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.”
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Fighting Rages Around Two Gaza Hospitals as Pressure on Israel Rises
Israeli forces are battling to retake areas they had already seized, showing the militants’ resilience, as critics call for less destructive tactics in the war.
U.S. Says Israel Seeks to Reschedule Canceled Meeting on Rafah
Netanyahu’s office hasn’t confirmed it has any desire to make new plans.
U.S. Says Israel Has Agreed to Try to Reschedule Canceled Trip
Netanyahu’s office hasn’t confirmed it has any desire to make new plans.
Domestic Political Pressures Widen Divide Between Biden and Netanyahu
The war in Gaza has sorely strained relations between Israel and the United States, and the leaders of both countries have allies at home who would pull them farther apart.
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.
U.S. Call for Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Into Russia-China Veto
The American draft resolution before the Security Council did not go far enough to end the Israel-Hamas war, Russia and China said, after the United States had vetoed three earlier resolutions.
How Biden Could Try to Coerce Israel to Change Its War Strategy
President Biden has tried persuading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu behind the scenes. But critics say it is time for a different approach.
Blinken Meets With Netanyahu at Moment of Tension Between U.S. and Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated that Israel was determined to send troops into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah despite U.S. urgings not to.