U.S. deploys B-52s, warships to Middle East amid tensions
The Pentagon said in a statement that deployments would take place in the coming months and demonstrated the flexibility of the U.S. military movements around the world. Read more
War in the Middle East
At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit
Israel’s military has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of using Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya for military purposes and said “dozens of terrorists” have been hiding there. Health officials and Hamas deny the charge. Read more
Israel strikes Iran military targets amid fears of a wider war
The risk of a wider conflagration between heavily armed Israel and Iran has convulsed a region already on fire with warfare in Gaza and Lebanon, but it was not clear whether the overnight strikes would trigger further escalation. Read more
Israel confirms death of heir apparent to slain Hezbollah leader
The military said Safieddine was killed in a strike carried out three weeks ago in Beirut’s southern suburbs, its first confirmation of his death. Earlier this month, Israel said he had probably been eliminated. Read more
Blinken to make another push for Middle East ceasefires
Blinken’s trip to the region, his 11th since the attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, that triggered the Gaza war, comes as Israel intensifies its military campaign in Gaza, and in Lebanon against the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia. Read more
Fighting rages in Gaza, Lebanon; Netanyahu’s residence targeted
Neither Netanyahu nor his wife were home at the time of the strike, according to the prime minister’s office, which said that there had been no injuries. Read more
Israel eyes strategic gains before U.S. election after Sinwar death
With U.S. elections approaching, Israel is rushing to inflict maximum damage on Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and seizing the moment to carve out de facto buffer zones in a bid to create an irreversible reality before a new president takes office in January, eight sources told Reuters. Read more
Biden, Harris say Hamas leader’s death can help end Gaza war
The killing of Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave marks a major success for Israel and a milestone in the yearlong conflict. Read more
Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli troops
His killing marks a huge success for Israel and a pivotal event in the year-long conflict. Read more
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U.S. warns Israel: Improve Gaza aid or risk military support
An Israeli official in Washington said the letter had been received and was being reviewed. Read more
Israel kills at least 40 in Gaza, tanks deepen raid
Palestinian health officials said at least 11 people were killed by Israeli fire near Al-Falouja in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, while 10 others were killed in Bani Suhaila in eastern Khan Younis in the south when an Israeli missile struck a house. Read more
UN: Israeli tanks allegedly burst into peacekeeper base
The UNIFIL peacekeeping force said two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of a base and forcibly entered before dawn on Sunday morning. After the tanks left, shells exploded 100 meters (yards) away, releasing smoke which blew across the base and sickened U.N. personnel, it said in a statement. Read more
About 40 people hurt by suspected drone attack in Israel
The head of Israel’s ambulance service said four people were in critical condition and five more were seriously hurt. Read more
Israeli strikes kill 29 people in Gaza as tanks push deeper
Residents said Israeli forces continued to pound Jabalia, in the north of the enclave, the largest of its historic refugee camps, from the air and ground. Read more
Israeli strike wounds two U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
The UNIFIL force said the incident was a “serious development,” and that the security of U.N. personnel and property must be guaranteed. Read more
Israeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school
The strike, in which many more were wounded, occurred in the city of Deir Al-Balah where a million people have taken shelter after fleeing fighting elsewhere after more than a year of war. Read more
Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary under shadow of escalating war
Ceremonies and protests in Jerusalem and Israel’s south began around 06:29 a.m. (5:29 p.m. Sunday Hawaii time), the hour when Hamas launched rockets into Israel at the start of its Oct. 7 assault last year and burst across the border, rampaging through towns. Read more
Dozens killed in Gaza as Israeli army launches new incursion in north
The Israeli military said it had conducted “precise strikes on Hamas terrorists” who were operating within command and control centers embedded in Ibn Rushd School and the Shuhada al-Aqsa Mosque, in the area of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Read more
Israel issues evacuation order for central Gaza
The order affected scattered parts of the Nuseirat and Bureij neighborhoods and threw families in the area into a state of panic. Read more
Israel strikes Hezbollah intel HQ, Iran vows not to back down
The air attack on Beirut, part of a wider assault that has driven more than 1.2 million Lebanese from their homes, was reported to have targeted the potential successor to the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated by Israel a week ago. Read more
Deadly Israeli strike in West Bank shows how war is spreading
More than 700 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank over the past year, according to health Palestinian authorities, many of them armed fighters but many also unarmed youths throwing stones during protests, or civilian passers-by. Read more
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