Gaza, Israel and forces
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American missile-defense systems played a crucial role in protecting Israel during its conflict with Iran. But the war revealed gaps in U.S. supplies and strategy.
Israeli ground troops for the first time have pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based.
The Israeli military attacked Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday in its latest assault on the Iran-backed militants, who have been striking ships bound for Israel and launching missiles against it.
Nearly 99 percent of the House voted against an amendment to nix just $500 million in military funding for Israel from the towering $830 billion Pentagon budget bill last week, with just six lawmakers voting for the amendment even as Israel prepares to erect a concentration camp in Gaza to confine Palestinians.
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Americans are increasingly skeptical of Israeli actions in Gaza, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS that also finds rising sentiment that the US should pull back on military aid to Israel.
Israeli soldiers again killed dozens of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, according to Palestinian reports on Sunday. The Israeli military said warning shots had been fired amid "an imminent threat" and expressed doubts about the reported casualty figures.
Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel has laid bare an uncomfortable truth: The fearsome reputation of the Israeli military, like that of Israeli intelligence services, may be overdue for a revision.
Ret. British Col. Richard Kemp details what he saw during a recent trip to Gaza, including Israel's handling of the war and the work of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Israel said it received Hamas' latest ceasefire proposal, with an Israeli official calling it “workable,” although no details were provided. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on record. Hamas confirmed in a statement early Thursday that it sent the proposal to mediators.