A top Hamas political official confirms the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, and said the militant group would not release more hostages until there is a cease-fire in Gaza.
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Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Sinwar was one of the chief architects of Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel has vowed to kill him since the beginning of its retaliatory campaign in Gaza.
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Israeli attacks on aid convoys in Gaza persist, U.N. says
A year into Israel’s military operations in Gaza, the besieged enclave has become the most dangerous place in the world for relief workers, according to aid groups.
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U.S. warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding
The Biden administration gives Israel 30 days to increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza or face consequences.
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Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say
The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war.
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Israel’s military says 4 soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base
A year into the war with Hamas, Israel continues to strike what it says are militant targets in Gaza nearly every day.
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Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left
The plan calls for Israel to maintain control over the north for an indefinite period to attempt to create a new administration without Hamas, splitting the Gaza Strip in two.
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Captured documents reveal Hamas’s broader ambition to wreak havoc on Israel
Electronic records and papers that Israeli officials say were recovered from Hamas command centers show advanced planning for attacks using trains, boats and even horse-drawn chariots.
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Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in new strikes
In central Beirut, rescue workers combed Friday through the rubble of a collapsed building, searching for survivors of an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in the Lebanese capital the night before.
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U.S. sees window for a new push to break political deadlock in Lebanon to ease conflict
The U.S. and others have been pressing for years for an end to the political deadlock in Lebanon to no avail. The country’s sectarian power-sharing system has always been prone to stalemate.