Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
At the end of a war in Gaza in 2021, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was photographed sitting in an armchair in his ruined home, a symbol of continuing…
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
At the end of a war in Gaza in 2021, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was photographed sitting in an armchair in his ruined home, a symbol of continuing…
Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold
The sounds of celebration replaced those of explosions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile cease-fire came into effect after 470 days of war, allowing some hostages to…
As Truce Takes Hold, Gazans and Israelis Express Elation Tinged With Doubt
As a truce took hold on Sunday in Gaza, potentially ending the longest and deadliest war in a century of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, two men used the same metaphor to describe…
Israel-Hamas Truce Leaves Big Questions Unresolved for Now
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement on an initial six-week truce in part by putting off their most intractable disputes to a nebulous second phase — which neither side is…
Hamas Tries to Show It’s Back in Charge of Gaza
As the cease-fire in Gaza was coming into effect on Sunday, masked gunmen, crowded into white pickup trucks, paraded through the streets of Gaza while supporters chanted the name of…
Gazans greet the cease-fire with joy — and sadness for all that was lost.
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets across Gaza on Sunday, honking car horns and cheering to celebrate the start of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Other people who…
How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s welcome. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron,…
Israel and Palestinians Prepare for Long-Sought Truce in Gaza
The mediating country Qatar on Saturday announced a time for the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to take effect the next day, setting off final preparations for a truce…
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Measure Condemning ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza
The leadership of the nation’s largest group of professional historians announced on Friday that it had vetoed a member-approved resolution condemning “scholasticide” in Gaza, saying that the measure went beyond…