World Jan 08 Israeli airstrike kills top Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon It's the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians.
World Jan 07 Israel warns of ‘another war’ as cross-border fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon escalates An increase in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border gave new urgency to U.S. diplomatic efforts as Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit Israel on his latest Middle East tour.
World Jan 07 Israel says it has dismantled Hamas military infrastructure in northern Gaza, shifted focus to the south The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday.
World Jan 07 Al Jazeera accuses Israel of deliberately targeting reporters killed in southern Gaza airstrike An apparent Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza on Sunday, including the son of veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh, who lost his wife, two other children and a grandson — and was nearly killed himself —…
World Jan 06 Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in retaliation for killing of top Hamas leader in Beirut Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital earlier this week.
World Jan 02 Israel to defend itself at world court after South Africa files genocide accusations Since the war began, Israel has banned entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies to its population of 2.3 million people, except for a trickle of aid that the U.N. says falls far below its needs.
World Jan 01 Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza to refocus combat on main southern city Israel has been under pressure from its chief ally, the United States, to begin to switch to lower-intensity fighting.
World Dec 30 Airstrikes hit central Gaza camps as U.S. moves ahead with new weapons sale to Israel Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international cease-fire calls over mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the enclave.
World Dec 29 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee south amid intensifying Israeli offensive on central Gaza The war has already killed over 21,500 Palestinians and sparked a humanitarian crisis that has left a quarter of Gaza’s population starving.
World Dec 28 Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight The United States — while providing crucial support for the offensive — has urged Israel to take greater measures to spare civilians and allow in more aid.