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ABC News / IDF (LONDON) — Israel’s military has conducted at least eight airstrikes in recent months in an area it designated as an expanded humanitarian zone, an ABC News investigation has found using verified videos, photos and personal testimonies. Israeli officials confirmed the strikes to ABC News, but maintained they were efforts to destroy […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Two people are dead and 20 others were injured after Israel launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday that targeted a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions along Israel’s northern border continue to escalate. The strike hit a residential building in Haret Hreik, according to the […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Israel has launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday targeting a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions along Israel’s northern border continue to escalate. Fouad Shukr, also known as Al-Hajj Mohsen, was targeted in the strike, though it’s still unclear if he was killed, according to […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — has launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday targeting a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions along Israel’s northern border continue to escalate. “The IDF targeted in Beirut the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and killed many Israeli civilians,” the […]

An Israeli army main battle tank moves along an area near the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, July 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images) (TEL AVIV, Israel) — The Israeli military is preparing a phased pullout from Gaza and […]

A Palestinian boy sits in a truck of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians have sought refuge in a United Nations-run school in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing hostilities. (Photo by Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) […]

Ali Moustafa/Getty Images (GAZA) — In Israel, right-wing settlers question the delivery of aid to Gazans, while Israeli peace activists advocate for the passage of aid trucks. A Palestinian truck driver is back on the road delivering flour, sugar and salt to Gaza after being attacked by right-wing Israeli settlers last month. Tamer Muhtaseb and […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Wednesday that Israel has made “refinements” to its military operations in and around Rafah following pushback from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the president’s demands. Jake Sullivan, just back from a trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, noted to reporters at the […]

An Israeli army F-15 fighter jet flies over central Israel on April 15, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images) (TEL AVIV, Israel) — Two former senior Israeli military officials said a direct military strike against Iranian territory would not be in Israel’s best interests. Retired Maj. Gen. Giora Eiland, who was head of Israel’s National […]

Israeli Government Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — As Israel on Monday weighed its response to Iran’s stunning attacks this weekend, the U.S. is privately telling officials there: If Israel strikes back militarily, it will do so alone. It’s an unusual message for a close ally that’s spent decades receiving more US […]