MIDDLE EAST

RIYADH AIR ORDERS 60 AIRBUS PLANES

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Saudi Arabia's new national airline, Riyadh Air, announced on Wednesday it has ordered 60 narrow-body aircraft from Airbus, as it prepares for takeoff next year. The carrier, created last year, has reached "an agreement to purchase 60 Airbus A321neo single-aisle aircraft in the latest step towards its maiden flight in 2025", it said in a statement.

IRAN LAUNCHES MAJOR MISSILE STRIKE ON ISRAEL, ESCALATING REGIONAL TENSIONS

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Marking a significant escalation of Middle East hostilities, Iran launched approximately 180 missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, marking the first direct attack between the two nations. Israeli defense systems successfully intercepted most projectiles, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reporting minimal damage and no casualties.

100,000 PALESTINIANS TRAPPED AMID ESCALATING NORTH GAZA OFFENSIVE WAR

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In northern Gaza, Israeli forces have trapped an estimated 100,000 civilians. According to the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service, the intense three-week Israeli assault on the region has left residents of Jabalia, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun without access to critical medical, food, and fuel supplies.

HEZBOLLAH LEADER HASSAN NASRALLAH KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE

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Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike near Beirut the previous evening. The assassination marks a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group.

ISRAEL TARGETS HEZBOLLAH'S FINANCIAL NETWORK IN LEBANON: WIDESPREAD PANIC AMID AIRSTRIKES ON BANK BRANCHES

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Israel conducted widespread airstrikes across Lebanon overnight, targeting branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH), a financial institution sanctioned by the U.S. since 2007. Lebanese state media reported at least 16 strikes, including 11 in Beirut's Dahieh district, three in the south, and two in the Bekaa region.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT ACCUSES ISRAEL OF FUELING CONFLICT, SAYS HE OPPOSES WAR AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS AT UN

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian leveled accusations at Israel on Monday, claiming the nation is actively pursuing a wider conflict in the Middle East. Speaking at a press roundtable during the UN General Assembly in New York, Pezeshkian insisted that Tehran has been deliberately restraining itself in hopes of fostering regional peace.

THOUSANDS JOIN PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLIES AROUND THE GLOBE AS OCT. 7 ANNIVERSARY NEARS

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Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe Saturday to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached.

HEZBOLLAH HITS BACK WITH ROCKETS AS IT DECLARES ‘OPEN-ENDED BATTLE’ WITH ISRAEL

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Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. A Hezbollah leader declared an “open-ended battle” was underway as both sides appeared to be spiraling closer toward all-out war.