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Netanyahu: Israel has carried out dozens of strikes in Syria
Israel has launched dozens of strikes in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, acknowledging for the first time such attacks against suspected arms transfers to Lebanon\’s Hezbollah guerrillas.
Aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
An aid convoy entered a besieged Syrian town on Monday where thousands have been trapped without supplies for months and people are reported to have died of starvation.
Hezbollah targets Israeli forces with bomb, Israel shells south Lebanon
Hezbollah set off a bomb targeting Israeli forces at the Lebanese border on Monday in an apparent response to the killing in Syria last month of a prominent commander, triggering Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon.
Blaming operative’s death on Israel, Hezbollah chief vows revenge
Hassan Nasrallah, the top leader of the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah, blamed the killing of operative Samir Kuntar on Israel and said his group would retaliate.
Syrian rebel group claims responsibility for Hezbollah leader’s death
A Syrian rebel group has claimed responsibility for the airstrike in Damascus that killed a Lebanese Hezbollah leader who spent nearly three decades in an Israeli prison.
Israel says 90 pct of Syria’s ballistic missiles used up on rebels
Syria has used up more than 90 percent of its ballistic missiles against rebels during a more than four-year-old civil war but a few were transferred to Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, a senior Israeli military officer said on Wednesday.
Uncertainty grips Middle Eastern markets
The impact of the Middle East’s ongoing woes on the region’s tourism businesses has been well documented.
Iran’s allies, not atoms, preoccupy Israeli generals
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thunders against a looming Iranian nuclear deal, his defense chiefs see a more pressing menace from Tehran\’s guerrilla allies.\n