The relentless and deadly conflict has persisted for decades.
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Fear Grips Israel and Gaza as War Begins
As Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, Israelis huddled in shelters and Gazans flocked to supermarkets, fearing the Israeli military response.
How the War Will Likely Upend Biden’s Diplomacy on Saudi-Israel Normalization
Polls have shown that the majority of Saudis oppose diplomatic relations with Israel even as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seeks to normalize relations.
How the War Will Likely Upend Biden’s Diplomacy on Saudi-Israel Normalization
Polls have shown that the majority of Saudis oppose diplomatic relations with Israel even as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seeks to normalize relations.
Israel’s Military Says Hamas Has Taken Hostages
The issue of Israelis in captivity is a deeply emotional and explosive one in Israel, with the government having paid a high price in the past for the return of its citizens.
An Attack From Gaza and an Israeli Declaration of War. Now What?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being pressured to launch a full-scale invasion that Israeli leaders have been scrupulously avoiding since 2005.
Hamas Attack Has Haunting Echoes of the 1973 Yom Kippur War
For many Israelis, Hamas’s surprise attack mirrors one carried out 50 years ago, setting off a 19-day war that traumatized the nation.
Gaza has suffered under a 16-year blockade.
Held in place by Israel and Egypt, the blockade restricts imports to the region and prevents most people from leaving.
Gaza Militants Stage a Large-Scale Infiltration Into Israel
The ground assault immediately evoked the hostage-taking attacks that scarred Israel in 2006, but it was whether any Israelis might have been seized this time.
At Least 5 People Killed in a Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon
Rival factions have been fighting for three days, at times with heavy weaponry, in the densely populated Ein al-Hilweh camp in the coastal city of Sidon, south of Beirut.