Israel Expands Its Bombardment in Lebanon As Thousands Flee Widening War

The Israel-Hamas war in maps and charts

A visual guide to the conflict and its regional impact on the Middle East

Financial Times - 1d

Israel's Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights

Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier potentially for the long term.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Thousands of Jews have left Israel since the October 7 attacks

There's concern about whether emigration after Oct. 7, 2023 will drive a "brain drain" in sectors like medicine and tech.

CBS News - 1d

For thousands of Jews, Israel doesn't feel safe after Oct. 7. So they're leaving

Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of safety

ABC News - 1d

A look at the aid efforts inside Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war

CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay gets a rare look at efforts to deliver aid to Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

CBS News - 2d

Israel’s Military Strikes Northern Gaza After Days of Deadly Bombardment

Israel’s military said it carried out strikes and raids against Hamas targets in northern Gaza on Sunday. The actions followed days of deadly attacks across the territory.

The New York Times - 4d

Israel moves troops from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip

Yahoo News - 5d

Israel closes its embassy in Ireland

Israel announced that it would close its embassy in Ireland on Sunday after the European country recognized Palestine as a sovereign nation and other acts that Israel said promoted “antisemitic ...

The Hill - 6d

Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

BBC News - 6d

Israel Shutters Its Embassy in Ireland, Citing ‘Anti-Israel Policies’

Amid mounting international criticism of its military conduct in Gaza, Israel says it will deepen ties with countries it considers friendly toward it.

The New York Times - 6d

Ahead of Trump's inauguration, Trump Organization expands its global business

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, his namesake real estate firm has announced plans for a Trump Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

ABC News - Dec. 13

Israeli strikes on Lebanon must be ‘investigated as war crimes’, says Amnesty

Human rights group criticises attacks on civilians where no evidence was found of any potential military targets

Financial Times - Dec. 12

Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after abuses and then war

Hundreds of migrant workers in Lebanon are waiting to be repatriated after the ceasefire ending the war between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israel went into effect last month

ABC News - Dec. 12

Houthi Attacks Continue to Disrupt Shipping Industry As Israel-Hamas War Rages On

The transport route around the southern tip of Africa was once little used — but freighters are now forced to take it and are charging higher rates.

The New York Times - Dec. 11

Dick Van Dyke and Cher among thousands fleeing Malibu wildfire

The Franklin wildfire has burned over 3,000 acres in the celebrity coastal enclave of Malibu.

BBC News - Dec. 11

Ukrainian fleeing war with kitten found alive in frigid mountains

Vladislav Duda was found "soaked and frozen" and severely hypothermic — along with his kitten named Peach.

CBS News - Dec. 10

UN envoy to Syria says 'extremely important' Israel ends its attacks

Yahoo News - Dec. 10

Ukrainian man fleeing war rescued with his kitten on a perilous journey through Romanian mountains

A Ukrainian man who embarked on a perilous journey fleeing his war-torn country into Romania has been rescued from a deep mountain ravine in subzero temperatures with an unlikely companion: his ...

ABC News - Dec. 9

Latest news on Syrian civil war as HTS takes over, Assad flees to Russia

Syria's civil war took a surprising turn as opposition rebels affiliated with the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, took over Damascus, marking an end to President Bashar Assad's regime. CBS News ...

CBS News - Dec. 9

Israel claims Hezbollah violated ceasefire, strikes Hezbollah target in Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force struck a storage facility in southern Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah was operating "within a weapons storage facility."

ABC News - Dec. 8

Hezbollah’s war with Israel left the Assad regime fatally exposed

With the fall of Damascus, Iran can no longer deny that its political and military ‘axis of resistance’ has collapsed. Middle East crisis – live updates It was not a coincidence that the ...

The Guardian - Dec. 8

Assad flees Syria, war monitor says, as insurgents enter Damascus

Syrian insurgents reached Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that saw them take over some of Syria's largest cities.

CBS News - Dec. 8

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city

Thousands of people have fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday

ABC News - Dec. 6

Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all its land border crossings with Syria except one

Lebanon said it is closing all land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus

ABC News - Dec. 6

Middle East crisis live: thousands flee Homs in central Syria as rebel forces push on

Rebels have captured key cities of Aleppo and Hama, dealing blows to president Bashar al-Assad 14 years after protests erupted across Syria. Iran aims to send missiles and drones to Syria and ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Syrian rebels close in on third major city in two weeks as thousands flee

Thousands left the Syrian city of Homs after insurgents took Hama in their rapid assault on government forces and pushed further south.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Hunger spreads virtually everywhere in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 21 people in a designated humanitarian encampment in southern Gaza on Wednesday, according to a nearby hospital head. Meanwhile, Palestinians are struggling to ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds

Human rights group says Israel ‘brazenly, continuously and with total impunity … unleashed hell’ on strip’s 2.3m population. A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Families flee south Lebanon again amid ceasefire violations

Yahoo News - Dec. 3

Israel says it will hold Lebanon responsible if ceasefire collapses

Minister’s vow to ‘go deeper’ if hostilities resume comes after deadly Israeli air strikes severely test truce

Financial Times - Dec. 3

What the leading ‘just war’ theorist says about the strategies of Hamas and Israel

Michael Walzer argues that Hamas’s strategy in the Gaza war is to deliberately “put civilians at risk for political gain.”

The Hill - Dec. 3

Why Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Firing Amid a Lebanon Cease-Fire

Some violations of the truce, and some amount of violence, are to be expected, analysts say, and do not necessarily mean the deal will collapse and war will resume anytime soon.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven't been able to flee the hunger

The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine

ABC News - Dec. 3

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Israel despite Lebanon ceasefire

Yahoo News - Dec. 3

Israel will not differentiate between Lebanon and Hezbollah if ceasefire collapses, defence minister Katz says – Middle East crisis live

Israel Katz says Israel will no longer offer Lebanon an exemption and will enforce ‘maximum impact and zero tolerance’. Israeli media reports that the cabinet is set to meet in the coastal city of ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Israel Expands Its Bombardment in Lebanon As Thousands Flee Widening War

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