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(Stringer/Reuters)President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time since Aug. 21, as the region braces for Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack.
By Frances Vinall, Andrew Jeong, Adela Suliman and Shira RubinOctober 10, 2024
North Gaza hospitals ordered to evacuate; U.S. backs Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon
The Biden administration has dropped its support for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and is openly supporting Israel’s ground offensive, a State Department spokesman said.
By Kelly Kasulis Cho, Kelsey Ables, Annabelle Timsit, Victoria Bisset and Sammy WestfallOctober 9, 2024
Netanyahu-Gallant rivalry complicates Israeli response to Iran attack
Divisions inside the Israeli government, as well as between Netanyahu and the White House, are converging at a critical moment for the Middle East.
By Steve Hendrix and Shira RubinOctober 9, 2024
Don’t believe the Netanyahu bashing. The U.S. largely agrees with him.
Why hasn’t the U.S. constrained Israel in any real way? Because, in my view, it doesn’t really want to.
By Perry Bacon Jr.October 9, 2024
How many hostages are still in Gaza since Hamas attack on Israel? What to know.
Israel estimates some 117 hostages held by Hamas have been released or freed; 63 are believed still to be alive in Gaza. Here’s what we know.
By Victoria Bisset, Sammy Westfall and Helier CheungOctober 9, 2024
For Lebanese Americans, calm at home is surreal as Israel strikes Beirut
Several people of Lebanese descent told The Washington Post that they are looking for more support in the United States while family members seek safety in Lebanon.
By Maham JavaidOctober 9, 2024
The Conflict Explained
Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow: Israel’s air defense against Iran, explained
The barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles Tuesday was Iran’s second major missile attack on Israel in five months.
By Niha Masih, Loveday Morris, Júlia Ledur, Samuel Granados and Tim MekoOctober 2, 2024
Who was Hasan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah?
The Israeli military said the Hezbollah chief was killed in its Friday strike in Beirut. The militant group confirmed his death the next day.
By Bryan PietschSeptember 28, 2024
The true death toll in Gaza may be impossible to know until the war is over. These are the stories of those whose deaths have not yet been recorded.
By Ruby Mellen, Hajar Harb, Miriam Berger, Loveday Morris and Júlia LedurOctober 9, 2024
Today's WorldViewColumn
How Netanyahu shattered Biden’s Middle East hopes
The Israeli prime minister tested and bested President Joe Biden’s diplomatic strategy around the growing conflict in the Middle East.
By Ishaan TharoorOctober 9, 2024
Israel sends more ground troops to Lebanon; strike on Syrian capital kills 7, injures 11
Israel said it mobilized its first reserve division to operate in southwestern Lebanon. Hezbollah officials pledged to keep fighting.
By Kelly Kasulis Cho, Frances Vinall, Annabelle Timsit, Victoria Bisset, Mohamad El Chamaa and Sammy WestfallOctober 8, 2024
Canceled Israeli visit highlights tensions ahead of Iran counterstrike
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was due to brief his counterpart at the Pentagon on Wednesday, but the trip has been abruptly called off.
By Missy Ryan, Steve Hendrix, Shane Harris and Karen DeYoungOctober 8, 2024
Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says
“War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.
By Isaac Stanley-BeckerOctober 8, 2024
A wider war carries huge risks for Israel, but also opportunities
The leveling of Hezbollah can be a game changer.
By Jennifer RubinOctober 8, 2024
In nightclubs and empty condos, Lebanon’s displaced search for refuge
1.2 million people — about 20 percent of the population — have been displaced across Lebanon by relentless Israeli airstrikes and an advancing ground invasion.
By Mohamad El ChamaaOctober 8, 2024
On anniversary of Hamas attack, both sides rally and protest
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies nationwide mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.
By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler and Karla Marie SanfordOctober 7, 2024
People across the DMV mourn, pray and rally on Oct. 7 anniversary
Events are planned across the D.C. region to mark the first anniversary of a Hamas attack on Israel that prompted a devastating military response.
By Ellie Silverman, Karina Elwood, Brittany Shammas, Kyle Swenson and Afia BarrieOctober 7, 2024
Israeli strikes continue on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah did not abate as the region faced the grim anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza.
By Kelly Kasulis Cho, Niha Masih, Annabelle Timsit, Jennifer Hassan, Sammy Westfall and Kareem FahimOctober 7, 2024
Michael Ramirez cartoon on Israel and Hezbollah.
By Michael RamirezOctober 7, 2024
Israelis, still at war, pause to remember the attacks of one year ago
Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip awoke Monday to air raid sirens, as they did on Oct. 7, 2023, during the surprise attacks by Hamas fighters.
By Steve Hendrix, Loveday Morris, Miriam Berger, Shira Rubin, Claire Parker and Heba Farouk MahfouzOctober 7, 2024
The thin joy of the new year, the horror of the one just concluded
Jewish people are facing the new year without much promise of sweetness.
By Ruth MarcusOctober 7, 2024
American Jews cope with the fallout a year after the Oct. 7 attacks
The events have spurred an identity crisis among some American Jews, as they increase spirituality, confront antisemitism — and purchase guns.
By Michelle BoorsteinOctober 7, 2024
