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Israel’s Netanyahu makes a surprise visit to southern Gaza, days before speech to US Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, his office said, days before his speech to the U.S. Congress.

Bedwetting, nightmares and shaking. War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially on children

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

Jury tries again for a verdict in Detroit synagogue leader’s murder

Jurors again are trying to reach a verdict in the trial of a man charged with killing a Detroit synagogue leader.

Spain and Germany arrest 4 people for supplying Hezbollah with parts for drones used against Israel

Three people have been arrested in Spain and one in Germany on suspicion of belonging to a network that obtained key parts to build kamikaze drones for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The Latest | Israeli minister’s visit to Jerusalem holy site puts pressure on cease-fire talks

A leading far-right figure in the Israeli government visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that threatened cease-fire talks to end the 9-month-old war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The Latest | Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks

An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egypt to continue cease-fire talks as Israel and Hamas consider the latest proposal.

Shiite Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq commemorate Ashoura, marking the death of Imam Hussein

Shiite Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, while paying tribute to Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war has entered its 10th month and tensions heighten between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.

As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes

Israel’s 9-month-old war with Hamas in Gaza has decimated the territory’s medical system. It has not only wreaked physical destruction on hospitals and health facilities, it has devastated Gaza’s medical personnel.

A Gaza father mourns his baby boy, killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike

A father in Gaza is mourning a baby boy killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike. Outside a hospital, Mahmoud Mikdad cradles the boy in his lap, unable or unwilling to say goodbye.

Israel’s military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government

The Israeli military will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. The step could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ‘safe zone’

Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza, including a blast that hit an Israeli-declared “safe zone” crowded with thousands of displaced people.

The Latest | Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, including in ‘safe zone’

Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza overnight and into Tuesday.

Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

The Latest | An Israeli drone strike kills a prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad

An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.

German authorities arrest a Lebanese man accused of procuring drone components for Hezbollah

Prosecutors say a Lebanese man accused of being a member of the Hezbollah militant group and procuring drone components that were to be exported for use in attacks against Israel has been arrested in Germany.

Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea

Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted ships in the Red Sea as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approaches the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine months ago.

UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

The new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month.

Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven’t paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike

Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials say killed at least 90 people including children.

Israel targets Hamas’ military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?

Israel says it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group’s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list.

Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza

Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party have rallied near Islamabad, denouncing Israeli strikes in Gaza and urging the government to send more aid to the Palestinians.

Steve Garvey visited Israel, but will it win over California voters in Senate race against Schiff?

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey has returned from a trip to Israel. Garvey visited the country last month in a trip designed to bolster his foreign policy credentials while showcasing his support for Israel.

Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza

Israel’s prime minister says “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Hamas’ shadowy military commander was killed in a massive airstrike in southern Gaza.

UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’

The United Nations chief is appealing for funding for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East.

US Navy pilots come home after months of shooting down Houthi missiles and drones

U.S. Navy fighter pilots have come home in Virginia after months of shooting down Houthi-launched missiles and drones.

Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault

Civil defense workers in Gaza have been digging bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulling them off rubble-covered streets.

The Latest | Israeli strike kills 4 aid workers in Gaza ‘safe zone,’ UK-based group says

A U.K.-based aid group said one of its employees in Gaza has been killed by an Israeli strike that hit its warehouse located inside an Israeli-declared humanitarian safe zone.

A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel

A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel which could use them in Gaza.

Time is frozen in the empty bedrooms of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas

Around 120 hostages remain in Gaza, though Israel believes at least 40 of them are dead.

‘We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal

Palestinians have returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in Gaza City after Israeli troops withdrew, ending a two-week offensive there.

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza

The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide says Israel has agreed to use an improved system across the Gaza Strip to ensure humanitarian workers and aid can more safely move around.

Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures, including slow response and disorganization

The Israeli military has acknowledged a string of errors in its response to the deadly Hamas attacks last Oct. 7, including a slow response and disorganization.

A boy in Gaza was killed by an Israeli airstrike. His father held him and wouldn’t let go

He wouldn’t let go. Nael Al-Baghdadi held his 12-year-old son tight. But it was already too late. Omar, who was playing outside near his home, had been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli airstrike.