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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
Israel carried out airstrikes overnight on an underground bunker where senior Hezbollah leaders were believed to be meeting, including Hassan Nasrallah’s presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine, according to Israeli officials. Safieddine’s fate remains unknown. Ronen Bergman, Euan Ward, Ephrat Livni, Aaron Boxerman, and Anushka Patil report for the New York Times; CNN reports.
The U.S.-backed Lebanese Armed Forces said Israeli attacks killed two soldiers in separate incidents yesterday, including one on an army base that prompted Lebanese troops to return fire. The Israeli military said it had “opened fire” on “several armed militants” that were threatening its troops. Miriam Berger, Bryan Pietsch, Leo Sands, and Mohamad El Chamaa report for the Washington Post.
An Israeli strike severely damaged a key road out of Lebanon. Photos show a large crater near the border crossing into Syria, where the UN estimates 130,000 people have fled since Sept. 23. BBC News reports.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is leading a rare prayer today in Tehran to commemorate Nasrallah’s death. Separately, Iran’s foreign minister landed in Beirut today. CNN reports; Susannah George reports for the Washington Post.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
At least 18 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on the Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said yesterday. The Israeli military said the strike had killed a Hamas commander. The high death toll and use of a warplane were unusual for Israel’s military operations in the West Bank. Reuters reports; Aaron Boxerman and Ephrat Livni reports for the New York Times
The Israeli military said yesterday that it rescued a 21-year-old Yazidi woman who had been held in captivity in Gaza after being captured by the self-styled Islamic State group in Iraq as a child over a decade ago. The woman was returned to her family in Iraq after a “complex operation” involving the United States, Jordan, and others, the military said. Ephrat Livni reports for the New York Times.
A new BBC investigation has outlined the closest yet to an official account by Israel’s military of what happened on Oct. 7, ahead of Israel publishing its official inquiry. Alice Cuddy reports.
ISRAEL-IRAN DEVELOPMENTS — U.S. RESPONSE
President Biden said the United States is discussing with Israel the possibility of attacking Iran’s oil infrastructure. Tom Bennett reports for BBC News.
ISRAEL-IRAN DEVELOPMENTS — INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
Sweden’s security service said that Iran may have been involved in the explosions and gunfire that took place near the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen earlier this week. Danish police have not confirmed whether the Israeli embassy was the target of the explosions. No injuries were reported. Laura Gozzi reports for BBC News.
Two Belgian journalists were attacked while they were reporting in central Beirut in the aftermath of an Israeli. A large group of men attacked the journalists and their fixer, accusing them of spying for Israel. Bryan Pietsch reports for the Washington Post.
ISRAEL-IRAN DEVELOPMENTS — REGIONAL RESPONSE
Israel is suspected of launching missiles overnight into Syria, striking close to a Russian air base believed to store weapons for Iran. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian and Syrian air defenses attempted to intercept the missiles, and that there appeared to be secondary explosions, suggesting munitions had been hit. Iona Cleave reports for the Telegraph.
U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
A Colorado ex-county clerk who promoted 2020 election conspiracy theories was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday. She was convicted in August of charges including official misconduct in connection with a security breach of Mesa County’s voting system. Dareh Gregorian reports for NBC News.
Striking dock workers agreed to return to work yesterday after reaching a tentative agreement brokered with the help of senior Biden administration officials. The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to a 62% wage increase and will continue bargaining over remaining issues to finalize a deal. Ian Duncan, David J. Lynch, and Lauren Kaori Gurley report for the Washington Post.
An independent integrity panel has called for Biden to take disciplinary action against Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Jr., following multiple findings of misconduct, a report released yesterday reveals. Maria Sacchetti and Lisa Rein report for the Washington Post.
An armed man broke into the home of a rabbi in Michigan on Wednesday evening during a holiday dinner marking Rosh Hashanah with Jewish students from the University of Michigan, police and university officials said. A preliminary investigation indicated it was a “crime of opportunity,” police said. Chloe Atkins and Matthew Mata report for NBC News.
Three former police officers have been convicted in connection with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. One officer was found guilty of civil rights abuses, while two others were found guilty of witness tampering. Robert Klemko reports for the Washington Post.
U.S. lawmakers are shoring up their security ahead of the Nov. 5 election amid a rise in threats and heightened safety concerns, according to Capitol Hill sources. Mica Soellner and Max Cohen report for Punchbowl News.
A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully two years ago for state treasurer was convicted yesterday of using funds raised for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs. ABC News reports.
U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
The FBI and Microsoft have seized over 100 web domains they say Russian intelligence used for cyber-espionage, according to court documents unsealed yesterday. The hacking group targeted dozens of former military and intelligence officials, journalists, and civil society groups. Kevin Collier reports for NBC News; David Klepper reports for ABC News.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have bugged his bathroom after a visit to the British Foreign Office in 2007. The claim follows a 2019 report that Israel planted devices near the Trump White House and spied on Washington. Rebecca Falconer reports for Axios.
Tunisians are heading to the polls on Sunday in the country’s third presidential election since the Arab Spring. The imprisonment of President Kais Saied’s opponents and actions by his authorities have raised concerns about its fairness, with opposition parties calling for a boycott. AP News reports.
Up to 600 people were killed by al Qaeda-linked militants in an August attack in Burkina Faso, a double of the previously estimated death toll, according to a new security assessment released by the French government. Saskya Vandoorne, Nick Paton Walsh, and Gianluca Mezzofiore report for CNN.
Pakistan’s capital has been sealed off and cell phone services blocked to prevent an anti-government rally by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan planned for today, Pakistani officials said. Asif Shahzad reports for Reuters.
A former Singaporean government minister was sentenced yesterday to one year in prison in a rare corruption case, the latest in a series of scandals for the governing People’s Action Party. Sui-Lee Wee reports for the New York Times.
At least 20 people were killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti yesterday, in what local officials described as a “massacre.” AP News reports.
A Cambodian woman who worked in Malaysia was arrested and deported to Cambodia last week after criticizing Cambodian government leaders on social media, local officials said yesterday. Eileen Ng and Sopheng Cheang report for AP News.