• Israeli strike hits a tent in central Gaza, killing 3, including a child

    Israeli strike hits a tent in central Gaza, killing 3, including a child

    Jun 29, 2026 02:11 PM EDT

    ... Israeli forces have carried out near-daily strikes, killing 1,045 Palestinians, including more than 360 women and children, according to health officials in Gaza. Israel says it is targeting militants, often saying they were planning attacks on Israeli troops who hold more than 60% of the Gaza Strip. Five ...

  • Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult

    Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult

    Jun 27, 2026 05:25 PM EDT

    Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military has been instructed “to prepare for an extended stay.” Hezbollah's leader rejects the deal as ‘a humiliation’ From Hezbollah’s point of view, the deal is nonexistent, Kassem said. He called the agreement a “humiliation,” adding that linking Israel’s ...

  • Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman

    Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman

    Jun 20, 2026 07:33 PM EDT

    ... wing and had posed a threat to troops in the area. Israel says it is targeting Hamas and other militants who pose a threat. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking ...

  • Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire as deadly fighting threatens U.S.-Iran deal

    Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire as deadly fighting threatens U.S.-Iran deal

    Jun 19, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    Heavy overnight fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah militants threatened to derail the initial U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war. But a last-ditch effort to secure another ceasefire succeeded, for now, and the Americans and Iranians plan to meet soon to begin to hammer out a longer-term accord. White House correspondent Liz Landers...

  • Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after U.S. and Iran call off talks over fighting in Lebanon

    Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after U.S. and Iran call off talks over fighting in Lebanon

    Jun 19, 2026 02:31 PM EDT

    The cancellation of talks raised questions about an initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Officials said Israel and the militant group later agreed to renew their ceasefire.

  • Injured Israeli soldier recounts experience on frontlines against Hezbollah

    Injured Israeli soldier recounts experience on frontlines against Hezbollah

    Jun 18, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... territory, is you know that people are trying to harm you and kill you, and we were evacuated pretty quickly. Nick Schifrin: Hezbollah has made Israel's invasion of Southern Lebanon even more deadly, thanks to drones. Hezbollah videos show first-person view or FPV drones targeting Israeli soldiers precisely ...

  • Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon

    Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon

    Jun 16, 2026 03:00 PM EDT

    The deal, which is between the U.S. and Iran, has not been made public, and officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in it.

  • How Israelis are responding to Trump's Iran peace plan

    How Israelis are responding to Trump's Iran peace plan

    Jun 15, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    ... learning to live with that. Stephanie Sy: But many Israelis support military action against Hezbollah and Iran, even while questioning Netanyahu's ability to secure Israel.In a poll earlier this month, 61 percent of Israelis said Netanyahu should not run in the next round of national elections slated for ...

  • U.S.-Iran deal a 'strategic defeat' for Israel, Middle East expert says

    U.S.-Iran deal a 'strategic defeat' for Israel, Middle East expert says

    Jun 15, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... going to expand exponentially. And Lebanon may well be part of the -- it is part of the problem right now. William Brangham: And from the Israeli perspective, the details that are trickling out about this deal feel like, what, a capitulation, giving away the farm too early? Aaron David Miller ...

  • Israelis angry over U.S.-Iran peace deal lash out at Netanyahu

    Israelis angry over U.S.-Iran peace deal lash out at Netanyahu

    Jun 15, 2026 06:50 PM EDT

    Iran deal could hamper Israel's operation in Lebanon Even though Israel isn't party to the deal, it finds itself in something of a quagmire, in part because it invaded southern Lebanon after Iran-backed Hezbollah fired missiles at northern Israeli towns during the first week of the war ...