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Members of ZAKA rescue services clean the blood stains where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya, killing two. Photo: AP

Deadly day for Israel army as 6 troops killed in Lebanon

Israel’s defence minister said there would be no easing up in the war against Hezbollah.

Israel building along UN-patrolled demilitarised zone in Syria

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Malaysians outraged after Israeli drone strike injures troops in Lebanon

Some demanded the government withdraw the peacekeeping troops from Lebanon after a convoy came under attack in Saida.

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Malaysian troops attend a ceremony before leaving for Lebanon at the air force base in Subang near Kuala Lumpur on November 6. Photo: AFP

Israel’s Netanyahu discusses ‘Iranian threat’ with Trump

Tehran-backed Hezbollah says its militants are ready to fight Israel, and the US election result will have no bearing on the war in Lebanon.

Israel issues new evacuation call for Lebanon’s Baalbek region

The Israeli military warned on Sunday that it was ready to strike Hezbollah targets there and in nearby Douris.

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Letters | Public display of flags is subject to Malaysian law

Readers discuss the uproar over the waving of Chinese flags at a cultural festival, the push for a Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, Hong Kong’s efforts to legalise same-sex relationships, and the city’s clean-factory initiative.

The display of Chinese flags at a cultural festival in Perak led to a counter rally two days later in which hundreds converged on a town square in Perak to wave Malaysian flags and sing the national anthem. Photo: TikTok / wanwadifa

Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

The US may be leading peace efforts but it’s not delivering, while China is failing without leading.

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Lebanon PM hopes for ceasefire with Israel in ‘coming hours or days’

Leaked proposal calls for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon within the first week of a 60-day ceasefire.

Hezbollah ‘will not beg’, but is open to truce with Israel, new chief says

The militant leader did not explicitly link a Lebanon ceasefire to an end to fighting in Gaza, a position previously held by his group.

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Hezbollah’s new leader Naim Qassem gives a televised address from an undisclosed location on Wednesday. Photo: Al-Manar via AFP

New Hezbollah leader won’t last ‘long’, Israel defence minister says

Yoav Gallant warns the ‘countdown has begun’ for Naim Qassem, who is replacing assassinated militant chief Hassan Nasrallah.

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Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem speaks during a rally in southern Beirut, Lebanon, in October 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hezbollah picks Naim Qassem to succeed slain leader Hassan Nasrallah

He has been Hezbollah’s deputy chief since 1991 and has long been one of Hezbollah’s leading spokesmen.

At least 60 dead in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Israel is ramping up its aerial campaign on Hezbollah strongholds, including the eastern Bekaa Valley.

Israel strikes Iran military targets, warns against retaliation

Tehran said its air defence system successfully countered the attacks with ‘limited damage’ to some locations.

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Multiple explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday after Israel launched strikes against Iranian military targets. Photo: West Asia News Agency/Reuters

Israeli forces kill 38 people in Khan Younis, storm north Gaza hospital

The escalation came amid new US push for a ceasefire deal, with negotiators meeting in Doha in the coming days to try and restart talks.

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Displaced Palestinians crowd for bread at the only bakery left in the city of Khan Younis. Photo: dpa

Israeli strike on journalist compound in Lebanon kills 3 TV staffers

Lebanon’s information minister calls death of journalists in southern Lebanon an ‘assassination’.

Putin says no Brics plan to create alternative to Swift banking system

Russian leader and bloc’s joint declaration indicate member countries recognise benefits of more transparent cross-border payment scheme.

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Blinken expects Gaza truce negotiators to meet ‘in coming days’

Blinken, on his 11th trip to the region since the war, also announced another US$135 million in aid for Palestinians.

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Palestinians make their way in a devastated neighbourhood in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

France, other nations pledge ‘massive aid’ humanitarian package for Lebanon

Organisers of the Paris conference hope it will raise enough money to provide US$426 million in humanitarian aid for Lebanon.

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Israeli weapon in photos of Beirut strike appears to be powerful SPICE bomb

Associated Press images captured the exact moment an Israeli bomb hit a building in Beirut, destroying it.

Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace

Israeli pounded Beirut and hit the historic city of Tyre, while the militants turned to precision guided missiles for the first time.

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Smoke rises over Beirut’s southern suburbs after an Israeli strike. Photo: Reuters

Lebanon’s national airline braves Israeli strikes on Beirut

Middle East Airlines is the only commercial airline still operating out of Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.

A Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane takes off from Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport. Photo: Reuters

Photos capture exact moment Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut

Associated Press images provide a striking look at the speed, power and devastation of modern warfare.

Israel says killed Nasrallah’s apparent successor in Beirut strike

Hashem Safieddine died in early October in a strike that also killed 25 other Hezbollah leaders, according to Israel.

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Iran commander says Israel may mount ‘desperate, small’ retaliatory strike

Mohammad Ali Jafari said Tehran’s response would depend on the intensity of Israel’s retaliation.

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Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles on October 1. Photo: Reuters

Blinken renews Gaza truce bid as Hezbollah claims attack on Netanyahu’s home

US secretary of state makes his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war.

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Smoke rises from a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Ghobeiri, Beirut, on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Hezbollah finance chief killed in Syria, Israel army says

Commander was the head of Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, which was responsible for funding through Iranian oil sales.

Israel strikes 300 Hezbollah targets, including underground cash vault

Strikes on Hezbollah’s financial arm mark an expansion of the nearly month-long war in Lebanon.

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