A recent round of strikes has brought the conflict more clearly into the open and raised fears of a broader war.
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U.S. Issues New Travel Restrictions Over Possible Iranian Strike
The State Department has barred its employees from traveling to large parts of Israel. Iran has repeatedly vowed to strike back over the deadly bombing this month of an Iranian Embassy complex in Syria.
Active Fighting Subsides in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over, Officials Say
Israeli troops have left southern Gaza, and some Palestinians returned to the area, where there was a sense of horror at the scope of destruction.
Airstrikes Kill Soldiers in Syria in Apparent Israeli Attack
Israel’s military did not immediately comment on the Syria strikes, but its defense minister said Israel would pursue Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, “every place it operates.”
As Biden-Netanyahu Rift Grows, Israel’s Defense Minister Aims to Shore Up Support
Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant,
U.N. Security Council Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza as U.S. Abstains
The U.S. decision not to vote on the resolution drew criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who ordered a delegation to hold back from a planned trip to Washington.
Netanyahu Cancels U.S.-Israel Meetings on Rafah, to Protest Cease-Fire Resolution
President Biden had requested the high-level meetings to discuss alternatives to a planned Israel ground offensive into Rafah, which U.S. officials say would cause mass casualties.
Hamas Gives ‘Positive’ Reply to Hostage and Cease-Fire Plan in Gaza
U.S. and Qatari leaders hinted at progress in talks for a truce and the release of hostages, but it remains unclear how Israel, determined to crush Hamas, will respond to the group’s counteroffer.
Displaced Gazans Wonder Where to Go as Israel Keeps Pushing Into Rafah
Some in Rafah, in southern Gaza, were already dismantling their tents, packing their bags and fleeing. But it was unclear whether other areas would be safer.
Israel Signals Its Military Will Move Into Rafah, in Southern Gaza
A U.N. official described Rafah, a refuge for hundreds of thousands of displaced people, as a “pressure cooker of despair.” It is one of the last cities in southern Gaza that Israeli ground forces have not reached.