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Blue Helmets under fire - and bearing responsibility for the war they failed to prevent

Lebanon

Blue Helmets under fire - and bearing responsibility for the war they failed to prevent

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has sounded the alarm. Both Hezbollah fighters and Israeli soldiers are "firing projectiles and bullets towards or in the vicinity of our positions," UNIFIL spokeswoman Kandice Ardiel warned, actions that have "already tragically caused deaths and injuries" among blue helmets deployed in southern Lebanon.

Inside the US rescue mission in Iran

Iran

Inside the US rescue mission in Iran

The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision. Under cover of darkness, U.S. commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 7,000‑foot ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist to safety, moving him toward a secret rendezvous point before dawn on Sunday.

Hamas military wing refuses disarmament demands

Hamas

Hamas military wing refuses disarmament demands

Hamas' armed wing said on Sunday discussing the group's disarmament before Israel fully implements the first phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire was an attempt to continue what it called a genocide against the Palestinian people.

Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Lebanon

Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on Kfarhata, a village in south Lebanon, killed seven people on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said in a statement.

High-stakes rescue mission pulls American pilot out of Iran

Iran

High-stakes rescue mission pulls American pilot out of Iran

U.S. forces staged the audacious rescue of an airman behind enemy lines after Iran downed his fighter jet, officials said on Sunday, resolving a crisis for President Donald Trump as he weighs escalating the war, now in its sixth week.

Trump issues 48-Hour ultimatum to Iran

Iran at war

Trump issues 48-Hour ultimatum to Iran

Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his threats against Iran, issuing what amounts to a 48-hour ultimatum on Saturday, warning Tehran that catastrophic military consequences await if it fails to either reach a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

El Al's survival equation

Israel

El Al's survival equation

It has been one crisis after another. The Covid pandemic. The Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023. The twelve-day war against Iran last June. 

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