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Indications that a direct attack against Israel would trigger a resounding retaliation by Biden and Netanyahu are deterring Tehran from action, experts say

Iran has raised the tone of its threats after the attack on its Syrian consulate. Israel ‘will be punished,’ said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Nearly six in 10 buildings in the Strip have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks and its largest medical complex is an ‘empty shell,’ according to the WHO

The bureau chief of Al Jazeera television in the Strip, who lost his wife and three of his sons in bombings, tells EL PAÍS that Israel is ‘deliberately killing journalists in Gaza’ to prevent them reporting on the war

The Israeli government has also not yet allowed the landing of humanitarian supplies for the Strip in the nearby port of Ashdod

Netanyahu’s objectives continue to fail, the risk of conflict with Iran is growing, there are 130,000 evacuees with no prospects of returning, and the country’s prestige is in tatters. Tens of thousands of protesters are now calling for the prime minister to resign

Former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi leads the signatures on an open letter from Democratic representatives calling on Joe Biden to halt weapons deliveries

The army said it had achieved its military objectives in Khan Younis and would shift strategy to favor ‘targeted incursions.’ Military sources deny that the decision is due to pressure from Washington

UNRWA and other UN agencies, together with international and local NGOs, provide and coordinate assistance through mostly local staff

Israel’s army said it had found the body of Elad Katzir and believed he was killed in January by militants with Islamic Jihad

Netanyahu is keeping a low profile as the White House demands ‘concrete, verifiable and sustainable’ changes to prevent a repeat of the attack on World Central Kitchen, in which seven aid workers were killed

The suspension of activities by the NGOs World Central Kitchen and Anera raises fears of a domino effect on other organizations operating in the Strip

Sven Koopmans says, in an interview with EL PAÍS, that the UN Security Council resolution on the ceasefire in Gaza is binding and that there is an ongoing effort to find a solution so that a safe Israel can coexist alongside a free Palestine

An internal IDF investigation found that its forces targeted the convoy ‘based on the misclassification of the event and misidentification of the vehicles as having Hamas operatives inside them’

The army has canceled leave for all combat troops, called up Air Force reservists and beefed up missile defenses amid fears Tehran will launch an attack on Friday

‘Unlike China and Russia, we consider that civil society and a free media are indispensable, especially now, as in the last decade support for democracy has declined,’ says the diplomat in conversation with EL PAÍS

The former director of the center for German history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem believes that the ‘pogrom’ of October 7 forces us to ‘question the whole idea of Zionism’

The unfulfilled promises to conduct ‘thorough’ investigations into similar killings include the case of American activist Rachel Corrie and British filmmaker James Miller in 2003

The strike that killed seven members of World Central Kitchen ‘is not an isolated incident,’ says the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Israeli newspaper ‘Haaretz’ cites Defense sources who said the attack was triggered by the belief that an armed man was traveling with the group. All three cars were hit as the wounded survivors moved from one to the other

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu called it a ‘tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people.’ The disaster relief group founded by the celebrity chef has paused its operations in an area where it was providing critical aid to a population on the brink of famine

Friday’s assassination and bombing in Syria threaten to further inflame the Middle East. The end of the siege on Gaza’s largest hospital leaves charred buildings, bodies on the ground and piles of rubble

A decision from the Supreme Court has forced the prime minister to quickly forge an agreement that will satisfy both his faithful partners in the executive and the more secular sectors. Tens of thousands protested against the leader in Jerusalem

The German essayist is a leading voice on various subjects, including intolerance, xenophobia and defending the LGBTQ+ community. In a conversation with EL PAÍS, she warns of the dangers that come with taking human rights for granted

The United Nations and partners have warned that famine could occur in northern Gaza as early as this month. Humanitarian officials say deliveries by sea and air are not enough and that Israel must allow far more aid by road