Syrian rebels control Aleppo; Russia strikes in support of Assad
Aleppo had been firmly held by the government since a 2016 victory there, one of the war’s major turning points. Read more
War in the Middle East
Syrian rebels breach Aleppo, in biggest advance in years
One rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, took control of “more than half of Aleppo” today without resistance from Syrian government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group based in Britain. Read more
Dozens dead in Gaza airstrikes as ceasefire efforts escalate
Medics said they had recovered 19 bodies of Palestinians killed in northern areas of Nuseirat, one of the enclave’s eight long-standing refugee camps. Read more
Israel steps up bombing of central Gaza, strikes kill 26 people
The escalation came a day after Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah began a ceasefire in Lebanon, halting more than a year of hostilities and raising hopes among many Palestinians in Gaza for a similar deal with Hamas, which rules the enclave. Read more
Biden: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will take effect Wednesday
Fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border will end at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), Biden said. Read more
Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, “We’re close” but “nothing is done until everything is done.” Read more
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after big Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel also struck Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over the last two weeks has coincided with signs of progress in U.S.-led ceasefire talks. Read more
Powerful Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills 15, Lebanese officials say
In Beirut, an eight-story building was struck with four missiles, including bunker-penetrating types designed to hit underground targets, said a Lebanese security source. Read more
Israel pounds southern Lebanon, Beirut outskirts; 5 medics killed
Israel has pushed on with its intense military campaign against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, tempering hopes that efforts by a U.S. envoy will lead to an imminent ceasefire. Read more
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader
In their decision, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant were criminally responsible for acts including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war. Read more
Adm. Paparo: Ukraine, Middle East wars ‘eating into’ U.S. air defense stocks
Paparo said the expenditure of U.S. air defenses “imposes costs on the readiness” to respond in the Asia-Pacific. Read more
Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
In excerpts published on Sunday from a forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say that “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide”. Read more
2 flash bombs fired into garden of Netanyahu’s home in Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the incident crossed “all red lines” in a post on X. Read more
Trump selects Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
An evangelical Christian, Huckabee has been a vocal supporter of Israel throughout his political career and a longtime defender of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more
At least 40 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza said at least 24 people were killed when an Israeli strike destroyed the three-story building in Jabalia at dawn. Read more
Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises
The strike was in Mawasi, a southern coastal area where hundreds of thousands of people have sought shelter after Israel’s military told them to leave other areas it was bombing in its war against Hamas. Read more
Israel evacuates soccer fans from Amsterdam after attack by ‘antisemitic squads’
Antisemitic incidents have surged in the Netherlands since Israel launched its assault on Gaza after the attacks on Israelis by the Palestinian Hamas group on Oct. 7, 2023. Read more
Netanyahu fires defense minister over ‘crisis of trust’
Earlier today, Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders in the north of the Gaza Strip and carried out military strikes which Palestinian medics and media said had killed at least 35 people since Monday night. Read more
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say
Palestinians said the new aerial and ground offensives and forced evacuations were “ethnic cleansing” aimed at emptying two northern Gaza towns and a refugee camp of their population in order to create buffer zones. Israel denies this, saying it is fighting Hamas militants who launch attacks from there. Read more
Amid war and deep hunger, Gaza fisherman struggle to feed families
Since Israel began a military onslaught in Gaza after Hamas’ October 2023 attack, Israeli restrictions in the waters off the enclave have made life almost impossible for fishermen, who no longer sail out to sea and instead must stay by the shore. Read more
Iran’s leader threatens Israel with ‘crushing response’ to strikes
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has the authority as commander in chief to order strikes on Israel. Read more
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