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An IDF vehicle in southern Lebanon, on Thursday.

Israel at War Day 371

Israel at War Day 371

The Difference Between Lebanon and Gaza Is Obvious, but an Exit Remains UnclearThe Difference Between Lebanon and Gaza Is Obvious, but an Exit Timeline Remains Unclear

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U.S. Defense Secretary Austin says he 'urged' Gallant to ensure the safety of UNIFIL forces in Lebanon
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IDF says it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers which fired at northern Israel; some 195 rockets fired since Friday morning

Israeli military vehicles drive on a road near Tubas city in the West Bank on Thursday.

IDF Soldier Killed in Southern Gaza Fighting; Hezbollah Fires Barrage at Israel's North

Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, Thursday.

Netanyahu Still Uncertain on Iran Response, as IDF Pushes on in Lebanon and GazaNetanyahu Still Uncertain on Iran Response, as Israeli Army Pushes on in Lebanon and Gaza

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Detail from 'Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur,' by Maurycy Gottlieb, 1878.

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Lightning strikes as smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City two days after the Hamas assault of October 7

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Why the West Still Backs Israel Despite a Year of War With Hamas and Hezbollah

עליאן בביתה בכפר עין נקובה, בחודש שעבר. אינה אזרחית או תושבת של שום מדינה בעולם

No Bank Account or Work Permit: Thousands of Palestinians Living in Israel Are in Limbo

Revisiting the sites of the October 7 Hamas attacks.

Death Was Omnipresent Here: Revisiting the Sites of the October 7 Attacks, One Year Later

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at a meeting in Brussels in May. "We have a plan," he said at the United Nations.

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Jordan's Foreign Minister Told Israelis an Inconvenient Truth

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Israel Says It Thwarted ISIS-inspired Attack on Iconic Towers in Tel Aviv

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Japanese Organization of Atomic Bombing Survivors

Israel at War

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In Israel, Male Judges Cede Women's Rights for Yom Kippur Prayer in Tel Aviv

It is not clear what legal rules the justices of the Supreme Court relied on when they ruled on Wednesday that the Rosh Yehudi organization could hold a sex-segregated Orthodox service in a Tel Aviv public area.

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