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Oil prices rise as West Asia tension overshadows strong supply outlook

Israel bombed Beirut early on Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah

Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 6 after deadly clash with Hezbollah

Israel pressed forward on two fronts on Wednesday, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. As Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran's ballistic missile attack a day earlier, the region braced for further escalation. Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and the Hamas militants who run the Gaza Strip, launched dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday night, another escalation in a tit-for-tat cycle that is pushing the Middle East closer to a regional war. Israel warned that the attack would have "repercussions". The Israeli military said seven soldiers were killed in two Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon, without elaborating. The deaths followed an earlier announcement of the first Israeli combat death in Lebanon since the start of the incursion -- a 22-year-old captain in a commando brigade. Another seven troops were wounded. Together, the deaths announced on

Israel again destroys Iranian missiles. Does India have similar technology?

Israel's sophisticated, multi-layered missile defence system saw action during Tuesday's Iranian missile attack. Find out if India has similar defence technology

French Embassy in Iran issues travel warnings over tensions with Israel

They advised their nationals to absolutely refrain from coming to Iran and asked them to leave Iranian territory as soon as possible

UN ponders how to calm conflict as Israel battles militants on 2 fronts

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday to address the spiraling conflict in the Middle East. Iran's ambassador to the UN said his country launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday as a deterrent to further Israeli violence, while his Israeli counterpart called the barrage an "unprecedented act of aggression". Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late on Tuesday to retaliate, and an Iranian commander threatened wider strikes on infrastructure if Israel did so. US President Biden said Wednesday that he would not support an Israeli attack targeting Iran's nuclear programme. Israel further ruffled feathers on Wednesday when its foreign minister declared the UN secretary-general "persona non-grata" in the country, doubling down on decades of accusations of antisemitism against the organisation. Israel was meanwhile battling militants on two fronts, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah and conducting strikes in Gaz

Food supply to Gaza falls sharply as Israel introduces new custom rules

The new customs rule applies to truck convoys chartered by the United Nations to take aid from Jordan to Gaza via Israel

51 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Gaza, claim Palestinian officials

Israeli strikes killed at least 51 people in southern Gaza overnight, including women and children, as the military launched ground operations in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday. Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after Hamas' October 7 attack ignited the war there, and even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and Iran. Israel has launched ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran fired ballistic missiles on Israel late Tuesday. Separately, Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops in the Lebanese border town of Odaisseh, forcing them to retreat. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military or independent confirmation of the fighting, which would mark the first ground combat since Israeli troops crossed the border this week. Israeli media reported infantry and tank units operating in southern Lebanon after the military sent thousands of ..

Gold prices soar to all-time highs, experts forecast up to $3,200 per ounce

Flare-up in West Asia, US elections, further rate cuts by Fed may keep fuelling bullish trend, say experts

Eight soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon: Israel

Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israeli forces pushed over the border

Israel PM holds meeting with heads of security establishment in Tel Aviv

His meeting with the security heads comes at a time when the situation in West Asia escalated following Iran's launch of nearly 200 ballistic missiles towards targets in Israel

Iran’s missile attack on Israel: Key highlights

Israel bans UN Chief from entering country, declares him persona non grata

Earlier in response to Iran's rocket barrage on Israel on Tuesday night the UN Chief had said, "I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation

India 'very much concerned' about Iran Israel tensions EAM Jaishankar

How will Israel hit back after Iran missile attack? Here are its targets

Iran has threatened that if Israel responds with force to the nearly 200 missiles it launched on Tuesday, it will attack again

Iran's missile attack on Israel: What happened and what to expect next

Iran launched 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, with most intercepted, resulting in few casualties and likely Israeli retaliation

Iran threatens to strike Israeli installations if there is retaliation

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, speaking on state television, warned that future missile barrages "will be intensified, and all infrastructure of the regime will be targeted"

Iran made big mistake tonight, will pay for it: Netanyahu on Israel attack

At the start of the Security Cabinet Meeting, Netanyahu said that whoever attacks them, they will counter-attack

Israel strikes into Hezbollah hideouts in Lebanon, asks civilians to leave

Israel launched limited ground raids into southern Lebanon late on Monday night against Hezbollah forces and infrastructure positioned along Israel's northern border

Biden directs US military to shoot down Iranian missiles targeting Israel

According to a White House situation room update, President Biden directed the U.S. military to aid Israel's defence against Iranian attacks and shoot down missiles that are targeting Israel

Russia asks Israel to withdraw troops from Lebanon, warns of escalation

Israel said commando and paratroop units launched raids into Lebanon on Tuesday as part of a "limited" ground incursion, while Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had fired a barrage of missiles into Israel