France has launched a judicial investigation after receiving a complaint alleging war crimes in an Israeli attack on a residential building in Lebanon two years ago.
ConflictsNeither bloc will win a majority in Israel’s election, according to exit polls. But most major TV channels’ exit polls show challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s.
World politicsUS intelligence is warning that Iran has “significantly increased” its plans to attack American diplomats and officials in the Middle East, according to a document obtained by Axios.
WorldThe Indonesian stock market has plunged by more than 11 percent after index provider MSCI warned that it no longer considers the country to meet the criteria for an emerging market.
BusinessSeveral students were injured and one person died in an explosion when an Israeli high school class visited a lookout point near the border with Lebanon, Israeli media reported.
WorldEU countries approve an effort to train Lebanon’s army and security forces.
WorldThe EU is imposing its largest-ever expansion of sanctions, adding 1,600 names to lists related to Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, it is preparing protective measures in response to US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC).
World politicsAt least six people have been injured in an Israeli drone strike on a village near Lebanon’s northern border with Syria, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.
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