Rockets fired from Lebanon killed two more people in northern Israel on Thursday, Israeli medics said, raising the death toll there to seven in what marked the deadliest strikes to hit Israel since its military invaded southern Lebanon earlier this month.
The attack came as senior U.S. diplomats were in the region to push for ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza, hoping to wind down the wars in the Middle East in the Biden administration's final months.Hezbollah has been firing rockets, drones and missiles into Israel, and drawing retaliatory strikes, since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of the Gaza Strip triggered the war there. Hezbollah and Hamas are allies backed by Iran.
The deadly attack came just hours after local officials in Metula, in northern Israel, said that projectiles fired from Lebanon had struck an agricultural area, killing four foreign workers and an Israeli farmer. Hezbollah's newly named top leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, said in a video statement Wednesday that the militant group will keep fighting Israel until it is offered ceasefire terms it deems acceptable. He said it has recovered from a series of setbacks in recent months, including attacks using explosive pagers and walkie-talkies that was widely blamed on Israel.
Jean Fakhry, a local official in the Deir al-Ahmar region, some 17 kilometres to the southeast, said the main highway"turned into a parking lot." He said around 12,000 displaced people are staying in the area, with most being hosted in private homes."Our homes were destroyed," said Zahraa Younis, from the village near Baalbek."We came with nothing --no clothes or anything else -- and took shelter here.
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Kyle Conner had a goal and two assists to top 500 points for his career, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Wednesday night.Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award.Several Ford vehicles have been recalled in Canada due to issues with braking systems, steering and child car seat tethers.
Hundreds of people ran to the music of German composer and pianist Beethoven Wednesday night in a unique race in Halifax.B.C.'s majority-female NDP caucus meets in legislature Transit Services general manager Renee Amilcar will hold a media availability at 3 p.m. to provide an update on the competition of the 21-day trial running period and an "overview of the next steps."The City of Ottawa is looking at renewing a historic pedestrian bridge over the Rideau River near the University of Ottawa campus, after an assessment determined the bridge is in "overall poor condition."As of Oct.
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