Hezbollah crisis adds to threats facing Jews during High Holidays and ahead of Oct. 7, experts say

WASHINGTON — As Israel escalates its fight against Hezbollah, Jewish security organizations are on particularly heightened alert ahead of the High Holidays. On Friday, Israel assassinated Hezbollah’s longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, following a barrage of strikes that have eliminated much of the group’s leadership, the latest stage of an intensifying multi-front war launched last Oct. […]

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Biden warns against ‘full-scale war’ in Lebanon in speech to United Nations

Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, President Joe Biden warned against “full-scale war” in Israel and Lebanon, sounding a warning as massive exchanges of fire escalated between Israel and Hezbollah. In his final speech as president to the international body, Biden squarely blamed the Hezbollah for the hostilities on Israel’s northern border, which began […]

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Economic harm from war with Hezbollah would be staggering, says expert

Further escalation in hostilities could result in staggering economic losses amounting to up to NIS 30 billion, according to Reichman University’s Aaron Institute for Economic Policy and MIND Israel. The report highlighted an urgent need for decisive action from policymakers to mitigate the potential fallout. The Aaron Institute’s research delves into two potential conflict scenarios: […]

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