Freed Israeli Woman Recounts Being Taken Hostage by Hamas
Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described being beaten as she was taken hostage by Palestinian militants, who held her captive for 17 days.
War and Armed Conflicts
Israel Says It Will Destroy Hamas. But Who Will Govern Gaza?
Israel has set itself a stiff challenge in aiming to vanquish Hamas. But an even bigger question looms: Once in Gaza, how and when does Israel get out?
Israel Shows Raw Footage From Hamas Attacks on Oct. 7
The Israeli military showed the compilation to foreign reporters on a day when Israel continued to bombard Gaza with heavy airstrikes.
Hamas Fails to Make Case That Israel Struck Hospital
A senior Hamas official says “nothing is left” of the munition that hit the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City last week, killing hundreds. Israel says the explosion was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.
Israelis and Gazans Flee Amid Warnings of Wider Regional War
Violence on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, and strikes in Syria and the West Bank, sent shock waves through the Middle East.
Russians Who Moved to Israel to Escape Ukraine War Are in the Middle of Another One
Thousands of citizens with Jewish heritage left for Israel after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russians Who Moved to Israel to Escape Ukraine War Are in the Middle of Another One
Thousands of citizens with Jewish heritage left for Israel after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared
Over the last two decades, medical facilities and staff have become casualties of war more frequently, in violation of international law.
Promised Aid to Gaza Is Stalled by Wrangling, as Conditions Worsen
Israel, Egypt, the United Nations and others are still working out the details of delivering food, water and medicine, as Israel prepares a possible ground invasion.
Hamas Releases 2 U.S. Hostages, a Mother and Daughter
Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, were kidnapped from a kibbutz near the Gaza border during the Oct. 7 attacks.