Antonio Pita|Masnaa (Lebanon, on the border with Syria)|
Up to 180,000 Lebanese and Syrians have crossed into the neighbouring country, which is still at war, in the last week. With hardly any airlines flying and seats at a premium, hundreds of people with means and a Schengen visa are escaping by yacht to Cyprus
Benjamin Netanyahu, who rejected the diplomatic initiative on Thursday, now recognizes Washington’s ‘indispensable’ role in advancing regional stability
The stoppage was halted by a court order on Monday afternoon for being ‘political’ and ‘unrelated’ to the issue for which it had been called: the return of the hostages still held in Gaza
Negotiations resume in Doha on Thursday with the aim of defusing the promised responses from Tehran and Hezbollah to the assassinations of Hamas’ political leader and the Lebanese militia’s number two
Missiles fired by the Lebanese fundamentalist militia reached Tiberias, 25 miles from the border, where 12,000 evacuees are being put up in hotels. The displaced see only one option: open war
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
Relatives and friends of the more than 130 people being held in the Strip are demanding that Israeli authorities prioritize an agreement to bring them home
The Israeli army is intensifying attacks on Rafah in the south of the Strip, while Egypt and Qatar are attempting to bring the parties in the conflict closer to a ceasefire agreement
The 2.3 million inhabitants of Gaza are at risk of severe food insecurity, according to the U.N. World Food Program, and half a million more are already on the verge of a ‘catastrophic’ famine
The serious wounds suffered in the enclave by actor Idan Amedi, a cast member of the war drama ‘Fauda,’ are bringing home the reality of war to a younger generation of Israelis who have barely experienced it
The Israeli prime minister is facing international pressure to include the Palestinian National Authority in the future governance of the Strip while ultra-Orthodox and ultra-nationalist elements demand the expulsion of Gazans
The resolution marks a new setback for the conservative prime minister, whose popularity has plummeted after his government failed to detect the October 7 Hamas attacks that led to the Gaza war
The army is urging civilians to leave part of the city of Khan Yunis, which hosts some 200,000 displaced persons from the north. The Israeli secret services assure that they will kill all Hamas leaders ‘in every location’ even if it ‘takes a few years’
Inhabitants of the Strip want the temporary truce to become definitive while the families of Israeli hostages have called for ‘the return of all of them, immediately, whatever it takes’
Civil society groups are organizing vigils, murals and banners for the more than 200 people kidnapped in the enclave, while Israel decides whether to negotiate their release or try to rescue them
A feeling of fragility has spread among the Israeli population due to the inability of its army to prevent the Hamas attack and the state’s military deployment in the West Bank in support of settlers
Israel struck the camp early Monday in an operation it said was aimed at destroying and confiscating weapons. Palestinian health officials said 11 people have been killed and dozens wounded