A missile fired by Yemen's rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport
A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels has landed in an open area in central Israel and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport.
Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages
The Israeli military has released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas.
Israeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible. Ending the war is another story
Israel’s defense minister says the window is closing on an opportunity to reach a temporary cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group.
The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen
The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets
The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon.
Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins
An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence.
Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows
Huge numbers of Israelis have again turned out to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza.
US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire
The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war.
UN investigator accuses Israel of a 'starvation campaign' in Gaza that Netanyahu denies
The U.N. independent investigator on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation campaign” against Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest
Israeli soldiers have killed an American woman during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank, a witness told The Associated Press, in a shooting that raised calls from Washington for an investigation.
Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin. But the operation may not be over
Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, after a more than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.
Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration's hopes for a Gaza deal
The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are sharply at odds over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 6 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including the son of a prominent jailed militant.
Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts.
Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target
The U.N. children’s agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a “rare bright spot” in nearly 11 months of war.
How a narrow strip of scrubland has become an obstacle to a cease-fire in Gaza
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv again to pressure government to reach a deal
Large protests have continued in Tel Aviv, Israel, for a third consecutive night as locals called on the government to reach a deal to bring hostages home.
Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal?
Israelis were plunged into grief and anger after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location.
Netanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages: 'No one will preach to me'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike.
Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Tens of thousands of Israelis have surged into the streets in an outpouring of grief and anger after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza.
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a multi-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military says it killed 5 more militants in West Bank operation
The Israeli military says it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank, including a well-known local commander.
Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal?
The latest flurry of Gaza cease-fire talks — the back-and-forth over now-familiar sticking points and appeals from around the world — obscures a grim truth about the monthslong efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war and free scores of hostages.
A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity
Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that ignited the war.
Israel's economy is struggling. Economists say ending the war would help
Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s leaders grind ahead with an offensive in Gaza that shows no signs of ending and threatens to escalate into a wider conflict.
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza on the eve of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
Health workers say multiple Israeli airstrikes have killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza while officials including a Hamas delegation gather for high-level cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says
The top United Nations humanitarian official for Gaza says that successive Israeli evacuation orders have displaced 90% of the Palestinian territory's 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.
Mealworms possibly dropped on tables at Chicago hotel hosting DNC delegates breakfast
Mealworms may have been what sickened a diner at a Chicago hotel earlier this week during the Democratic National Convention.
PBS' Judy Woodruff apologizes for an on-air remark about peace talks in Israel
Veteran PBS journalist Judy Woodruff has apologized for remarks she had made regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for peace between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as US prods Israel and Hamas to come to agreement on cease-fire deal
President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the United States presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a “bridging proposal” that could lead to a cease-fire in the war in Gaza.
Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge
Key mediator Egypt is expressing skepticism about the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning 'time is of the essence'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended his latest visit to the Middle East without securing a cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he presses ahead with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signal that challenges remain.
Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group.
What is the latest on the high-stakes negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet with Israel’s prime minister on Monday as mediators say they are closing in on a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by Hamas.
Blinken, on ninth Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the quick conclusion of an elusive cease-fire agreement.
Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
Israeli leaders have roundly condemned a settler attack that killed one Palestinian and torched homes and cars in the occupied West Bank.
Families of hostages in Gaza hope cease-fire talks will end their nightmare
Some families of hostages held in Gaza believe the latest round of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas could be the last best chance to set their loved ones free after more than 300 days of captivity.
The veteran Palestinian leader Abbas says he will visit Gaza and calls on Muslim leaders to join him
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has pledged to travel to Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war rages.
A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?
International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a deal between the sides.
Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu's coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack
Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister.
International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel.
Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza's Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks
Israeli troops have launched a new assault into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, 'no excuses'
Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar are jointly demanding that Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza.
Israel's Western allies slam Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified
Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country's far-right finance minister who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral” until Hamas-held hostages are released.
Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza
The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire.
Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Israel’s Supreme Court has convened again to consider a petition to shut down a military prison where soldiers have been accused of abusing Palestinian detainees.
Bob Woodward's next book, 'War,' will focus on conflict abroad and politics at home
Bob Woodward’s next book, continuing a long tradition of election year releases, will focus on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and their place in American presidential politics.
Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack as the group's new leader.
US and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it's already in 'multi-front war' with Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, while the United States and allies prepare to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.
Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders. But Mideast's wars tear at their bonds
The strike a week ago in the Israeli-held Golan Heights that killed 12 Druze children unified Druze across the region in grief.
Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast
The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region.
A pro-Israel super PAC helped defeat one Squad member. Now it's going after another, Cori Bush
A pro-Israel super PAC that helped defeat one member of the congressional group called the Squad is pushing to oust another — Missouri's Cori Bush.
Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead
Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ shadowy longtime military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month.
Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for “all parties” in the Middle East to avoid escalatory actions that could plunge the region into further conflict.
Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire
Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran points to an Israeli government ever more openly at odds with diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration to calm the region.
Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'
Former President Donald Trump claims Vice President Kamala Harris “doesn’t like Jewish people” even though she's married to a Jewish man.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel says it killed one of Hezbollah's commanders in Beirut strike
Israel has struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut and says it killed the militant commander allegedly behind a rocket strike that killed 12 youths.
Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war.
Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as US warns against escalation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel's response would be "severe" as he blamed Hezbollah for a weekend rocket strike from Lebanon that killed 12 children.
Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
Some Arab American leaders in Michigan are expressing cautious optimism about Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign after months of outrage over President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war
A rocket strike at a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has killed at least 12 children and teens.
2024 Election Latest: Harris urges people to vote as campaign heats up, Trump meets with Netanyahu
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.
How might Netanyahu's visit to the US affect cease-fire efforts?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial trip to the United States comes as ceasefire talks to broker an end to the raging war in Gaza and bring about a hostage-for-prisoners exchange hang in the balance.
UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not intervene with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu visits Trump, says Israel is eager to reach a cease-fire deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with Donald Trump at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years as the two sought to mend their political alliance.
Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza.
Heightened security measures in place for Netanyahu’s visit to Mar-a-Lago
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies and Secret Service agents are already inspecting vehicles entering Mar-a-Lago in preparation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit on Friday.
Gaza war protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris
Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2024 Election Latest: Harris decries suffering in Gaza, calls for cease-fire to free hostages
Likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters that she is “ready” to debate her Republican rival Donald Trump and accused him of “backpedaling” on their faceoff.
Israelis watched Netanyahu's Congress speech closely. For many, it was both uplifting and depressing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress may have been delivered in Washington, but his words appeared aimed at an audience back home.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza.
Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
Vice President Kamala Harris says she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack can return home.
2024 Election Latest: Biden says democracy lies in the hands of voters during solemn address
President Joe Biden has made his first address since his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza.
Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit
Police deployed tear spray and demonstrators were taken into custody as thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington to condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit.
In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and criticized American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots.”.
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters against the Gaza war have staged a sit-in at a congressional office building ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, and Capitol Police have made multiple arrests.
2024 Election Latest: Kamala Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin
In her first rally as a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris Harris is framing the race with Donald Trump as a choice between “freedom” and “chaos.”.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu signals cease-fire deal could be shaping up as deaths top 39,000
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens of hostages in Gaza could be taking shape.
Netanyahu is in Washington at a fraught time for Israel and the US. What to know about his visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is looming as a particularly fraught one between two allies.
Biden aims for more achievements despite the bane of lame-duck presidents: diminished relevance
President Joe Biden says he’s “determined to get as much done” as he possibly can in his final six months in the White House.
Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of humanitarian zone in Gaza
The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the southern Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone.
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war's toll passes 39,000 Palestinians
The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in Gaza it has designated a humanitarian zone.
Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges
Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe.
Kamala Harris is now in a bright spotlight as she fights to secure the Democratic presidential nod
Vice President Kamala Harris is suddenly being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights as she becomes, for now, the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Washington, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before a joint session of Congress.
Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
The top United Nations court says that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately.
Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks.
The Latest | Israeli politician's visit to a Jerusalem holy site threatens Gaza cease-fire talks
Israel’s far-right national security minister has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site in a move that threatens negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza, days before his speech to the U.S. Congress.
Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
The Israeli military will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday.
Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in 'safe zone'
Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza, including a blast that hit an Israeli-declared “safe zone” crowded with thousands of displaced people.