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The Warning: The Most Serious Situation Since October 7

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The Warning: The Most Serious Situation Since October 7

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After the rocket attack that killed twelve children in the Golan Heights on Saturday, the risk of a large-scale war in the Middle East is once again acute. Experts are talking about the most serious situation since Hamas' attack on Israel last autumn – despite neither Israel nor Hezbollah really being believed to want a full-scale military conflict

Thousands of Swedes in Lebanon – urged to leave

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Thousands of Swedes in Lebanon – urged to leave

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As many as 10,000 Swedish citizens may be in Lebanon, according to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' assessment. In the event of an escalated conflict in the area, people risk being trapped

Netanyahu promises powerful response to Golan attack

Netanyahu promises powerful response to Golan attack

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Israel will respond with force to the deadly attack on the Golan Heights over the weekend. This says Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the affected area

Flights to Beirut stopped

Flights to Beirut stopped

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Several airlines are stopping flights to and from Lebanon's capital Beirut, including Air France-KLM and German Lufthansa.

Israel prepares response to deadly attack

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Israel prepares response to deadly attack

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Israel's government is preparing a response to the attack on the Golan Heights where at least twelve children and young people were killed. Israeli ministers have significantly escalated their tone against Hezbollah and the concern for escalation in the region is great

Israel raises the tone after the attack - "Massacre"

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Israel raises the tone after the attack - "Massacre"

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Israel has attacked targets "deep inside Lebanese territory" in response to the attack on the Golan Heights, where at least twelve children and young people were killed. Israeli ministers are now raising their tone against the northern neighbor, and the concern for escalation in the region is great

Expert on Rocket Attack: A Nightmare Scenario

Expert on Rocket Attack: A Nightmare Scenario

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The rocket attack on a football pitch in the Golan Heights, annexed by Israel, can in the worst case lead to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah deteriorating and escalating, according to Middle East expert Anders Persson. Everything depends on how Israel chooses to respond to the attack, he says

Twelve dead in rocket attack on Golan Heights

Twelve dead in rocket attack on Golan Heights

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At least twelve people, most of them young, were killed and tens injured in a rocket attack from Lebanon against the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, according to the Israeli military. Israel points out Iran-backed Hezbollah as responsible

Germany bans Islamist group

Germany bans Islamist group

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His children were killed in an attack in southern Lebanon

His children were killed in an attack in southern Lebanon

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When Shaheen Jarkas fled war-torn Syria to Lebanon, he hoped that his family would be safe. Instead, his two children were killed in an attack that Israel is accused of

Hezbollah warns of attacks if civilians are killed

Hezbollah warns of attacks if civilians are killed

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Hamas: Israeli attacks complicate negotiations

Hamas: Israeli attacks complicate negotiations

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Israel's escalated offensive in Gaza is complicating compromises in the negotiations on ceasefire, warns a representative for the terrorist-stamped movement Hamas. The renewed talks in Qatar are expected to begin on Wednesday

Dictators and Militia Leaders Congratulate Pezeshkian

Dictators and Militia Leaders Congratulate Pezeshkian

Iran's newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian is congratulated by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Syria's dictator al-Assad and Shia militia Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Denmark tightens its travel advisory to Israel

Denmark tightens its travel advisory to Israel

Hezbollah: Fired 200 rockets at northern Israel

Hezbollah: Fired 200 rockets at northern Israel

The Shia Islamist Hezbollah claims to have fired 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli outposts in the border area and at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel responds with airstrikes against southern Lebanon

High-ranking Hezbollah leader killed

High-ranking Hezbollah leader killed

Iran: Devastating War if Attack on Lebanon

Iran: Devastating War if Attack on Lebanon

Iran warns that the country and its regional allies will confront Israel with a "devastating" war if it attacks Lebanon.

Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza

Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza

The battles in Gaza continue and Israel's military says it has carried out airstrikes in northern Gaza – and killed tens of fighters from Hamas.

UN: Alarming Risk of War Spreading

UN: Alarming Risk of War Spreading

If the war between Israel and terrorist-designated Hamas spreads to Lebanon, it could be "potentially apocalyptic", warns the UN's head of humanitarian affairs Martin Griffiths.

Iran-backed groups may aid Hezbollah in war

Iran-backed groups may aid Hezbollah in war

In the event of a major war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran-backed groups from other parts of the region may come to the aid of the Lebanese Islamist movement.

Guterres: Lebanon must not become a new Gaza Strip

Guterres: Lebanon must not become a new Gaza Strip

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns of "warlike rhetoric" from Israel and the Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah. To speak plainly: The people in the region and people all over the world cannot afford for Lebanon to become a new Gaza, he says

New attacks after inflammatory speech on major war

New attacks after inflammatory speech on major war

The Great War Draws Near: Focus on Putin and Trump

The Great War Draws Near: Focus on Putin and Trump

Behind the scenes, Russia and the USA have crucial roles as the stakes are rapidly escalating between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The risk is very great that it will escalate, says Lieutenant Colonel Anders Ekholm at the Defence University

New threats of total war as Hizbollah leader speaks

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New threats of total war as Hizbollah leader speaks

Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah has held an inflammatory speech, at the same time as tensions between the Iran-backed Shia militia and Israel are increasing. Let the enemy know once again that if a full-scale war is declared against Lebanon, we will fight it without restrictions, he says