Here’s the latest.

Here’s the latest.

At least 15 people were killed and more than 80 injured by Israeli forces on Sunday in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, as the 60-day deadline for both Hezbollah and Israel to withdraw from the south expired and thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war poured onto roads leading south …

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As Hamas Releases More Israeli Hostages, It Puts on a Show of Force

As Hamas Releases More Israeli Hostages, It Puts on a Show of Force

Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in a choreographed ceremony that was the latest sign of the group’s effort to project power despite Israel’s 470-day military campaign to dislodge them. It was the second release of hostages as part of a cease-fire …

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Israel Appears Poised to Keep Its Troops in Lebanon Beyond Deadline

Israel Appears Poised to Keep Its Troops in Lebanon Beyond Deadline

Israel is set to occupy parts of southern Lebanon after a deadline for its full military withdrawal lapses on Sunday, the Israeli government implied in a statement on Friday, amid Israeli concerns that Hezbollah remains active there and doubts about the Lebanese Army’s ability to stymie the militia’s resurgence. Under …

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Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge.

Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge.

Outside a warehouse in southern Gaza one day this week, a small crowd of men and boys waited their turn for a bit of the humanitarian aid that Gaza — sick, starving, freezing Gaza — has desperately needed. They walked away with sacks of flour and cardboard boxes of food, …

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Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold

Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold

The sounds of celebration replaced those of explosions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile cease-fire came into effect after 470 days of war, allowing some hostages to return home to Israel, Palestinians imprisoned in Israel to be released, and displaced Gazans to search for what was left …

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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War

How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War

Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s welcome. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, proclaimed Mr. Blinken “an eminent servant of peace” at a ceremony at the Élysée Palace before awarding him the country’s …

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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up a reprieve in the 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli prime minister’s office, which announced the …

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