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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news:
ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CONFLICT
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah yesterday vowed that Israel would face retribution for this week’s coordinated pager and two-way radio attacks in Lebanon. “The enemy crossed all rules, laws and red lines,” Nasrallah said, adding that the attacks were a “major aggression against Lebanon” that can be called “war crimes or a declaration of war.” Aaron Boxerman reports for the New York Times; the Washington Post reports.
Israel said it carried out extensive airstrikes on southern Lebanon, hitting over 100 rocket launchers and a weapons depot used by Hezbollah. It was one of the largest bombardments in the fighting so far, Lebanese officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. BBC News reports; Aaron Boxerman and Euan Ward report for the New York Times.
ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CONFLICT — U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria denied involvement in the supply chain of the pagers that exploded on Tuesday. How or when the pagers were weaponized and remotely detonated remains unknown. Several other countries, including Norway, Romania, and Hungary, are also implicated in the supply chain. Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung report for Reuters.
“Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but gave no details,” U.S. officials said yesterday. Lolita C. Baldor reports for AP News.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
An Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Qabatiya killed six Palestinians and injured 18 others, the governor of Jenin told Reuters.
Palestine plans to follow up on the U.N. resolution adopted Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within a year, Amb. Riyad Mansour told the U.N. Security Council yesterday. Mansour said the Palestinians will react “to any failure to comply without delay.” AP News reports.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — U.S. RESPONSE
A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented the Biden administration a renewed proposed ceasefire and hostage deal, an Israeli official told CNN. Reactions have widely been that it will be a non-starter for Hamas. Eugenia Yosif, Mick Krever, and Jeremy Diamond report.
U.S. officials are conceding that while Washington is continuing efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, a deal is unlikely under the Biden administration. Alexander Ward reports for the Wall Street Journal.
Secretary Austin has postponed his visit to Israel scheduled for early next week due to escalating fighting on the Israel-Lebanon border, two Israeli officials told Axios. Barak Ravid reports.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — REGIONAL RESPONSE
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia said that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic ties with Israel before the “establishment of a Palestinian state,” an apparent hardening of his stance. Ismaeel Naar and Adam Rasgon report for the New York Times.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to the United States next week, his spokesperson said yesterday. His itinerary begins with a speech at the U.N. General Assembly, and then a separate meeting with President Biden. Veronika Melkozerova reports for POLITICO.
A Russian-guided aerial bomb hit a nursing home in Sumy yesterday, injuring twelve and killing at least one person, Ukraine’s interior ministry said yesterday. Maria Varenikova reports for The New York Times.
TRUMP APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Federal investigators are trying to bring serious charges against the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Trump at a golf club. Among the outstanding questions for investigators is whether Ryan Wesley Routh, who is currently only facing gun-related charges, has a foreign link, including potential ties to Iran, sources say. Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez report for CNN.
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Biden’s campaign did not contact law enforcement after they received hacked material from former President Trump’s campaign in part because they had not opened the messages, according to campaign officials, law enforcement, and news reports. Lauren Egan and Josh Gerstein report for POLITICO.
OTHER U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
A county sheriff has been charged with the murder and fatal shooting of Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins, who was killed in his chambers yesterday, police say. Stines, 43, allegedly shot Mullins “following an argument inside the courthouse,” resulting in his death at the scene. Meredith Deliso reports for ABC News.
An Alaska man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and two of their family members, the Justice Department said yesterday.
The acting Secret Service director is urging Congress to boost funding for the agency after two apparent assassination attempts against Trump, saying the service must confront shortcomings and adapt to dangerous “new reality.” Maria Sacchetti, Carol D. Leonnig, Jacqueline Alemany, and Josh Dawsey report for the Washington Post.
A Jan. 6 rioter convicted of assaulting police with a deadly weapon was sentenced yesterday to spend his weekends in jail for the next year. The sentence is among the lighter terms imposed. Tom Jackman reports for the Washington Post.
A former CIA officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually abusing at least 30 women while on assignments in the United States and overseas. Hafsa Khalil reports for BBC News.
The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Mississippi’s sheriff office after several of its deputies abused and tortured two Black men in a racially charged home raid last year. Emma Tucker and Ryan Young report for CNN.
Georgia’s State Election Board is set to vote today on a measure to force counties to hand-count all ballots this year. Critics say the requirement, which could delay reporting of results, may cause electoral uncertainty in a key swing state. Amy Gardner reports for the Washington Post.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday visited the main city in Kashmir to campaign for his party in the local election, the first such vote since he stripped the region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. Aljaz Hussain reports for AP News.
India’s foreign ministry dismissed a news report claiming artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers were diverted to Ukraine by European customers, calling the report “speculative” and “misleading.” BBC News reports.
Pakistan police shot and killed a blasphemy suspect, officials said yesterday, a second such apparent extra-judicial killing this week. Police claim the man was “killed just by chance.” Adil Jawad and Munir Ahmed report for AP News.
An opposition Tunisian presidential candidate recently sentenced to 20 months in prison has vowed to continue his campaign for the upcoming October election from behind bars. Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Sam Metz report for AP News.