Israel bans United Nations secretary-general from entering country over statement

Israel's foreign minister said on Wednesday that he was barring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country because he had not "unequivocally" condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel.

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Seven dead in suspected gun and knife terror attack in Tel Aviv

Seven people have been killed in a shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv, police in Israel have confirmed.

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‘International humanitarian law has to be respected& & Israeli ‘ground raids& into Lebanon decried by Micheál Martin

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he is &very concerned& by Israeli troops starting &ground raids& in south ­Lebanon, saying international humanitarian law is not being respected.

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Iran fires hundreds of rockets into Israel as Israelis take cover in bomb shelters; six shot dead in Tel Aviv terror attack

Iran launched hundreds of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, in what it said was a retaliation for the assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last week.

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The widening gap between US desires and Israeli behaviour has left Iran in a dangerous place

First Israel ignored a US-led effort to impose a cease-fire in its escalating war against Hezbollah.

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Israel launches ‘limited& ground raids over border into Lebanon as Netanyahu warns Iran ‘nowhere in Middle East Israel can&t reach&

Israel's prime minister issued a warning to Iran, just days after an airstrike south of Beirut killed the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which is backed by Tehran.

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