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![Hezbollah, Israel trade cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hezbollah, Israel trade cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia has fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel.
![Hezbollah leader says group must retaliate after Beirut air strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hezbollah leader says group must retaliate after Beirut air strike
"We cannot keep silent about a violation of this seriousness."
![Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed
Israel has refused to comment on reports it carried out the Hamas killing.
![Senior Hamas figure dies in Beirut blast, fears conflict will expand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Senior Hamas figure dies in Beirut blast, fears conflict will expand
Saleh Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since its war with Israel began.
![Hezbollah-Israeli clashes risk escalating after mortar attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hezbollah-Israeli clashes risk escalating after mortar attack
Skirmishes between Hezbollah and the Israeli military continue to intensify.
![Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting as battles intensify](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting as battles intensify
Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City in heavy fighting with Hamas militants.
![Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault
Israel’s defence minister has told ground troops to be ready to enter the Gaza Strip.
![Drone attack on base hosting US troops intercepted in Iraq](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drone attack on base hosting US troops intercepted in Iraq
Armed groups were on alert and prepared to join the wider battle against Israel.
![Israel agrees to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza, says Joe Biden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Israel agrees to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza, says Joe Biden
US President also says hospital blast ‘appears as though it was done by the other team’.
![Attack sums up the essence of terrorism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Attack sums up the essence of terrorism
Hamas has achieved what it wanted by attacking Israel: Terror, escalation, and disruption.
![Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire after Hamas' surprise attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire after Hamas' surprise attack
The idea of Hezbollah joining the fighting in Gaza raises chances of a broader conflict.
![He held up a bank to get his own money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
He held up a bank to get his own money
New York Times: Meet the “world’s most honourable bank robbers.”
![Who is helping? The massive aid effort underway after Turkey quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who is helping? The massive aid effort underway after Turkey quake
Engineers, soldiers, paramedics, search dogs & handlers on way as world pitches in.
![US President Joe Biden’s Israel quandary with new Netanyahu far right government](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US President Joe Biden’s Israel quandary with new Netanyahu far right government
Israeli Prime Minister’s new government is giving the Biden administration headaches.
![Plus size model told to pay for upgrade because she did not fit in seat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plus size model told to pay for upgrade because she did not fit in seat
A Brazilian influencer was humiliated after being told she was too fat to fly in her seat.
![Lebanon bank robberies with a twist: Stealing their own money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lebanon bank robberies with a twist: Stealing their own money
Lebanese citizens are desperate to get around the country's frozen banking system.
![Woman with toy gun grabs trapped savings from Beirut bank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman with toy gun grabs trapped savings from Beirut bank
A woman robbed a bank to access her savings and is encouraging others to do the same.
![Grain-carrying ship from Ukraine stranded off Turkey coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grain-carrying ship from Ukraine stranded off Turkey coast
Setback shows difficulties of easing global food crisis sparked by Russian naval blockade.
![First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa
More than 26,000 tons of corn destined for Lebanon sails through Russian blockade.
![Sri Lanka collapse: Who's next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sri Lanka collapse: Who's next?
Several more nations are in similar straits and on the brink of breakdown.
![Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters
It would be larger than the size of Lebanon's armed forces, estimated at about 85,000.