"Nothing is clean": Mother of young Gaza polio patient pleads for help
A Gaza mom whose son caught polio amid the chaos of the Israel-Hamas war begs for help from her displaced family's tent.
Crisis in the Middle East
Israel says hostage rescued in "complex operation" by troops in Gaza
Israel says troops have rescued a man taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in a "complex operation" in Gaza.
U.N. says polio vaccination to begin in Gaza amid humanitarian disaster
The United Nations prepared to begin a polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip amid multiple evacuation orders by the Israeli military.
Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes, jolting region amid cease-fire talks
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes, intensifying fears of an all-out war in the region.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. says strikes "prevented an escalation to a major war"
Michael Herzog, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said the Israeli strikes into Lebanon were a "success."
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill dozens as cease-fire talks set to resume
Meanwhile, in Cairo, mediators were working to pave the way for high-level talks on Sunday on a possible cease-fire mediated by the U.S. Egypt and Qatar.
U.S. participates in renewed Israel-Gaza cease-fire talks in Cairo
The U.S. is hopeful that the final "bridging" proposal it recently presented will lead to a breakthrough in talks about a cease-fire in Gaza.
Second U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Mideast amid regional conflict fears
The USS Abraham Lincoln, equipped with F-35 jets, arrived in the Middle East on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Central Command.
New round of Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks to test U.S. optimism
Hopeful U.S. remarks about an Israel-Hamas cease-fire will be tested in new, high-stakes talks in Cairo.
Ship hit by 3 suspected Houthi missiles in latest Red Sea attack
The U.K. military says a ship was hit by 3 missiles in the Red Sea, leaving it "not under command" in the latest apparent attack by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Rescued Israeli hostage says she thought every night might be her last
Noa Argamani, a young Israeli woman who was among the hostages seized by Hamas on October 7 and who was rescued in June, says she thought every night in captivity could be her last.
Israel accused of deadly strike on Gaza school as truce talks continue
President Biden says Hamas is "backing away" from a cease-fire proposal as Palestinian officials accuse Israel of bombing a school in Gaza.
Blinken says Israel accepts proposal to bridge Gaza impasse
Antony Blinken returns to Israel at a "decisive moment" amid negotiations to secure a cease-fire with Hamas and avert a wider war.
Blinken: It's "decisive moment" in Mideast cease-fire talks
Mediators have spent months trying to halt the fighting, efforts that gained new urgency amid rising fears of an all-out war across the Middle East.
At least 18 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza as more evacuations ordered
The airstrike struck a house and an adjacent warehouse sheltering displaced people, according to local hospital officials.
Mother and her 2 children among 10 killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
The strike on Wadi al-Kfour in Nabatieh province is among the deadliest in Lebanon since the Hezbollah militant group and Israeli military started trading strikes on Oct. 8.
Diplomacy takes center stage as Iran holds off retaliation against Israel
U.S. assessments are that Iran will not seek to disrupt ongoing cease-fire negotiations in Doha aimed at ending the Hamas-Israel war.
Mediators hold new Gaza cease-fire talks in hopes of preventing wider war
International mediators began a new round of talks in Qatar aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages from Gaza.
Hamas says it will not attend new cease-fire talks with Israel
The militant group claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not acting in good faith and wants to prolong the war.
U.S. says potential Iran retaliation against Israel could come this week
White House spokesperson John Kirby said Monday the U.S. is preparing for "what could be a significant set of attacks" against Israel by Iran and its proxies as soon as this week.
U.S. sends submarine to Middle East amid fears of escalation
The U.S. is sending the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to the Middle East "in light of escalating regional tensions," the Pentagon said.
U.S. calls for "urgent talks" next week to reach Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal
"We are as close as we think we have ever been," said National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader.
Blinken calls on Middle East parties to "take steps to ease tensions"
"All parties must take steps to ease tensions. Escalation is not in anyone's interests," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.
Strikes in Gaza and fatal stabbing in Tel Aviv spike fears of wider war
Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.
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