Israel-Hamas war

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.

Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide observe a holiday meant for joy

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

Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate

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

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

Middle East latest: 3 media staffers are killed in Lebanon

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

After Sinwar’s death, hostage families see a ‘window of opportunity’ to bring their loved ones home

The families of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza say time is of the essence to rescue their loved ones following the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas, by Israeli troops in Gaza.

What to know about Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was killed in Gaza

The Hamas leader who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war.

Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, is dead at 61

Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. He was 61. He was Hamas’ top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the longest, deadliest and most destructive war in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Latest: Trump and Harris are campaigning for votes in pivotal Michigan

With just a matter of a few weeks left until Election Day, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are setting their sights on the key battleground state of Michigan.

Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death

Hamas has confirmed that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and reiterated its stance that hostages the militant group took from Israel a year ago will not be released until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops.

Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both seeking support from Arab American voters as they campaign in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race.

The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says

The U.N. human rights chief is warning that the world is at an especially dangerous moment in history, with disregard and disrespect for international law “is reaching a deafening crescendo.”

Sinwar’s killing means much uncertainty for the war in Gaza but also possible opportunity

Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the group’s Oct. 7 2023, attack, is a dramatic turning point in the brutal yearlong war that it touched off.

Following death of Hamas leader, Harris says it’s ‘time for the day after to begin’ in Gaza

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris says the death of Hamas’ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, “gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza.”

Biden says Sinwar’s death is an ‘opportunity’ for a hostage deal and an end to war in Gaza

President Joe Biden says the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a “good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world.”

Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high

The international authority on hunger crises says the Gaza Strip is still at risk of famine more than a year into the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has killed Hamas’ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, during a battle in Gaza. Troops appeared to have run across him in a battle on Wednesday, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was the man Israel has hunted for more than a year.

US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Israel pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza’s escalating humanitarian crisis

The top U.N. humanitarian official is accusing Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza, and the U.S. ambassador is demanding that its government step up efforts to tackle the Palestinian territory’s ”intolerable and catastrophic humanitarian crisis.”

Pro-Israel professor at Columbia barred from campus after harassing and intimidating other employees

An outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University has been temporarily barred from campus for harassing and intimidating other employees.