Militant group blames Israel for what it describes as a ‘criminal attack’ and vows revenge
Israel, blamed by Hizbollah for Tuesday’s attack, has long used telephones and their successors to track and kill enemies
Decision increases fears about escalation of conflict with Lebanese militants
Masoud Pezeshkian uses first press conference to deny sending missiles to Russia for Ukraine war
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US, UK, Germany and France accuse Tehran of sending ballistic missiles for war against Ukraine
Delivery of weaponry to Moscow marks ‘dramatic escalation’ in war against Ukraine, warn Kyiv and western officials
Yair Golan of the Democrats says October 7 underscores the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Religious chiefs push for more weddings and more children to avert future population decline
Officials fear failure could lead to increased tensions and wider conflict
Israeli prime minister remains defiant over hostage deal with Hamas despite general strike and mass protests
Fourth attack on agency workers this week follows shooting of armoured car for the World Food Programme
Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to boost the economy and ease social restrictions. But he faces factional infighting, international scepticism and hostilities with Israel
Fire onboard the Greek-owned Sounion had sparked warning of an imminent ‘ecological disaster’
Military presses on with major raid in occupied Palestinian territory
The Sounion has a cargo of 1mn barrels of crude and is on fire after being attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen
Israel’s ultranationalist minister expresses support for idea of building synagogue on sensitive Jerusalem site
Conditions for broader conflict remain despite attempts to calm tensions in wake of Sunday’s exchanges
Non-proliferation regime under greatest pressure since end of cold war, says Rafael Grossi
Exchange of fire with Iran-backed militant group Hizbollah is biggest since war in 2006
Military capabilities of the Jewish state have evolved since it last fought Hizbollah but so have those of the Iran-backed ‘axis of resistance’
Israel says overnight strikes targeted militant group’s weapons storage facilities and military structures
Head of government stresses that his appointments were a compromise built to avoid political discord
Patients and clinicians say humanitarian exemption for pharmaceuticals is failing to prevent shortages
