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Israeli military warns Hezbollah: 'Watch very closely what is happening to Hamas'

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An Israeli military spokesperson said Sunday it is preparing for a multi-front war with Lebanon as preparations for a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip ramp up. Israel is preparing for a potential multi-front co NFL ict in the Middle East the wake of Hamas' terror attack on the country earlier this month, an Israeli Military spokesman said Sunday. Speaking with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, Israel Defense Forces Lt. Col. Pet er Lerner confirmed that they have prepared for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, which would mark the first incursion into the exclave since 2014. "We will strike Hamas from the top, through its institutions, all the way down to the individuals that conducted the butchering of our babies," Lerner told Raddatz, adding, "We did not ask for this war, but we will win it." The Gaza Strip is a small, densely populated Palestinian territory adjacent to southern Israel with some 2 million. It has been controlled by Hamas ...

Dramatic 911 call reveals moments after military pilot ejected from F-35 fighter jet

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The perplexing moments after a military pilot who ejected from the F-35 fighter jet that crashed and went temporarily missing were captured in a dramatic 911 call. The perplexing moments after a military pilot ejected from the F-35 fighter jet that crashed and went temporarily missing were captured in a dramatic 911 call. The call details the strange encounter between the 47-year-old Marine Corps pilot , the South Carolina man whose backyard he parachuted into and an emergency dispatcher. "I guess we got a pilot at our house, and he says he got ejected or he ejected from the plane. So, we just seeing if we could get an ambulance please," the homeowner says at the beginning of the call. "I'm sorry, what happened?" the dispatcher replied. MORE: New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost Seconds later, the pilot himself takes over and begins to speak with the 911 operator. "We had a military jet crash," he said. ...

South Korea's Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

South Korea’s president says the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening Military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Worries about Russian-North Korean ties have flared since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia last week for a summit with President Vladimir Putin and to tour a slew of high-profile military and technology sites. Foreign experts speculate Kim could refill Russia’s ammunition inventory drained in its 18-month war with Ukraine in return for economic aid and technologies to modernize his weapons systems targeting South Korea and the U.S. “Military cooperation be...

Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity

A statement from Niger's military regime says the junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France’s ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the African country DAKAR, Senegal -- Niger's Military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the West African country, according to a statement from the Military regime . The mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s president more than a month ago gave French Ambassador Sylvain Itte 48 hours to leave the country last week. The deadline expired on August 28 without France recalling Itte. The French government says it doesn't recognize the coup-plotters as the country's legitimate leaders. The communique sent by Niger's Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier this week and seen by The Associated Press on Thursday said Itte "no longer enjoys the privileges and immunities attached to his status as a member of the diplomatic staff of the embassy....