The exchanges on Thursday and into Friday stopped short of a full-scale escalation, but they underscored the fragile nature of the cease-fire that ended last month’s war.
Tag: War and Armed Conflicts
Dreams in the Rubble: An Israeli Airstrike and the 22 Lives Lost
The bombing of a Gaza apartment building has become a focus of debate over civilian casualties in the Hamas-Israel war. For the people who lived there, it was much more than that.
Israel and Hamas Scale Down the Conflict, Avoiding Another War
Each side had its reasons for taking military action this week, but it appeared that neither wanted to reopen last month’s war.
Israeli Aircraft Bomb Gaza Just Days Into New Government
After a day of rising tensions, which saw a far-right march in Jerusalem and incendiary balloons launched from Gaza, Israel’s new coalition government ordered airstrikes against Hamas.
The new government is expected to hold the line on big security issues.
Topics like a Palestinian state, or starting new hostilities with Syria and Hezbollah, could blow the coalition apart over the member’s ideological issues.
Netanyahu’s Road Through Israel’s History, in Pictures
A photographic journey shows how ‘Bibi’ put his stamp on Israel — through his toughness and the search for security in an unstable region.
Ratko Mladic Loses Final Appeal in Genocide Conviction
The confirmation of the verdict against the Bosnian Serb former commander, convicted in 2017 of crimes against humanity for his role in the Balkan wars, closes a grim chapter in European history.
As Israelis Await Netanyahu’s Fate, Palestinians Seize a Moment of Unity
Seeing little hope for major change from a new Israeli government, Palestinians are focused on an internal generational shift toward a campaign for rights and justice.
An Israeli Death and the Tangled Conflict Left Behind
A Palestinian rocket from Gaza strikes an Israeli apartment building, killing a resident. A Palestinian work crew from the West Bank cleans up the mess.
A 6-Year-Old Was Chained and Hungry in a Syrian Camp. Then She Died.
Nahla al-Othman lived in a tent camp for displaced Syrians where her father often chained her to stop her from wandering. She was malnourished and choked to death while eating too quickly.