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  Head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, Ali Damoush, addresses a press conference in southern Beirut, October 13, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: ANWAR AMRO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) Hezbollah is preparing to rearm and rebuild its terror capabilities in the event of an escalation with the IDF amid rising regional tensions, sources told Beirut-based independent news outlet Al-Modon on Monday. Al-Modon is managed by the Qatari-based Fadaat Media Group, and often takes a critical stance against the Iran-backed Shi'ite terror group, while calling for a pro-Arab consensus. "If a large-scale war breaks out, it will reach Lebanon. Israeli is waiting for any opportunity for military escalation against Hezbollah , as it is working to convince Washington of the need to renew the war against Iran. Just as Tehran is anticipating the possibility of war against it, Hezbollah is preparing and equipping itself," the report said.

Getty Images Trump announced a new deal for diesel with Russian President Putin on Friday With elections that will decide control of Congress just weeks away and American voters already casting ballots in some battlegrounds, President Donald Trump has turned his eyes overseas – and to Russia, in particular - for help tackling one of his most pressing problems. World affairs seldom provide easy answers, however, and developments elsewhere have threatened to undermine his efforts to bring down fuel prices before they provide any political benefit. A whirlwind weekend started on Friday afternoon, as Trump announced a new deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that would provide the US with hundreds of millions of tons of Russian diesel fuel in the coming months. High energy prices, particularly for midwestern agricultural states that rely on diesel to power farm machinery and carry their goods to market, have been a growing source of frustration for American voters. Polls suggest the...

  “If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all,” Trump wrote. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he did not believe China and Russia were helping Iran, attacking what he called “Radical Left Morons and Lunatics” for claiming otherwise in a social media post. “If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all,” Trump wrote. “They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast!” he added. Trump did not specify what type of assistance he was referring to.

  Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS) The Iran-backed Houthis threatened on Monday to launch a "swift and painful response" against the US and its regional interests if Washington joined Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen , Houthi political bureau member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told AFP.  "If the US becomes involved in the aggression against Yemen, we will not deliberate over the decision to respond; rather, there will be a swift and painful response targeting the US and all its interests in the region," Bukhaiti said. Additionally, authorities extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday to "allow for the completion of procedures to ensure the safety of the airport."

A tactical ballistic missile is launched during a test in North Korea, October 12, 2026, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. (photo credit: KCNA/VIA REUTERS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defense industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, state media KCNA showed on Tuesday. The report came a day after US President Donald Trump said he might meet Kim during a planned trip to Asia. Trump is expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China in mid-November. Kim, accompanied by his daughter, known as Ju Ae, and wife Ri Sol Ju, attended the opening of the newly opened Defence Revolution Museum on Sunday, KCNA said. The museum displayed weaponry developed under Kim's leadership ranging from drones to the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), KCNA photographs showed. A display i...

  IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) A 14-year-old boy was killed, and 24 people were injured in an  explosion  involving an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition between Kibbutz Manara and Kibbutz Yiftah in northern Israel on Monday, the IDF reported. The military has declared the incident a mass-casualty event. Students and staff members from the ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School were among the victims, according to a statement by the local municipality. Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus said it admitted three teenagers and one adult to the trauma unit after evacuating them from the scene, while Safed’s Ziv Medical Center is treating 14 injured victims in total. Nahariya’s Galilee Medical Center is treating an additional six victims, one of whom was seriously injured.   Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus treats ...

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch visited one of the children who was wounded during the northern Israel explosion on Monday, October 12, 2026. (photo credit: Prime Minister’s Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with victims of the detonation of an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition in northern Israel earlier that same day, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The explosion, which killed a 14-year-old boy and injured 24 others, occured during a field trip for ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School students. Advertisement "I realized I was hurt; I saw that a friend was injured, and I tried to help him," said Masouri, who was injured by shrapnel in his neck. Masouri told Netanyahu that one of his fellow students was handling the unexploded Hezbollah ordnance before it detonated. Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levi alongside senior officers after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, Oct...