U.S. warns Israel it will withhold arms unless Gaza aid starts flowing
The Biden administration intensified pressure on Israel to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza, setting a 30-day deadline to improve civilian access to food.| Read More World
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As Israeli war on Hezbollah expands, rescuers in east reach their limit
Israel’s military campaign, largely concentrated in southern Lebanon, has reached the Bekaa Valley, where deadly airstrikes often come without warning.| Read More World
Live updates: U.S. antimissile system begins arriving in Israel; Netanyahu signals some restraint on Iran
Some components for the anti-ballistic THAAD battery system have arrived in Israel, the Pentagon said. The deployment deepens U.S. military involvement in the region.| Read More World
Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say
The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war.| Read More World
What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war
Israel has received more U.S. military aid than any other country since World War II. Here is the assistance it has received since the war in Gaza began.| Read More World
Israeli strike at Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital burns tents, killing at least 4
The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas command center. The site was filled with tents erected by families displaced by fighting in the enclave.| Read More World
Live updates: Deadly Israeli strike sets tents ablaze on Gaza’s al-Aqsa hospital grounds
Israel’s military struck what it said was a Hamas command center embedded inside a hospital compound in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza early on Monday.| Read More World
Is Israel deploying a ‘surrender or starve’ strategy in Gaza?
A new phase of the war may be underway, as hopes for a cease-fire and deal to release the remaining hostages in Hamas captivity wane.| Read More World
Live updates: Humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza worsens as Israel continues siege
The IDF issued more evacuation orders, saying its operation in northern Gaza will continue “for a long time.” Health officials say at least 19 were killed in Jabalya.| Read More World
Captured documents reveal Hamas’s broader ambition to wreak havoc on Israel
Dozens of pages found by Israeli troops in Gaza detail a potential Hamas plan far bigger than the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.| Read More World
Live updates: Biden says he is urging Israel to stop attacks on U.N. peacekeepers as outcry grows
His remarks follow two attacks in 48 hours near the headquarters of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon. UNIFIL said two had been injured by the latest strike.| Read More World
Live updates: Israeli strikes kill 22 in Beirut; Israeli cabinet weighs response to Iran
Two peacekeepers were also wounded in separate attacks, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon said, as Israeli forces fired at three U.N. positions in the south.| Read More World
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon take heavy toll on civilians
The airstrikes are reviving criticism of Israel over its apparent tolerance for high civilian casualties in pursuit of military goals, rights groups say.| Read More World
Israel steps up its battles with the United Nations
Israel’s war of words with the United Nations escalated this week when Israeli forces fired on three positions in Lebanon manned by U.N. peacekeepers.| Read More World
Peacekeepers wounded by Israeli fire in Lebanon, U.N. says, as tensions rise
Israeli forces have fired at three U.N. positions in the south of Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the United Nations said Thursday. The IDF had no immediate comment.| Read More World
Live updates: Israel strikes continue in Lebanon and Gaza, where WHO says hospital evacuations are impeded
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time since Aug. 21, as the Israeli military operated in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria.| Read More World
Netanyahu-Gallant rivalry complicates Israeli response to Iran attack
Divisions inside the Israeli government, as well as between Netanyahu and the White House, are converging at a critical moment for the Middle East.| Read More World
Live updates: Fierce fighting in Lebanon; U.S. backs Israel’s ground offensive over cease-fire
The Biden administration has dropped its support for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and is openly supporting Israel’s ground offensive, a State Department spokesman said.| Read More World
For Lebanese Americans, calm at home is surreal as Israel strikes Beirut
Several people of Lebanese descent told The Washington Post that they are looking for more support in the United States while family members seek safety in Lebanon.| Read More World
Canceled Israeli visit highlights tensions ahead of Iran counterstrike
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was due to brief his counterpart at the Pentagon on Wednesday, but the trip has been abruptly called off.| Read More World
Live updates: Israel fighting on two fronts as Gaza war enters second year
Israel and Hezbollah traded intense fire on the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. The death toll in Lebanon has surpassed 2,080 in the past year, state media said.| Read More World
Israel, one year after Oct. 7
On the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, Israelis pause to remember. They also struggle with their country’s deepening isolation on the world stage.| Read More World
Live updates: Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued as the region faced the grim anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza.| Read More World
Israelis, still at war, pause to remember the attacks of one year ago
Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip awoke on Monday to air raid sirens, as they did one year ago on Oct. 7, 2023, during surprise attacks by Hamas fighters.| Read More World
