Israel-Hamas War

An argument for making U.S. aid conditional on steps toward Palestinian statehood.

The Palestinian-American historian and professor on the road ahead after Oct. 7.

But top Israeli officials remain committed to destroying Hamas militarily.

Hamas defendants would potentially have fewer rights and could face the death penalty.

William Burns is in Doha to build on the tenuous Israel-Hamas truce.

Negotiators have agreed to add two more days to the fighting pause that has brought temporary relief to civilians in Gaza.

The Hamas attack demolished his political standing, but Bibi has a survival strategy.

Pressure may increase at home and abroad, but Israel has no interest in stopping its war on Hamas.

Hope for a deal comes as civilians continue to pay the price of a deadly war.

Moscow’s decade as the arbiter of the Middle East is coming to an end.

Eliminating Hamas doesn’t justify the destruction Israel is inflicting on Gaza.

The Palestinian Authority president may be postwar Gaza's only option—if he’s not too unpopular for the job.

In tying Washington to Israel’s war in Gaza, the U.S. president now shares responsibility for the broader conflict’s fate.

The region is suffering from a precipitously brutal coarsening of its politics.

Medical facilities are caught in the crossfire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.

A wounded activist movement tries to come to terms with war.

Israeli attacks on Palestinians there have surged since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Some Israeli settlers are exploiting the conflict to try to redraw the map in the West Bank.

How the war in Gaza is squeezing Arab Israelis.

For Israel and Palestine, the only way to break the cycle of violence is to understand the difference between justice and vengeance.

USAID open letter joins growing chorus of internal dissent over Biden’s Israel policy.

The IDF also struck a refugee camp for a second time, killing another Hamas commander and dozens of Palestinian civilians.

Leaders in Tehran can either seize the diplomatic opportunity—or face a potential threat to their own power.

Many countries perceive a double standard in the West’s contrasting responses to Gaza and Ukraine.

U.S. diplomats are split over Biden’s perceived blank-check support for Israel.

The former Israeli army chief and prime minister says: “We will probably lose the support of public opinion in many parts of the free world.”

As on Ukraine and other critical issues, the multilateral body is trapped in political theater.

U.N. officials fear that Palestinian civilians sheltering in hospitals could be caught in the crossfire.

As Israel shifts from an air-only approach to one involving its ground forces in Gaza, it will face new challenges and dilemmas.

While Israeli forces launch a new ground raid into Gaza, the United States goes after Iranian-backed militias.

The country’s adversaries around the world may sense Washington is stretched too thin.

A fixation on technology created an illusion of safety—and an excuse to avoid hard choices.

The Iron Dome may not be so ironclad if Hezbollah joins the war.

If shipping companies decide Israeli ports are too risky, the country could soon find itself running out of food.

Israel prepares for a ground invasion as Washington argues that postponing it would buy more time for hostage negotiations.

Continued support for both wars is a matter of U.S. national security, the president said.

The war has put Egypt in the spotlight—but taking in Palestinian refugees is fraught.

Washington’s tunnel vision risks eroding U.S. standing in the global south.

Israel’s use of the deadly chemical would violate international norms.

The culture of intelligence agencies paved the way for disaster. Regional war could revive the nuclear specter that haunted the world in 1973.  

The White House is trying to balance its commitment to Israel with the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

For both Israelis and Palestinians, the past 10 days have evoked memories of their worst suffering.

The retired U.S. general and former CIA director on lessons from the war on terrorism and why military action is necessary—but not sufficient.

Hamas blames Israel, but the Israeli military says it was a failed rocket launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Conflict in the Middle East comes as a long-awaited distraction from Ukraine.

The prime minister’s image has long depended on keeping Israelis safe and promoting economic growth. Polls show he’s in trouble.

The militant group must consider domestic Lebanese politics as well as relations with its patrons in Iran.

A former White House official who oversaw the Iran hostage crisis weighs in.

Tamir Hayman, a former head of Israeli intelligence, assesses the government's capabilities.

Human rights organizations warn it could have “devastating humanitarian consequences.”

The goal is to destroy Hamas. The human cost will be high.

The parallels from 50 years ago will shape the region’s battle today.

The White House will send nearly $2 billion to Israel.

Its attack on Israel is likely to set the group back and will prove especially devastating to ordinary Palestinians.

The conflict could quickly turn into a military quagmire.

A peace activist involved in previous hostage negotiations describes how Netanyahu will handle the release of abducted Israelis.

Tensions are high at Israel’s northern border amid the ongoing war with Hamas.

Hubris and toxic politics fueled a mistaken belief in containment.

The airstrikes are part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “complete siege” of Gaza.

Hamas is not the only group vying to lead the Palestinians—or the fight against Israel.

U.S. support for Israel’s incursion could enable mass atrocities.

The starting point for the new Middle East will be an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, not an Israeli Embassy in Riyadh.

The Israeli leader sought to sideline the Palestinians while wooing the Arab states. Now he faces a bloody backlash.

A broader conflict involving Iran could lead to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz—disrupting the global energy market.

An all-out effort is again underway to maintain an unsustainable regional status quo.

Israel-Palestine sees its bloodiest day of fighting in decades as Netanyahu declares war.