A Hamas-laid trap killed five Israeli soldiers in Beit Hanoun last week, 18 months after the IDF first declared victory in the town. What explains Israel's apparent failures so far?

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said a reopening date would be announced later and urged residents to stay away from these venues "for their safety."

The second Fragments – a series with few short, sharp articles about what’s been on my mind over the past week or so.

Why did it happen? What does it mean? Will it hold? What happens next?

The geopolitics of U.S. power, and the Syrian politics of revolution

The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.

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Ministerial meetings to address Syria’s political, security landscape following ouster of Bashar al-Assad regime, says Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel says move to capture territory is defensive, intended to be temporary; army says it will hold new positions until situation clears up after fall of Assad regime

Thousands of Syrians, in cars and on foot, have congregated at a main square in Damascus, chanting for freedom, according to the Reuters news agency. Thousands also poured into the streets in Homs…

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New Lines reports exclusively on the details leading up to the city's stunning capture

With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel's offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said.

מניתוח פעילות צה"ל ואופן הנוכחות הקבועה ברצועת עזה, התשובה לשאלה הגדולה הולכת ומתבהרת - יש לנו תוכנית למלחמה, "הסיום המתמשך", וכדאי שהציבור ייחשף אליה • ראש אמ"ן לשעבר תמיר הימן, פרשנות

At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely ...

French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being used on the battlefield in Sudan in what likely constitutes a violation ...

Modern conflict, international relations, and political ideas about them both. The Middle East and sometimes further afield. Click to read Zero Line, by Tom Dale, a Substack publication. Launched 16 d...

This day in 2003, the IDF killed American activist Rachel Corrie as she defended homes in Rafah from destruction. As Israel threatens to invade the city, a volunteer who stood alongside Rachel writes ...

From the blog of Gershon Baskin at The Times of Israel

Israel's quest to root out Hamas has inflicted an unacceptable level of loss on Palestinian civilians. Humanitarian pauses are no longer enough.