Live updates: Israel targets presumed new Hezbollah leader in massive Beirut strikes; Iran's leader issues warnings in rare speech
Follow NBC News' live coverage as the IDF targets Hezbollah leaders in Beirut and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei speaks after missile attack.
Iran's supreme leader defends strikes on Israel in rare public speech
Crowds gather in Tehran to listen to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as he defends Iran's large-scale missile attack as a "minimum punishment".
Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel
Iran’s supreme leader has praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it is ready to do it again if necessary
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Live updates: Strikes batter Beirut’s suburbs, as Israeli offensive in Lebanon intensifies
In a separate strike, 18 people were killed in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, where the Israeli military said it had targeted the regional head of Hamas.
Iran's leader defends strikes on Israel in rare public speech
Iran's missile strikes on Israel were "correct, logical, and lawful", Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a vast crowd which had gathered to hear him speak in Tehran on Friday. The country's supreme leader described the attack as the "minimum punishment" for what he called Israel's "astonishing crimes" while leading Friday prayers in the capital,
Huge Blasts Near Beirut Airport as Israel Intensifies Attack
Video recorded by the Associated Press shows huge blasts near Beirut's airport as Israel intensifies its campaign against Hezbollah. Hundreds of civilians have died in air strikes in the past two weeks and 1 million people have fled their homes,
Israel unleashes major strikes near Beirut as Lebanon campaign escalates
In Lebanon, Israeli attacks hit medics, Lebanese soldiers and caused massive explosions in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Hunted yet unrepentant: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar remains committed to Israel's destruction
By Samia Nakhoul (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is unrepentant about the Oct. 7 attacks a year ago, people in contact ...
Iran will attack Israel again if necessary, supreme leader says in rare speech
Israel’s war cabinet is weighing its response after Iran launched its largest-ever attack on the country. Follow for live ...
Rocket fired from Lebanon hits vehicle repair shop in northern Israel
A rocket fired from Lebanon struck a vehicle repair shop in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, heavily ...
Why the U.S. probably can't stop Israel from widening the war in Lebanon
Despite being sidelined repeatedly by Israel over the last year, the Biden administration keeps up its nearly unquestioning ...
Fact Check: Yemen explosion video falsely said to show Iran missile hitting Israel
Footage of a gas station explosion in Yemen in August has been falsely claimed online to show Iranian missiles hitting Israel ...
Israel’s economy is paying a high price for its widening war
The damage to Israel’s economy from its prolonged war against Hamas is worsening as the conflict nears the one-year mark and ...
Key route out of Lebanon hit in strike, as Israel orders immediate evacuation of more southern areas
An Israeli strike leaves a huge crater on the road leading to the crossing into Syria, where thousands of people have been ...
Israel Expands Evacuation Warnings in Southern Lebanon After Renewed Strikes
Israeli soldiers were also waging a ground invasion in southern Lebanon targeting what military officials said were Hezbollah ...
Israel's Spies Wage War From Shadows a Year on From October 7 Failure
"Israel has the intelligence but sometimes you need to know how to analyze it and translate its meaning," an ex-Mossad agent ...