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Explosion Hits Building of Iraq Parliament Speaker’s Party, 2 Wounded

Iraq's newly elected for a second term as speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi attends the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, January 9, 2022. Picture taken January 9, 2022. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via Reuters
Iraq's newly elected for a second term as speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi attends the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, January 9, 2022. Picture taken January 9, 2022. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via Reuters
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Explosion Hits Building of Iraq Parliament Speaker’s Party, 2 Wounded

Iraq's newly elected for a second term as speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi attends the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, January 9, 2022. Picture taken January 9, 2022. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via Reuters
Iraq's newly elected for a second term as speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi attends the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, January 9, 2022. Picture taken January 9, 2022. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via Reuters

An explosion from a hand grenade hit the headquarters of Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi's Taqaddum party in Baghdad early on Friday wounding two guards, police sources said.

The blast caused damage to the building's doors and windows, police said.

No group claimed responsibility and there was no comment from Halbousi or the Iraqi government immediately for the incident.

A similar incident hours later targeted the Baghdad headquarters of the Azm party of another Sunni politician, Khamis al-Khanjar, police said, but caused only light damage.

There was no claim of responsibility for the second incident.

Iraq's parliament, newly elected after an October 10 general election in which Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was the biggest winner, voted to reinstate Halbousi for his second term as speaker on Sunday.

Shiite parties aligned with Iran and which rival Sadr, opposed the selection of Halbousi.

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Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon Kill 12

A paramedic runs in front of burned cars that were attacked in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A paramedic runs in front of burned cars that were attacked in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon Kill 12

A paramedic runs in front of burned cars that were attacked in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A paramedic runs in front of burned cars that were attacked in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a Lebanese medical source said, as state media reported Israeli strikes across the south.

"The number of martyrs from the Israeli airstrikes in the town of Tayr Dibba is eight, and in Deir Qanun al-Nahr it is four," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. State media had reported at least four Israeli strikes on Tayr Dibba and two on Deir Qanun

Also, an Israeli strike hit a car in the center of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Wednesday.

An AFP correspondent heard an explosion in the area before seeing a car burning as rescuers and firefighters headed to the scene. The correspondent saw rescuers pull two people from the targeted vehicle.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported "an enemy strike on a car" in the city.

The largest city in southern Lebanon, Sidon was relatively spared from the major Israeli strikes that have pummelled much of the country's south and east since the Iran-backed Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2.

The city, home to the largest Palestinian camp in the country, also shelters a large number of people displaced by the current war. The last time it was targeted was on May 28, when an Israeli strike on a building killed five people according to the Lebanese health ministry.

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Israel Detains Two Individuals from Lebanon for Questioning

An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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Israel Detains Two Individuals from Lebanon for Questioning

An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had detained two people who approached troops in southern Lebanon and taken them to Israel for questioning.

"Earlier today, - Israeli soldiers - identified two 'suspected' individuals who approached the area in which soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon," the military said in a statement to AFP.

"Following the identification and in order to rule out any threat, the soldiers apprehended the suspected individuals, who were transferred to Israeli territory for further questioning."

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Erdogan: Israel's Attacks on Syria, Lebanon Threaten Türkiye Too

FILED - 30 October 2025, Türkiye, Ankara: FILE PHOTO - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, speaks at the presidential palace. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
FILED - 30 October 2025, Türkiye, Ankara: FILE PHOTO - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, speaks at the presidential palace. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
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Erdogan: Israel's Attacks on Syria, Lebanon Threaten Türkiye Too

FILED - 30 October 2025, Türkiye, Ankara: FILE PHOTO - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, speaks at the presidential palace. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
FILED - 30 October 2025, Türkiye, Ankara: FILE PHOTO - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, speaks at the presidential palace. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel's attacks on Syria and Lebanon had reached a point where they also threaten Türkiye, adding Israel's "aggression" ⁠posed a threat ⁠to the whole world and must be stopped.

Speaking to lawmakers in parliament, ⁠Erdogan also said there were initiatives, led by Israel, to destabilize the Mediterranean region and warned that "nobody should chase adventures" or join Israel's "boat of mischief.”

Ankara's response ⁠to ⁠moves violating the rights of Turks and Turkish Cypriots would be met with a clear and strong response, he warned.