A monitoring group said that an Israeli strike on Syria hit multiple targets, including a weapons depot belonging to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militia. Here’s a closer look at Iran’s proxies in the region.
Author: Cassandra Vinograd
Security Forces Clash With Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Jordan, Video Shows
Protesters gathered near the Israeli embassy in Amman, the capital, calling for the country to cancel its agreements with Israel.
Israel’s Military Says Its Forces Are Still at Al-Shifa Hospital
Israeli officials said the raid, which began Monday, was an operation targeting senior Hamas officials who had regrouped there.
Questions Persist as Israel Signals Support for More Aid for Gaza
Aid organizations and U.N. officials say the new efforts by land, air and sea are too small and inefficient to meet the enormous needs of Gazan civilians.
Germany Helps Evacuate Gazan Orphans in Rafah to the West Bank
The German Embassy said it had helped a charity, SOS Children’s Villages International, move nearly 70 children from the city of Rafah to get them “out of acute danger.”
U.S. Military Ship Sets Sail to Help Build a Pier Off Gaza for Aid
The pier project is the latest in a flurry of efforts to get more aid into the enclave — including by sea — amid warnings from the U.N. that a famine in Gaza is imminent.
Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 3 in Jenin, Military Says
The Israeli military said its latest deadly raid targeted “terrorism” and was part of a broader operation in the Israeli-occupied territory.
Dutch Court Moves to Block Export of F-35 Jet Parts to Israel
The move reflected mounting alarm over the civilian toll of Israel’s war in Gaza, but was unlikely to have an immediate effect on the military campaign.
Iran Denies Ordering Drone Strike That Killed U.S. Troops in Jordan
The deaths of three U.S. service members were the first known fatalities from hostile fire since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas.
Why Iran Is the Common Link in Conflicts From Gaza to Pakistan
Iran’s long history of building up proxy forces that fight its enemies around the region, as well as its conflicts with separatist and terrorist groups, have played into a spate of recent conflicts.