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In some areas of the city, anti-Hezbollah officials have refused to open up state schools and urged landlords not to host Shiites for fear of harboring someone with Hezbollah links and drawing Israeli fire.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
American officials have been keen to show the extent to which Israel’s attack was restrained and precise, especially as the US pushed Israel not to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure, for fear of igniting a broader conflict, a request Israel seems to have heeded, according to preliminary reports.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
This is despite the NWS warnings and school closings.
8:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.
An Impact Plastics worker, who did not want his name used for fear of retaliation from the company, started to see news on his phone of flooding in the area.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Khalid al-Jabri, a doctor who like his father lives in exile in the West for fear of retaliation by the Saudi government, said the recent ruling allowing his father’s lawsuit to move forward will do more than help recent victims.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
American officials have been keen to show the extent to which Israel’s attack was restrained and precise, especially as the US pushed Israel not to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure, for fear of igniting a broader conflict, a request Israel seems to have heeded, according to preliminary reports.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
This is despite the NWS warnings and school closings.
8:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.
An Impact Plastics worker, who did not want his name used for fear of retaliation from the company, started to see news on his phone of flooding in the area.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Khalid al-Jabri, a doctor who like his father lives in exile in the West for fear of retaliation by the Saudi government, said the recent ruling allowing his father’s lawsuit to move forward will do more than help recent victims.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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