The strikes risk pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East.
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Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume
Israel has carried out strikes on several schools-turned-shelters in recent months, saying it precisely targets militants hiding out among civilians. The strikes often kill women and children.
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Israel says it killed Hezbollah official expected to be group’s next leader
Hashem Safieddine was killed in Beirut earlier this month in a strike that killed 25 other leaders.
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FBI investigating alleged leak of U.S. documents on Israeli war plan
Top-secret documents, which surfaced on the Telegram messaging app, contain intelligence on Israel’s potential plans for a retaliatory attack on Iran.
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Portland mayor says he regrets voting to divest from companies doing business in Israel
Mark Dion kicked off Monday night’s City Council meeting by apologizing for his vote last month, which he called ‘a betrayal’ of the city’s Jewish community.
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Israel’s wars are expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices
Economists say the country could face declining investment and higher taxes as the war strains government budgets.
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U.S. investigating unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s plans to attack Iran
The investigation is also examining how the documents were obtained, including whether it was an intentional leak or obtained by another method, like a hack.
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Israeli strikes on northern Gaza leave at least 87 dead or missing, Palestinian officials say
Israel’s announcement came a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called civilian casualties in Lebanon ‘far too high’ in the Israel-Hezbollah war, and urged Israel to scale back some strikes, especially in and around Beirut.
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Drone targets Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the drone targeted his house in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea, though neither he nor his wife were home.
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Sinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for war in Gaza
Sinwar’s killing on Wednesday decapitates the Palestinian militant group that was already reeling from months of assassinations up and down its ranks, and it is a potent symbolic achievement for Israel in its battle to destroy Hamas.