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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.

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.

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.

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.

The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon has been patrolling the Israel-Lebanon border for more than 45 years.

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.

Four IDF soldiers were killed and dozens were injured Sunday after a Hezbollah drone struck an IDF base in northern Israel, Israeli authorities said.

The Israel Defense Forces brought journalists into southwestern Lebanon on Sunday to show what commanders described as extensive militant infrastructure.

Only the most determined or defiant residents remain, weeks after the start of Israel’s military campaign.

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.

Dozens of pages found by Israeli troops in Gaza detail a potential Hamas plan far bigger than the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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.

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.

An Israeli military operation in northern Gaza is overwhelming hospitals but the United Nations and other medical groups were prevented from evacuating patients.

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.

The airstrikes are reviving criticism of Israel over its apparent tolerance for high civilian casualties in pursuit of military goals, rights groups say.

Israeli strikes hit central Beirut on Thursday night in an attack local health officials said killed 22 people and injured 117.

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.