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4 IDF Soldiers Injured, One Seriously, in Operational Accident at Southern Israel Base   By The Media Line  Four Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were injured, including one seriously on Monday when a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle or “Humvee” overturned at a base in southern Israel, the military said.   The IDF Spokesperson said one soldier was seriously wounded, another was moderately injured, and two others were lightly hurt. The military described the incident as an “operational accident.”   The injured soldiers were […]

Israel Hits Hezbollah Targets as Lebanon Ceasefire Comes Under Strain  By The Media Line Staff  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military Saturday to expand strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, as Israeli officials warned that a fragile ceasefire could fall apart less than two weeks after it took effect.  Netanyahu’s office said he had instructed the Israel Defense Forces to strike Hezbollah “forcefully” in Lebanon. The IDF said […]

US Says 37 Ships Redirected Under Iran Blockade  By The Media Line Staff  American forces said Saturday they had redirected 37 ships and intercepted the Sevan in the Arabian Sea as Washington continued enforcing President Donald Trump’s blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports, deepening the maritime standoff with Tehran after failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan.  US Central Command said the merchant vessel was “complying with US military direction […]

Israeli Soldier Killed in Hezbollah Drone Attack in Southern Lebanon  By The Media Line Staff  Sgt. Idan Fooks, a 19-year-old Israeli soldier from Petah Tikva, was killed Sunday in southern Lebanon when a Hezbollah explosive drone struck troops during an operation inside an Israeli-declared security zone, the Israel Defense Forces said. Six other soldiers were wounded.  Fooks served in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion and was posthumously promoted from corporal to […]

Elections Reach Gaza for First Time in 22 Years, With Hamas on the Sidelines  Municipal elections in Deir al-Balah offered rare political participation in Gaza while raising questions about Hamas’ influence, voter freedom, and the Palestinian Authority’s reach  By Waseem Abu Mahadi / The Media Line  Palestinians voted Saturday in municipal elections in the West Bank and, for the first time in more than two decades, in the Gaza Strip, where voting was […]

‘Together’: Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid Unite Parties in Major Israeli Election Move  By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line  Former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday that their parties would run together in the upcoming Israeli election under a new joint list led by Bennett, marking one of the most significant political realignments in recent years.  The new party will be called Beyachad, Hebrew for “Together,” and […]

South Carolina’s measles outbreak — the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years — is over, state health officials declared Monday. On Sunday, the state passed the threshold of 42 days with no new outbreak-related cases. In the end, 997 people were sickened by the vaccine-preventable disease since October and at least 21 of them were hospitalized, based on voluntary reports to the state. State health officials estimate […]

It was just an ordinary day last December for Mark Toothaker. He worked at Spendthrift Farm, went to the gym and settled in at home in Lexington, Kentucky, to watch the New York Giants play the New England Patriots on “Monday Night Football.” He never expected what came next. Watching from bed alongside his wife, Malory, who was reading a book, Giants kicker Younghoe Koo whiffed on a field goal […]

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A Cessna aircraft crashed Monday on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, the civil aviation authority said. The authority said preliminary reports indicate that the plane arriving from Yei town may have crashed due to weather conditions that caused poor visibility. It said the dead included two Kenyans, and the rest were South Sudanese. The authority said a […]