Blinken Presses Israel for Truces in Gaza and Lebanon
The U.S. secretary of state, visiting Israel, said the killing of Hamas’s leader last week could create an opening for peace, and he pushed the Israeli prime minister to allow…
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FBI Is Investigating a Leak That Appears to Show Israel’s Plan to Attack Iran
The documents began circulating on Friday on the Telegram app, and U.S. officials are looking for the original source of the leak. The F.B.I. is investigating a leak of highly…
After Israel’s Strike at a Hospital Near Beirut, Search Teams Comb the Ruin
As search teams combed the ruins of residential buildings across from Rafik Hariri University Hospital just south of Lebanon’s capital, locals listened for signs of their loved ones in the…
Seven People Planned to Carry Out Assassinations in Israel on Behalf of Iran
The suspects planned to assassinate two people, a senior Israeli scientist and the mayor of a large Israeli city, authorities said. The Israeli authorities said on Tuesday that they have…
What Life Looks Like for Israelis Living Near Lebanon’s Border
VideotranscriptBackbars0:00/3:55-0:00 transcript ‘We Are Still Afraid’: Life Inside Northern Israel Homes in northern Israel along the Lebanon border have been under the constant threat of Hezbollah’s rocket attacks since October…
Hamas’s Guerrilla Tactics in North Gaza Make It Hard to Defeat
Israel has decimated Hamas’s military wing, along with much of Gaza. But the group’s small-scale, hit-and-run approach poses a threat in the enclave’s north. The top commanders of Hamas are…
U.S. Tries to End War in Lebanon That Biden Envoy Calls ‘Out of Control’
Israel and Hezbollah say they will keep up attacks in an escalating conflict that has devastated Gaza, is causing misery in Lebanon and could draw Iran deeper into the fighting.…
What Is U.N. Resolution 1701?
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 was intended to create a buffer zone between Israel and Hezbollah. Here’s a look at why it didn’t and what lies ahead in efforts to…
What Is Al-Qard al-Hasan, the Hezbollah-Linked Finance Group Targeted by Israel?
The de facto bank is the largest microcredit organization in a country where the traditional banking sector is in shambles. The Israeli military conducted a wave of airstrikes across Lebanon…
Israel Apologizes After Strike Kills 3 Lebanese Soldiers
Lebanon’s army is not a party to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, but the fighting is taking place in its territory. Three Lebanese soldiers were killed on Sunday by…