After Hamas led deadly attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, Israel began intense bombing and ground campaigns in Gaza. The war and the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave have shaken the region and the world.
Israel-Hamas War: Live Updates
- Benny Gantz schedules a news conference for Saturday evening.
- The U.S. military says its forces destroyed Houthi drones and missiles for a second day.
- What we know about the Israeli bombing that killed dozens at a former school in Gaza.
- An Israeli strike kills the mayor of the town where a school complex-turned-mass shelter was hit.
- Blinken plans to return to the Middle East next week.
Highlights
What We Know About Israel’s Deadly Strike on U.N. School Complex in Gaza
Israel said it struck three classrooms used by 20 to 30 Palestinian militants. Gazan health authorities said that many women and children were among the dozens killed.
By Bilal Shbair,Aaron Boxerman,Erika Solomon and Abu Bakr Bashir
Israel Strikes Another School Building as It Pushes On in Gaza
The Israeli military said it killed militants in the central part of the enclave on Friday, a day after a strike on a former school, where Gazan officials say civilians were killed.
By Bilal Shbair,Aaron Boxerman,Raja Abdulrahim and Thomas Fuller
U.N. Adding Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad to List of Countries and Groups That Harm Children in War Zones
The report will be presented to members of the Security Council next week and released publicly on June 18, the U.N. said.
By Farnaz Fassihi and Aaron Boxerman
Netanyahu Threatened ‘Very Intense Action’ at the Lebanon Border. What Is Happening There?
Here’s a closer look at the clashes between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which have raised fears of a broader Middle East conflict.
By Euan Ward and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
A Careful Dance: How Hezbollah and Israel Have Kept the Lid on a Wider War
Both sides have their reasons for calibrating their attacks to avoid a regional conflict.
By Neil MacFarquhar,Hwaida Saad,Euan Ward and Diego Ibarra Sanchez
Gaza Aid Pier Repaired After Damage by Rough Seas, U.S. Says
Food, water and other supplies are expected to begin to flow through the pier again “in the coming days,” the U.S. military said.
By Michael Crowley
Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at Civilian Shelter in Gaza
The Israeli military said it had been targeting militants who were hiding in the complex in an effort to evade attack. The former U.N. school was housing 6,000 displaced Gazans.
By Aaron Boxerman,Abu Bakr Bashir,Erika Solomon and Thomas Fuller
Facing international criticism of the strike, Israel’s military says it targeted militants.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters were hiding inside three classrooms, a military spokesman said.
By Ephrat Livni
Video Analysis Shows Israeli Strike Used Bomb That Appeared to Be U.S.-Made
A video of munitions debris filmed at the school complex in central Gaza where thousands of Palestinians were sheltering showed remnants of a GBU-39, a bomb that is designed and manufactured by Boeing.
By Christiaan Triebert and Neil Collier
Middle East Crisis
Biden Warns U.S. Deliveries of Some Weapons Will Halt if Israel Invades Rafah
Negotiators Arrive in Cairo as Israel Seizes Rafah Crossing
Middle East Crisis: Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah as Hamas Shifts Position on Cease-fire
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Cabinet Votes to Shut Down Al Jazeera’s Operations in the Country
Middle East Crisis: Israel and Hamas Face Growing Pressure for a Cease-Fire Deal
Macron Hosts Biden in Paris, Honoring a Not Always Easy Bond The friendship between France and the U.S. endures. But tensions have mounted over the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and how Europe can step out of America’s shadow.
By Roger Cohen and Peter C. Baker
George Clooney Complained to White House About Biden’s Criticism of I.C.C. The actor contacted a top official to protest the president’s denunciation of the move to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli officials over the war in Gaza, a case his wife worked on.
By Glenn Thrush
Blinken to Visit Israel and Three Arab States Next Week The U.S. secretary of state is expected to visit Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan over three days.
By Michael Crowley
Israel Defends Strike on School, and Hallie Biden Testifies in Gun Trial Plus, Pat Sajak leaves “Wheel of Fortune.”
By Tracy Mumford,Ian Stewart,Davis Land and Jessica Metzger
Netanyahu Is Set to Address Congress on July 24 The political divide over the Israeli prime minister was evident even in the announcement of when he would appear, with Republican and Democratic leaders issuing separate statements.
By Annie Karni
Biden Says He Would Not Pardon His Son in Felony Gun Trial In a wide-ranging interview with ABC News, the president touched on Hunter Biden’s trial, Donald Trump’s felony conviction and the war in Gaza.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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N.A.A.C.P. Calls on Biden to Halt Arms Deliveries to Israel The announcement adds to the pressure the president is facing on the issue from leaders in the Black community, a group that is key to his re-election.
By Erica L. Green
‘Mama! Mama!’ Israeli Strike Sets Off Chaos at Gazan Hospital Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, inundated by a rapidly rising casualty count, is so full that the crowds themselves are hampering treatment.
By Bilal Shbair and Erika Solomon
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Airstrike Kills Dozens at Former School Sheltering PalestiniansAn Israeli airstrike hit a United Nations school complex that served as a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians in central Gaza.
By The Associated Press and Reuters
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Survivors Describe Deadly Israeli Strike on U.N. SchoolPalestinians mourned the dozens of people killed in the strike. Israel says it was targeting Hamas operatives. Local authorities said the school was sheltering civilians.
By Reuters and The Associated Press
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