Israel

U.S. investigating unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel attack plans

10:34pm October 19, 2024

The U.S. is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

A drone targets the Israeli prime minister's house during new barrages with Hezbollah

8:58am October 19, 2024

Israel said a drone targeted the prime minister’s house; there were no casualties. Hezbollah said it carried out rocket attacks on Israel, while Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut's suburbs.

What does Yahya Sinwar's death mean for the Middle East?

11:24am October 18, 2024

What does the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar mean for the war in Gaza and the region beyond, and will it revive the chances of cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages?

Specter Of Regional War Looms Over Lebanon

Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?

12:52pm October 17, 2024

Yahya Sinwar is widely considered to have been the mastermind behind Hamas’ cross-border assault on Israel a year ago.

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally

Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

10:54am October 17, 2024

The news marks a major development — the death of Israel's most wanted man — a year into the war in Gaza after Israel vowed to crush Hamas following its attack on Israel.

Middle East news.A large number of people were displaced from the northern Gaza Strip Palestinians walk during the evacu

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

6:55pm October 15, 2024

Israel has allowed almost no food aid into north Gaza for two weeks. Humanitarian groups say it leaves 400,000 people with the choice of eventual starvation or fleeing their homes to the south.

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What is the U.N. peacekeeping force stationed in Lebanon?

6:22pm October 11, 2024

The mission was created in 1978 to help restore order after Israel's first invasion of Lebanon. Decades later, it's still there but has come under fire during a new Israeli invasion in Lebanon.

In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers

11:49am October 11, 2024

The Israeli attack on the Lebanese army came hours after Israeli troops fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers for the second time this week.

Her last memory is by the window with her baby in Gaza. Then, Israeli airstrikes hit

5:00am October 11, 2024

Israel’s military dropped tens of thousands of bombs on Gaza in a year. This is a look at one airstrike, the lives it upended and the rights group's investigation saying it's a possible war crime.

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DOJ silent as families of Americans killed in West Bank, Gaza demand it investigate

4:33pm October 10, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

The Justice Department vowed to investigate Americans killed by Hamas in the group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But the DOJ has done nothing to investigate deaths of 4 Americans killed in the West Bank and Gaza by Israelis.

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