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Israel says it wants to hurt Hezbollah but wants to avoid all-out war
Flights have been cancelled at Beirut airport as tensions rise after a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children.
- by Avi Ohayon and James Mackenzie
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Mourners heckle Israeli ministers at funerals of children killed by Hezbollah rockets
The attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was the deadliest on Israeli civilians since October 7.
- by Melanie Swan
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘An all-out war’: Deadly attack on Israeli target raises fear of wider conflict
The strike killed at least 11 children and teens, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn that Hezbollah “will pay a heavy price for this attack”.
- by Tia Goldenberg and Bassem Mroue
Risk of Lebanese-Israeli conflict is real, but a ceasefire in Gaza may help
Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia that dominates southern Lebanon, has said it will stop firing rockets if Israel halts its war with Hamas in Gaza.
- by Patrick Kingsley and Euan Ward
Netanyahu will walk political tightrope on US trip amid Biden chaos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to US Congress has the potential to cause disarray on both sides of the ocean.
- by Tia Goldenberg and Aamer Madhani
Israel strikes Yemen in response to deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv
The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the war began in October, and they threatened to open a new front in the region as Israel battles proxies of Iran.
‘Unlawful’: Top UN court orders Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories
The resounding breadth of the decision by the ICJ could impact international opinion and fuel moves for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.
- by Mike Corder
Tel Aviv hit by drone attack claimed by Iranian-backed Houthis
The Houthis have repeatedly launched drones and missiles toward Israel but until now, all had been intercepted by either Israel or Western allies.
- by Ami Bentov
Israel continues to launch airstrikes in Gaza ‘safe zone’, killing dozens
Almost daily strikes have hit the “safe zone” along the Mediterranean coast where Israel told fleeing Palestinians to take refuge to escape ground assaults.
- by Wafaa Shurafa
Tunnels, tricks and tactics: Hamas’ strategy in Gaza revealed
Hamas’ ghost army appears only fleetingly, emerging suddenly from underground to attack, then returning swiftly to its subterranean fortress.
- by Patrick Kingsley and Natan Odenheimer
Israel kills more than 90 people in area it marked safe for Palestinians
The strike, one of the war’s deadliest so far, took place in an area Israel’s military had designated as safe for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
- by Mohamed Jahjouh