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Fast Forward 2 Israeli civilians and 3 Lebanese attackers killed in escalating fighting on Israel’s northern border
The deaths of Mira Ayalon, 76, and her son Barak, 45, in Sunday’s Hezbollah strike bring the total number of Israelis killed in the northern cross-border clashes to 15, nine of them soldiers, since October 7
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Fast Forward Hezbollah leader promises retaliation against Israel for killing of Hamas chief in Beirut
A senior U.S. official said Saleh El Arouri was “held accountable”
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Fast Forward Top Hamas official assassinated in Beirut, reportedly by Israel
Saleh Al-Arouri, the deputy chair of Hamas’ political bureau, was released from Israeli prison in 2010 and took up a role leading the group from abroad
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Fast Forward Leader of Lebanon’s tiny Jewish community dies at 80
Isaac Arazi oversaw the restoration of Beirut’s Magen Avraham synagogue.
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News As it fights in Gaza, Israel is girding itself for another potential war in Lebanon
Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, the threat of Hezbollah joining the fight has been top of mind for leaders in Israel and across the region
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Fast Forward A 25-year-old Lebanese TV reporter and her cameraman are latest journalists to die covering the war
Total number of media workers killed since Oct. 7 is 53, highest casualty toll for journalists in 30 years
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Fast Forward Israel evacuates Kiryat Shemona, town of 20,000 near Lebanon
Israel has for days been ready to launch an incursion into Gaza, and seeks to prevent the conflict from escalating on its other fronts
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Fast Forward Israelis in 28 communities near Lebanon border to be evacuated by army
Residents of northern Israel will be evacuated to government funded hotels and guest houses, as tensions escalate between Lebanon and Israel
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