Live updates: Netanyahu willing to limit counterstrike to Iranian military targets, U.S. officials say
The Israeli prime minister’s words were seen in Washington as a sign of restraint amid concerns that a strike on Iranian oil or nuclear sites could start a wider war.
By Frances Vinall, Leo Sands and Victoria BissetIsrael strikes Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital grounds, 200 targets in southern Lebanon
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.
By Niha Masih, Rachel Pannett, Hajar Harb, Annabelle Timsit, Jennifer Hassan, Adam Taylor and Kelsey Baker
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.
By Shira Rubin and Ellen Nakashima
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.
By Niha Masih, Hajar Harb, Claire Parker and Heba Farouk Mahfouz
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.
By Adam Taylor, Leo Sands, Kelly Kasulis Cho and Adela Suliman
What is UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon?
The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon has been patrolling the Israel-Lebanon border for more than 45 years.
By Sammy Westfall
The Conflict Explained
How many hostages are still in Gaza since Hamas attack on Israel? What to know.
Israel estimates some 117 hostages held by Hamas have been released or freed; 63 are believed still to be alive in Gaza. Here’s what we know.
By Victoria Bisset, Sammy Westfall and Helier CheungHarris and Trump vie for Jewish voters unsettled by Israel-Gaza conflict
The contest is particularly pronounced in Pennsylvania, home to about 400,000 Jews, more than four times Biden’s margin in the state in 2020.
By Michelle Boorstein
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.
By Ishaan Tharoor
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah strike; U.S. to send antimissile system to Israel
Four IDF soldiers were killed and dozens were injured Sunday after a Hezbollah drone struck an IDF base in northern Israel, Israeli authorities said.
By Niha Masih, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Jennifer Hassan, Annabelle Timsit, Nick Parker, Kelsey Baker and Praveena Somasundaram
Biden sends antimissile system and 100 troops to Israel, deepening U.S. role
The mission marks the first significant deployment of U.S. troops to Israel since the war in Gaza began and comes just weeks before the U.S. presidential election.
By John Hudson and Dan Lamothe
On IDF tour of southern Lebanon, signs of Hezbollah tunnels and arms
The Israel Defense Forces brought journalists into southwestern Lebanon on Sunday to show what commanders described as extensive militant infrastructure.
By Steve Hendrix
A once humming city, Lebanon’s Tyre is emptied by airstrikes and fear
Only the most determined or defiant residents remain, weeks after the start of Israel’s military campaign.
By Kareem Fahim and Suzan Haidamous
Deadly strikes in northern Gaza; Biden concerned after Israeli forces hit peacekeepers
At least 19 people have been killed in Jabalya amid Israel’s siege in northern Gaza. President Biden said he was asking Israel to stop firing at U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon.
By Kelsey Ables, Victoria Bisset, Mohamad El Chamaa and Kelsey Baker
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.
By Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet and Loveday Morris
No justice for Palestinian Americans killed in West Bank, families say
Tawfic Abdel Jabbar and Mohammad Alkhdour — both 17-year-old U.S. citizens — were killed in the West Bank earlier this year. Their cases remain unsolved.
By Miriam Berger
Uncertainty looms over Israel’s expected Iran strike; rescuers dig through debris in central Beirut
Israeli strikes on Beirut were the deadliest on Lebanon’s capitol since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah began its current barrage of rocket attacks on northern Israel.
By Susannah George, Suzan Haidamous, Andrew Jeong, Adela Suliman, Steve Hendrix and Sammy Westfall
U.N. convoy to evacuate patients fails to reach besieged northern Gaza
An Israeli military operation in northern Gaza is overwhelming hospitals but the United Nations and other medical groups were prevented from evacuating patients.
By Miriam Berger, Claire Parker, Heba Farouk Mahfouz and Hajar Harb
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.
By Ishaan Tharoor
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.
By Kareem Fahim, Mohamad El Chamaa and Suzan Haidamous
Israel’s cabinet to vote on Iran response; U.N. says 2 peacekeepers injured in Lebanon
Israel’s security cabinet will meet Thursday to vote on Israel’s response to Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack. The U.N. said two peacekeepers were injured by Israeli fire.
By Frances Vinall, Andrew Jeong, Adela Suliman, Shira Rubin, Abbie Cheeseman and Steve Hendrix