Yom Kippur Starts Tensely as Israel Clashes With Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 12/10 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

UNIFIL Yom Kippur Lebanon Gaza

Israel observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, on Saturday amid a firestorm of international criticism over its military offensive in Lebanon and its soldiers firing on peacekeepers. As the holy day got under way Friday from sundown, Israel faced diplomatic backlash over what it acknowledged was a "hit" earlier in the day on ...