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A Timeline of Iran and Israel’s Recent Attacks
The latest round of strikes has raised fears of a broader regional conflict.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Why has Israel attacked Iran?
Israel has carried out its first ever air strike on Iran, following weeks of speculation.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Israel completes retaliatory strikes in Iran
Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran. The Israeli military said it conducted precise airstrikes on a number of military targets, including infrastructure across the country, in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
Eye Opener: Israel strikes Iran
Israel launched its long-anticipated retaliatory strikes on Iran. Also, a former cardiologist was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting women he met online. All that and all that matters in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
Israel launches airstrikes inside Iran
Israel has launched deadly retaliatory airstrikes on Iran. The strikes mark the first time Israel has openly attacked inside Iran. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on what it means for the region.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?
Humanitarian agencies fear the new Israeli laws could have catastrophic effects for Gazans. They are already drawing sharp criticism from Israel’s allies.World - The New York Times - October 30 -
Iran Warns It Will Retaliate for Israel's Attack
A response would extend the cycle of violence between the two enemies and risk dragging the Middle East into a wider war.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2 -
How the election could affect Israel
The presidential election will have large implications for foreign policy. Holly Williams examines how the outcome could affect Israel.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Israel Strikes Humanitarian Zone in Gaza
The Israeli military said it had been targeting a loaded weapons launcher in the area, where thousands of displaced people are sheltering in a tent camp.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Israel accused of implementing ‘starvation plan’ in Gaza
Scheme calls for closed military zone and evacuation, with those remaining denied aidWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
How much food is Israel letting into northern Gaza?
Israel has been accused of deliberately withholding food aid from people in northern Gaza.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Biden is letting Israel and Ukraine call the shots
The U.S. is a superpower seemingly stripped of agency.Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar Killed in Gaza, Israel Says
Sinwar, a U.S.-designated terrorist, in October 2023 triggered a war with Israel in Gaza that has since expanded to a multifront conflict in the Middle East.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18 -
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed, Israel says
Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas and the architect of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on the country, was killed on Thursday during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, according to the ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Behind Israel's operation against Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Israeli officials have confirmed the death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who is said to be the mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel. CBS News senior national security correspondent ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
U.S. reacts to Israel killing Hamas' Yahya Sinwar
The State Department and the Pentagon reacted to the death of Hamas' Yahya Sinwar after an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. Reacting to the news, the U.S. is highlighting the hopes for ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Hamas Leader Killed in Gaza Fighting, Israel Says
The Israeli military confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed on Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he spoke with President Biden about working to ...World - The New York Times - October 18 -
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Sinwar’s Death Highlights Israel’s Long Quest for Deterrence
Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is the latest expression of Israel’s belief that regional acceptance will be achieved only through strength.World - The New York Times - October 19 -
Super PAC hits Harris with contradictory ads on Israel
A Republican-led super PAC is running contradictory ads in Michigan and Pennsylvania about Vice President Harris’s stance on Israel in an apparent effort to target Arab and Jewish voters in the key ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
In Israel, Sinwar’s killing brings catharsis, if not clarity
Some Israelis see Hamas leader’s death as a way to end the war, but others want to increase military pressure. Israel-Gaza war: latest news updates On Thursday afternoon on the beach in Tel ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Israel unearths Hezbollah's web of tunnels in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying Hamas’ vast underground network in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
Israel, Lebanon and the mirage of a new Middle East
Lebanese academic and diplomat Ghassan Salamé on how conflict engulfed his country — and why it is folly to try to reshape the region by forceWorld - Financial Times - October 19 -
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With Sinwar dead, Israel has a choice to make
Will it exploit this moment to further its military aims of eradicating Hamas? Or will it leverage Sinwar’s death as an opportunity to secure a pause in hostilities and obtain the release of the ...Politics - The Hill - October 19
