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Middle East

Live Briefing: Lebanon reviews cease-fire proposal as Israel launches fresh strikes

Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday. Lebanon is expected to respond to a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal soon.

By Adela Suliman, Victoria Bisset, Abbie Cheeseman and Sammy WestfallNovember 16, 2024

Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire

Israel has stepped up strikes on the city’s southern suburbs in recent days, an area Israeli officials say hosts Hezbollah militants and infrastructure.

By Abbie Cheeseman and Suzan HaidamousNovember 15, 2024

World

Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?

Donald Trump said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will be secretary of state. Here’s where Rubio stands on the Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine wars, NATO and more.

By Leo Sands and Karen DeYoungNovember 15, 2024

IDF sends enlistment notices to ultra-Orthodox Jews

Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces.

By Adela Suliman, Loveday Morris, Andrew Jeong, Alon Rom and Sammy WestfallNovember 15, 2024

As Trump’s return to U.S. presidency nears, Iran debates its options

The Iranian mission to the United Nations declined to comment on a New York Times report that Trump ally Elon Musk met with Iran’s ambassador to the U.N.

By Yeganeh TorbatiNovember 14, 2024

The Conflict Explained

Israel Katz, new Israeli defense minister, is longtime Netanyahu ally

Analysts describe Katz as a yes-man who will give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more freedom on the battlefield and help ensure his own political survival.

By Loveday MorrisNovember 6, 2024

Who are Hamas’s top leaders? What to know after death of Yahya Sinwar.

Sinwar, Hamas’s leader in Gaza and the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, has been killed.

By Bryan Pietsch, Cate Brown, Sammy Westfall, Adela Suliman and Niha MasihOctober 17, 2024

What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war

Israel has received more U.S. military aid than any other country since World War II. Here is the assistance it has received since the war in Gaza began.

By Adam Taylor, Leo Sands, Kelly Kasulis Cho and Adela SulimanOctober 14, 2024

Exclusive

Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump, officials say

An Israeli government minister discussed the proposal with Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday before traveling to the White House for talks.

By Shira Rubin, Suzan Haidamous and John HudsonNovember 13, 2024

IDF strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs; Israeli ministers welcome Trump Cabinet picks

The Israel Defense Forces said it struck facilities used by Hezbollah for military purposes after the group fired more rockets across the Lebanese border.

By Andrew Jeong and Vivian HoNovember 13, 2024

U.S. won’t withhold aid to Israel, walking back threat over conditions in Gaza

The United States will not withhold military aid from Israel, the State Department said Tuesday, despite the situation in Gaza not improving, according to aid groups and U.N. officials.

By Frances Vinall, Adela Suliman, Rebecca Tan, Adam Taylor and John HudsonNovember 12, 2024

U.S. says no policy consequences for Israel despite lack of Gaza aid

A Post analysis based on more than a dozen interviews found Israel has largely failed to comply with U.S. demands, bringing parts of northern Gaza closer to famine.

By Miriam Berger and John HudsonNovember 12, 2024

Opinions

Will America be lured again by nation-building?

The lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq seem already to be forgotten.

By Connor EcholsNovember 12, 2024

National Security

Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser

Both Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz have more hawkish foreign policy views than the incoming president, who ran on a platform of restoring peace to a war-torn world.

By John Hudson, Dan Lamothe, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Josh DawseyNovember 11, 2024

Opinions

If Israel doesn’t help Gaza’s civilians, Biden has to stop supplying weapons

Administration officials speak of U.S. policy failures with anguish and shame.

By David IgnatiusNovember 11, 2024

With Trump win, Israeli minister calls to annex parts of West Bank

Comments Monday by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were the strongest display yet of how Trump’s election has emboldened Israeli hard-liners.

By Louisa Loveluck, Claire Parker and Cate BrownNovember 11, 2024

Trump win means ‘time has come’ to annex parts of West Bank, Israeli minister says

Israel’s fight against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon is set to dominate the agenda at gatherings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the White House this week.

By Rachel Pannett and Annabelle TimsitNovember 11, 2024

20 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, officials say

The deadly attacks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in recent days.

By Abbie Cheeseman and Hajar HarbNovember 10, 2024

Dozens killed in strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, officials say

Strikes in northern Gaza and across Lebanon killed at least 20 children, officials said, highlighting the toll of Israel’s war against militant groups on local populations.

By Annabelle Timsit, Abbie Cheeseman and Rachel PannettNovember 10, 2024

Education

Pro-Hamas messages intensify on college campuses

Pro-Palestinian protests have been less disruptive this fall, but at some schools, the rhetoric is more extreme.

By Laura Meckler and Susan SvrlugaNovember 10, 2024

Today's WorldViewColumn

In Gaza, ‘an entire society now a graveyard’

The devastation in northern Gaza, now the focus of a punishing Israeli military campaign, has stunned veteran aid officials.

By Ishaan TharoorNovember 10, 2024

Qatar halts role as cease-fire broker while panel warns of famine in Gaza

Qatar has paused mediation efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying it would resume only when the parties are serious enough to end “the brutal war.”

By Bryan Pietsch, John Hudson, Kareem Fahim and Abbie CheesemanNovember 9, 2024

Middle East

‘Imminent’ famine likely in northern Gaza, experts warn in alert

The IPC Famine Review Committee said it was clear the worst-case scenario its analysts had developed earlier was “now playing out in areas of the northern Gaza Strip.”

By Frances Vinall, Victoria Bisset and Bryan PietschNovember 9, 2024