start your day.... Get it sent to your inbox.... It was unclear if Shukr had survived the attack....

confirmed Shukr had died of his wounds.... “ Lebanon does not want war, ” he said, adding that the

Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut have drawn threats of retaliation against Israel

killing of Shukr would be severe.“ Let the enemy, and those who stand behind them, await our inevitable

WASHINGTON-The United States on Wednesday urged its citizens to not travel to Lebanon, citing rising tensions between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group. The U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory to Lebanon to level four, which says" Do Not Travel." The State Department advised Americans in Lebanon to depart if possible. WHY IT'S IMPORTANTThe Middle East has been on the edge for months amid Israel's war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian cris

WASHINGTON-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Axios reported, citing two U.S. sources. One source told Axios Trump's call was intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal, but stressed he did not know if this is indeed what the former president told Netanyahu.... The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Late las

WASHINGTON-U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Monday to the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the UK to discuss de-escalating tensions in the Middle East and a ceasefire in Gaza, the White House said.In a joint statement released by the White House on Monday, the leaders of all five countries said they endorsed a call from the United States, Qatar and Egypt for a renewal of talks for a Gaza ceasefire to conclude a deal as soon as possible. President Joe Biden laid out a three-phase ceasefire

Both groups are backed by Iran.In a televised address, Netanyahu, facing intense global pressure to conclude his war against Hamas in Gaza, said that Israel would not tolerate aggression by any party.... “ Israel will exact a very heavy price for aggression against us from whatever quarter, ” he said. The attack, a stunning security and intelligence failure, targeted Haniyeh as he visited Tehran for the inauguration of its new president.... Still, the two sides might also exercise restraint...

Other equipment would begin delivery in 2026, according to the Pentagon.An expert on the process said some deliveries could be even earlier than 2026. The US has staunchly supported Israel as its top Middle East ally prosecutes a war in the Gaza Strip that has devastated the Palestinian enclave.... The war was set off by the militant group Hamas' Oct 7 attack in southern Israel. Israel’s subsequent assault on the Hamas-governed enclave has killed nearly 40, 000 Palestinians, according to the lo

. Iran’s conservative parliamentary speaker, Mr Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Iran “ will certainly carry out the supreme leader’s order( to avenge Haniyeh) ”.... He said achieving peace “ starts with a ceasefire ” and called on “ all parties ” to “ stop escalatory actions ”.... But the prime minister of key ceasefire broker Qatar said Haniyeh’s killing had thrown the whole Gaza war mediation process into doubt.“ How can mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the othe