Israel-Hamas war

Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.

Analysis: Iran faces tough choices in deciding how to respond to Israeli strikes

Middle East latest: Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza

Destruction of Lebanon-Syria border crossings in Israeli airstrikes creates difficulties

Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Born on Oct. 7, Ali’s first year has played out against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war

Ali Al-Taweel was born on Oct. 7, 2023, as Israeli warplanes started to pound the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ surprise cross-border attack on southern Israel.

One year in, war is part of everyday life and the national mood in Israel

A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms

Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades

A year later, Israeli survivors reflect on the lingering toll of Oct. 7

She fought for her life as a hostage in Gaza. A year later, she’s fighting for her husband’s freedom

A year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible

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War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

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TIA GOLDENBERG, MELANIE LIDMAN

In time for Oct. 7 anniversary, a new film documents Hamas’ attack on Israel music festival

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US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

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ELLEN KNICKMEYER

It’s a ‘very difficult time’ for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

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DAVID CRARY, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO

For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October

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PETER SMITH

GOP works to turn out pro-Trump Jewish voters in swing states to trim Democrats’ edge

A Republican group is undertaking a new effort this year to do door-to-door outreach to those Jewish voters who have a history of backing GOP candidates.

Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?

Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories and designating it a terror organization.

Ship comes under a suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack in Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

A ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea has come under attack in an assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza.

Biden marks anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11

President Joe Biden has marked the sixth anniversary Sunday of a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers.

A Lebanese family held a Sunday gathering. An Israeli strike toppled their apartment building

Hecham al-Baba was visiting his sister at her home in southern Lebanon when the Israeli strike hit. The entire six-story residential building, with 17 apartments full of families, collapsed, tipping over down a hillside, killing more than 70 people.

Middle East latest: Trump, Harris address Israeli airstrikes on Iran amid US presidential campaigns

Israel has unleashed predawn airstrikes against military sites in Iran. The attack early Saturday risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed by Iran are already at war with Israel.

Here’s a look at what came out of Blinken’s 11th trip to the Middle East

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s weeklong trip to the Middle East ended as expected without a cease-fire breakthrough for Gaza, but talks are being revived.

One of 3 judges weighing request for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and others is replaced

The presiding judge of an International Criminal Court panel considering a request to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and senior Hamas leaders has been replaced on medical grounds.

The UK denies a visa to Mandela’s grandson over his support for Hamas

The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas.

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza leave dozens dead

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit guesthouses where journalists were staying in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies.

Israel strikes Iran as payback for missile attack, risking escalation of Mideast wars

Israel pounded Iran with a series of airstrikes, saying it was targeting military sites in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier in October.

Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume

Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people.

Middle East latest: Blinken in Doha to discuss Gaza cease-fire with Qatari officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Doha to meet with Qatari officials who have been key mediators for Hamas, as the U.S. struggles to break the logjam of cease-fire negotiations between Israel and the militant group.

Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants

The Israeli army has accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid fighters for Palestinian militant groups.

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike. He was a strongman who rose through the ranks of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group over decades to become the second-most powerful person within the organization.

Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate

Israeli jets have struck multiple buildings in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre, sending large clouds of black smoke into the air.

Blinken urges Israel to seek enduring deal, as officials say a limited cease-fire has been discussed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” in Gaza after its tactical victories against Hamas.

Middle East latest: Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as projectiles are intercepted near Blinken’s hotel

Air raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv early as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to end a visit.

It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild if it remains under a blockade, UN report says

United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas.

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group’s next leader

The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leader.

Middle East latest: Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be group’s next head

The Israeli military says a top Hezbollah official who was widely expected to be the group’s next leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut in early October.

11 pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested after occupying building at University of Minnesota

About a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested at the University of Minnesota after they briefly entered an administrative building.

Blinken heads to the Middle East for the 11th time since the Gaza war, but truce prospects uncertain

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading again to the Middle East, making his 11th trip to the region since the Gaza war erupted last year and as Israel steps up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

Israel says it is planning to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before.

Middle East latest: Israel apologizes for strike that killed 3 Lebanese soldiers

The Israeli military has apologized for a strike that killed three Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying it is not battling the country’s military and its troops believed they were targeting a vehicle belonging to the Hezbollah militant group.

Israel’s wars are expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices

On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive.

Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats

Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past two presidential elections.

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 Gaza. They are now focused on dismantling tunnels and other hideouts belonging to Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.

What’s next for Hamas after its leader Yahya Sinwar’s death?

The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in Gaza this week leaves the militant group considering new leadership for the second time in less than three months.