Israel Hunts for Hamas Leaders in Gaza’s Khan Younis

Israel Hunts for Hamas Leaders in Gaza’s Khan Younis

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

Opinion | Hezbollah Has Already Opened the Northern Front – The Wall Street Journal

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

U.S. Presses Palestinians to Secure Gaza Strip After Israel Leaves

U.S. Presses Palestinians to Secure Gaza Strip After Israel Leaves

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

Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas’s Gaza Tunnels

Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas’s Gaza Tunnels

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

Gaza Fighting Hits Historic Mosque as Battles Rage

Gaza Fighting Hits Historic Mosque as Battles Rage

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

Israel-Hamas Deal Talks Stall as Fighting Ramps Up

Israel-Hamas Deal Talks Stall as Fighting Ramps Up

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

Israel, Hamas Agree to Extend Truce for Another Day

Israel, Hamas Agree to Extend Truce for Another Day

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

Behind Hamas's Piecemeal Hostage Strategy – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Behind Hamas's Piecemeal Hostage Strategy – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Behind Hamas’s Piecemeal Hostage Strategy – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Freed Hamas Hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, Says She Was “Treated Well” After Enduring “Hell”  Democracy Now! Morning news brief  NPR The Guardian view on the power of forgiveness: a freed hostage’s gesture should not be forgotten  The Guardian Opinion: Daily Despatch: Hamas Frees Hostages, Netanyahu’s Ally Explains Ground … Read more

IDF Kills Hamas’ Head of Aerial Forces, Strikes Dozens of Gaza Targets Overnight – Israel News

IDF Kills Hamas’ Head of Aerial Forces, Strikes Dozens of Gaza Targets Overnight – Israel News

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Hamas Attack on Israel Defies Efforts to Neutralize Iran

Hamas Attack on Israel Defies Efforts to Neutralize Iran

Updated Oct. 13, 2023 1:51 am ET The assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani nearly four years ago was a gamble by the Trump administration aimed at weakening the power that Tehran wields across the Middle East through a network of armed groups. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 … Read more