.

Persons: Amos Hochstein, Lloyd J, Austin III, Israel Katz Organizations: Hezbollah, Lebanese, Israeli Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Beirut, Tel Aviv, American

☆ Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after big Israeli strike on Beirut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set on fire near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before. Hezbollah, which has previously vowed to respond to attacks on Beirut by targeting Tel Aviv, said it had launched precision missiles at two military sites in Tel Aviv and nearby. Police said there were multiple impact sites in the area of Petah Tikvah, on the eastern side of Tel Aviv, and that several people had minor injuries. The Israeli military said a direct hit on a neighborhood had left “houses in flames and ruins.” Television footage showed an apartment damaged by rocket fire. A resident walks past charred cars in Petah Tikva, Israel, near Tel Aviv, on Nov. 24, 2024, after rockets were fired from Lebanon.

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After Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the role. Trump’s choice for second-in-command at the Justice Department is Todd Blanche, who served as his lead criminal defense lawyer in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Jordan’s government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. The one-two punch of witches and warriors delivered a strong box office weekend to kick off the holiday season. “Wicked,” the first of a two-film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, dominated with an estimated $114 million in North America alone.

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☆ How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Simone-Weichselbaum.Jpg | Simone Weichselbaum | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Some of the nation’s leading civil rights groups told NBC News that they are gearing up for a flood of legal battles to protect the protesters. Under Rubinstein, America First Legal has in the past year filed four lawsuits that provide a glimpse into how the Trump administration could differ from its predecessor. America First Legal alleges in the suits that the State Department, the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education have protected pro-Hamas extremists. Rubinstein in an interview brought up an additional law he expects a second Trump administration could enforce. The Knight Institute said although it expects the new Trump administration to aggressively police speech, it is prepared to fight back.

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☆ Israel says missing rabbi was killed in UAE in 'antisemitic terrorist' murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi has been found dead in the United Arab Emirates, in what Israel called an antisemitic murder on Sunday. The Israeli government said the death of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who has been missing in the Gulf state since Thursday, was a "criminal antisemitic terrorist event." A man walks past Rimon Market, a Kosher grocery store managed by the late Rabbi Zvi Kogan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates government gave no immediate comment or acknowledgment that Kogan had been found dead. Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German software developer living in California, was kidnapped in 2020 during a stopover in the United Arab Emirates and taken to Iran.

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☆ Gunman shot dead, 3 police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

AMMAN, Jordan — A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday. Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing. Jordan’s government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Police had called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel searched for the culprits, a security source said.

Persons: Jordan —, Petra, Mohamed Momani Organizations: Sunday . Police, Israel, Police Locations: AMMAN, Jordan, Rabiah, Amman, Israel, Gaza

Jerusalem CNN —A ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is “very close,” a regional source told CNN on Sunday, even as an uptick in Israeli attacks saw the death toll in Lebanon since mid-September pass a grim milestone. The regional source suggested that while the deal was closer than ever, it was not fully formed yet. “We are moving in this direction, but there are still some issues to address,” a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN. Israel launched a major offensive in Lebanon in mid-September following months of tit-for-tat border attacks which started when Hezbollah attacked Israel in solidarity with Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza. Earlier Sunday, an Israeli official told CNN Netanyahu had held a security consultation regarding the ceasefire proposals.

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The Israeli soldiers grabbed his arms on each side, Nasir Damaj recalled, marching him through the streets to the blown-out shell of a mosque. A shaft led to an old underground cave. As they ordered him to climb down, Mr. Damaj said he realized why: He was being used as a human shield. “They wanted me to scout what was downstairs, to protect them,” Mr. Damaj said. It’s expensive.”

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An Israeli rabbi in the United Arab Emirates who had been missing since Thursday has been found dead, the Israeli authorities announced early Sunday. Israeli officials said the rabbi, Zvi Kogan, had been murdered and called his death an act of terrorism, without providing any further details. The Emirati authorities — who on Saturday said officials were investigating the rabbi’s disappearance — did not immediately comment on his death. But a senior official stressed on Sunday that the Emirates was a safe place, without explicitly mentioning Rabbi Kogan. will remain a safe haven, an oasis of stability, a society of tolerance and coexistence,” Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the Emirati president, wrote on social media.

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The Israeli military late on Sunday conducted a heavy barrage of airstrikes on the southern outskirts of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway, with fighter jets racing across the skies above the Lebanese capital and deafening explosions ringing out for miles. The airstrikes followed a series of sweeping evacuation warnings on Sunday by the Israeli military for the area, known as the Dahiya — more warnings than in any other day this month. They also came as Hezbollah fired about 250 projectiles into Israel on Sunday, one of the group’s largest aerial attacks over the past year. Analysts said that Israel’s ramped up attacks in recent days were intended to pressure Hezbollah into accepting a cease-fire on favorable terms. Hezbollah, however, has shown few signs of backing down, and both sides have pledged to keep up their attacks while negotiations are taking place.

Organizations: Sunday, Analysts Locations: Beirut, Lebanon’s, Israel

☆ Hezbollah Fires Waves of Projectiles Into Israel After Deadly Strike in Beirut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Adam Rasgon | More About Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hezbollah fired more than 60 projectiles into Israel before noon on Sunday, a day after an Israeli strike in the heart of the Lebanese capital killed at least 20 people. Three Israeli defense officials said the strike was an attempt to assassinate a top Hezbollah military commander, Mohammad Haidar. One of the Israeli defense officials, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations, later said that Mr. Haidar was not killed. On Sunday, waves of air raid sirens blared throughout much of northern Israel, including the hilltop town of Safed. Magen David Adom, an Israeli emergency rescue service, said it treated a woman in northern Israel who suffered a shrapnel injury.

Persons: Mohammad Haidar, Mr, Haidar, Magen David Adom Locations: Israel, Beirut, Safed

☆ Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion Saturday he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. Israeli media citing unnamed security sources reported that Zvi Kogan, who has been missing since noon Thursday, may have been kidnapped. Western officials believe Iran runs intelligence operations in the UAE and keeps tabs on the hundreds of thousands of Iranians living across the country. Iran also kidnapped Iranian-German Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 from Dubai, taking him back to Tehran where he was executed in October. However, the Mideast wars have sparked deep anger among Emiratis, Arabs and others living in the UAE.

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