Israel steps up strikes on Lebanon
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Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran enters a tentative de-escalation phase. Truce talks were held after a two-week ceasefire was agreed upon by both the stakeholders amid continued regional tensions and high-stakes diplomatic efforts.
Iran tensions deepen as Washington enforces a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a sharp rise in oil prices past $114 per barrel. Tehran offers a 5-year pause on nuclear activity, but the US demands a longer freeze.
President Trump on Monday said that Iran had reached out seeking a deal “very badly,” even as the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports warning that any Iranian attack ships approaching restricted waters in the Strait of Hormuz would be destroyed.
A protest in Manhattan on Monday against arms sales to Israel, held at the doorstep of the offices of New York’s two Democratic senators, led the police to detain about 100 people, including Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks.
I don’t write about campaign endorsements often. But considering that Democratic congressional candidate Analilia Mejia’s criticism of Israel has led to charges of antisemitism from Republican opponent Joe Hathaway,
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration Monday calling on Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale
Israel hasn’t struck Beirut since Wednesday, according to an Israeli military official. The last strikes on the Lebanese capital hit around 100 targets in Lebanon in just 90 seconds, killing more than 350 people,
The day of commemoration is set to begin on Monday night with a prerecorded official state Remembrance Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and memorial site.