American service member killed in Iraq; U.S. hits Iran for 9th straight night
Two U.S. service members were killed earlier in Jordan and a third was missing in action, the U.S. Central Command said.
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Two U.S. service members were killed earlier in Jordan and a third was missing in action, the U.S. Central Command said.
Iran and Israel declare a halt to fighting as President Trump says both are seeking an "immediate ceasefire" after a major escalation in the 101-day war.
Israel and Iran were firing missiles at each other Monday, endangering the shaky truce that's been in place as well as talks on a deal to end the fighting.
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon where Hezbollah would be banned.
Iran balked at President Trump's demands for a peace deal amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as fear the war could reignite hits oil and energy markets.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that ground forces have surrounded Hezbollah fighters and are about to eliminate a "great stronghold of Hezbollah" in southern Lebanon.
A Chicago woman with relatives in Lebanon said her family is terrified as Israel continues its attacks, which Iran says violates its ceasefire agreement with the U.S.
Iran says Israel is violating the ceasefire deal President Trump announced, and Tehran appears to still have control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran officials said Wednesday that a ceasefire and negotiations with the U.S. on ending the war is “unreasonable” and accused the U.S. violating three of Tehran’s 10 conditions for an end to the fighting.
A Pennsylvania man has been indicted after prosecutors said he tried to join a terrorist organization and lied about it to the FBI.
Israel says it hit a Hezbollah rocket launcher on Friday, as both sides accused the other of violations.
The bursts of violence did not lead to reports of any serious casualties.
It was the main route for thousands of people fleeing the war into Syria before it was destroyed by Israeli shelling last month. The restoration of the road follows the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding several hours after it began.
The ceasefire would begin immediately, but Israel has 60 days to withdraw its troops. Natalie Brand reports.
U.S. and Israeli officials caution a deal isn't final yet but an Israeli spokesperson says the two sides are moving in that direction.
It comes as Lebanese officials say at least 11 people were killed and 63 were hurt after a different Israeli strike in central Beirut overnight.
The ceasefire would last for 60 days. An official response is expected in the next few days.
MedGlobal, a Chicago area nonprofit, is increasing its presence in Lebanon to meet a growing need for medical care there, as hundreds have been killed in Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is on the ground in Lebanon with a MedGlobal team providing care.
Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.
A fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes started pounding locations across Lebanon on Sunday night, some striking dangerously close to Lebanon's only international airport. Israel had said it would launch a widescale assault on a banking institution it regards as Hezbollah's de-facto financial arm, the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association.
Blasts shook the peacekeepers' main base Friday for the second time in 48 hours. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has intensified in recent weeks, and Israel says it killed some of Hezbollah's top leaders.
Security sources say a senior Hezbollah official escaped an Israeli assassination attempt in the city.
Further intensifying matters is a video circulating on social media that showed Israeli soldiers planting their country's flag on Lebanese soil, something the U.S. State Department called "unhelpful."
Exactly one year after Hamas' terrorist rampage in Israel, 101 hostages are still missing and the death toll is still climbing.
