Both sides have stepped back from the precipice of all-out war, but this doesn’t mean the danger is over.
Pro-Palestinian protesters prepare to march in Union Park in Chicago before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system on Aug. 4, 2024.
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If New Zealand supports a ‘rules-based international order’ its response to the International Court of Justice’s findings on the Occupied Palestinian Territories should involve deeds more than words.
A protest against the assassinations of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur.
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The release of a Russian hit man and the assassination of Israel’s enemies in Lebanon and Iran have shone a spotlight on killings carried out on state orders.
Members of the Druze minority attend a memorial ceremony for the children and teens killed in a rocket strike in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
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Druze are often held up as the best-integrated of Israel’s Arab minorities. But members of the faith who live in the Golan Heights have an especially complicated relationship with Israel.
From railway sabotage to depictions of the last supper during the opening ceremony, the first week of the Olympics has shown just how fractious our world has become.
It was business as usual between Israel and Tehran. But the rocket attack that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights could be the miscalculation that sparks a wider confilct.
The opposition leader’s trip further underlines the unravelling of bipartisanship towards Israel.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank mourn the death of militant Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, 2024.
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A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.
Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran.
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The first Jewish summer camps were founded at the turn of the 20th century and have become cherished traditions. But many face tough questions about how to discuss Israel and antisemitism.