Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—The Israeli military said it is approaching what it calls full operational control in the northern Gaza Strip and ordered tens of thousands of residents who have already been displaced to evacuate again, to another central area. Israeli military analysts said Israel’s control over the north doesn’t mean the … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 4:08 pm ET Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence and weaponry, including drones and missiles, to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said. Tracking information gathered by a Red Sea surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—The Israeli military is pouring resources into the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis to neutralize Hamas’s top brass as the death toll from the operations surpasses 20,000, according to the enclave’s authorities. Over a nearly two-month-long ground offensive, Israel has taken over much of Gaza City, eroded … Read more
Opinion | Hezbollah Has Already Opened the Northern Front The Wall Street Journal Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict PBS NewsHour Israeli strike kills elderly woman in southern Lebanon – state news agency Reuters Hamas, Hezbollah claim credit for attacks in south, north The Times of Israel Hezbollah’s threat to Israel is formidable Miami Herald Source link
Updated Dec. 15, 2023 5:51 pm ET RAMALLAH, West Bank—National security adviser Jake Sullivan Friday pressed Palestinian leaders to help provide security for the postwar Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said, a day after pushing Israel to wind down its campaign against Hamas. The U.S. and Arab allies fear that chaos will reign and Hamas could … Read more
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 6:12 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israel’s military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas’s vast complex of tunnels in Gaza, according to U.S. officials briefed on the Israeli military’s operations, part of an intensive effort to destroy the underground infrastructure that has underpinned the group’s operations. The move to … Read more
Updated Dec. 9, 2023 12:32 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israeli soldiers clashed with Hamas militants in the narrow streets of some of Gaza City’s oldest and most crowded neighborhoods, with blasts severely damaging a large seventh-century mosque and setting some residential buildings ablaze. The Israeli military on Saturday instructed the remaining residents … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, a senior U.S. official said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land. “The negotiations … Read more
Updated Nov. 30, 2023 3:35 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary truce in Gaza for an eighth day, Egyptian officials said Thursday, in a deal that is expected to involve the release of another 10 hostages, mostly women and children. Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Read more
Updated Nov. 28, 2023 6:05 pm ET WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans and Democrats are headed for a showdown over the government’s power to admit immigrants into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, one element of tougher border restrictions GOP lawmakers are demanding to win their support for President Biden’s aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. While bipartisan … Read more