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Is Israel provoking a regional war in the Middle East?

9:10pm August 02, 2024

NPR’S Ailsa Chang talks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, about whether Israel might be provoking an escalation in the Middle East that could drag the U.S. into conflict.

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The U.S. is being urged to help lower the escalating tensions in the Middle East

3:35pm August 02, 2024

by Leila Fadel

What options does the U.S. have to tamp down tensions in the Middle East? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Edward Djerejian.

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Calls for revenge grow as Hezbollah and Hamas bury assassinated leaders

10:10am August 02, 2024

Israel and Lebanon are bracing for the possibility of even stronger attacks after Israel’s killing of three top leaders from the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah -- in three different countries.

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Hezbollah and Hamas bury slain leaders as Iran eyes revenge

10:10pm August 01, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Hezbollah and Hamas have buried their slain leaders. The leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said the war in Gaza had now entered a new phase.

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People wave flags as they accompany the casket of slain top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, during his funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday.

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Hezbollah and Hamas Memorialize Slain Leaders as Iran eyes revenge

6:56pm August 01, 2024

Hezbollah and Hamas bury their slain leaders. And Venezuelan security forces arrest protesters of last weekend's presidential election.

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After 2 assassinations in the Middle East, the region braces for all-out war

2:40pm August 01, 2024

The killing of a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and the killing of a top Hamas official in Iran are stoking very real fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East.

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Lebanese foreign minister says only the U.S. can prevent an all-out war

2:40pm August 01, 2024

by Leila Fadel

In an interview with Morning Edition, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib condemned the killing of civilians, saying only the U.S. can pressure Israel to prevent a wider Middle East war.

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Israel confirms it killed Hamas military commander in a July airstrike

10:33am August 01, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's military says the commander of Hamas is dead. The announcement comes following a series of assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in the region.

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Assassination of Hamas leader inflames regional tensions

10:20pm July 31, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Khaled Elgindy, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about what the future may look like for Hamas after one of its top leader was allegedly assassinated by Israel.

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The killings of top leaders from Hamas and Hezbollah stun Middle East

10:20pm July 31, 2024

Within the last day, leaders of both Hamas and Hezbollah were killed in apparent assassinations by Israel. Iran backs both Hamas and Hezbollah. And now, many groups are vowing revenge.

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