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1 week ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Susannah George |Alon Rom |Hazem Balousha
Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimism (washingtonpost.com) Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimism By Susannah George; Alon Rom; Hazem Balousha 2025053012265600 Hamas is reviewing the Israeli response to a White House ceasefire proposal for Gaza after the Trump administration suggested that a deal to halt the fighting and secure the release of more Israeli hostages could be within reach.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Lior Soroka |Annabelle Timsit |Gerry Shih |Alon Rom
Israel to call up thousands of reservists as it mulls expanding war in Gaza (washingtonpost.com) Israel to call up thousands of reservists as it mulls expanding war in Gaza By Lior Soroka; Annabelle Timsit; Gerry Shih; Alon Rom 2025050413025000 TEL AVIV — Israel will call up several brigades, totaling thousands of reservists, an Israeli military official said Sunday, as the country considers plans to expand operations in the Gaza Strip.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Rachel Chason |Abbie Cheeseman |Alon Rom
Thousands of Israeli reservists condemn leadership for return to war (washingtonpost.com) Thousands of Israeli reservists condemn leadership for return to war By Rachel Chason; Abbie Cheeseman; Alon Rom 2025041419571800 JERUSALEM — A growing chorus of Israelis, including those participating directly in the war, are publicly condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip and calling for an immediate end to the conflict to bring Israeli hostages...
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1 month ago | 
stripes.com | Rachel Chason |Abbie Cheeseman |Alon Rom
Israeli artillery along the Gaza border fires toward Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Sunday. (Heidi Levine/The Washington Post) JERUSALEM — A growing chorus of Israelis, including those participating directly in the war, are publicly condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip and calling for an immediate end to the conflict to bring Israeli hostages home.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Rachel Chason |Victoria Bisset |Alon Rom |Suzan Haidamous
Israel says it has completely encircled Rafah (washingtonpost.com) Israel says it has completely encircled Rafah By Rachel Chason; Victoria Bisset; Alon Rom; Suzan Haidamous 2025041213040300 The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said it had taken over large stretches of territory in the southern Gaza Strip, encircling the city of Rafah and establishing a security corridor separating Rafah from the city of Khan Younis.
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2 months ago | 
spokesman.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Susannah George |Victoria Bisset |Alon Rom
BEIRUT - Israel launched strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least seven people, authorities here said, in response to rockets fired from across the border earlier in the day. The exchange was the largest since the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect late last year. The ceasefire remained in place, but the action fueled concerns that Israel’s resumption of war in Gaza this week could imperil the truce in Lebanon.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Victoria Bisset |Alon Rom
BEIRUT — Israel launched strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least two, in response to rockets fired from across the border earlier in the day. The exchange was the largest since the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect late last year. U.N. peacekeepers said four projectiles were launched from Lebanon into Israel near Metula at around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Israel said six were fired and three entered Israel, where they were intercepted.
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Mar 2, 2025 | 
washingtonpost.com | Niha Masih |Alon Rom |Abbie Cheeseman
Israel said Sunday it has stopped the entry of all aid into Gaza, amid an escalating standoff over the future of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The first phase of the ceasefire — which halted fighting for six weeks and brought several exchanges of Israeli hostages for detained Palestinians — expired Saturday, and Israel and Hamas have not agreed on a second phase.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
washingtonpost.com | Susannah George |Alon Rom |Victoria Bisset |Heidi Levine |Sammy Westfall |Claire Parker
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to conduct “an intensive operation” in the occupied West Bank after three empty buses in central Israel exploded in what officials said was a suspected terrorist attack. No one was injured in the attack, which involved a total of five explosives, three of which detonated on buses in parking lots in the city of Bat Yam, a suburb of Tel Aviv, according to police and local officials.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
washingtonpost.com | Alon Rom |Lior Soroka |Sammy Westfall
TEL AVIV — A series of explosions hit at least three empty buses in central Israel late Thursday night in what officials said was a suspected terrorist attack. Undetonated explosives were also found, officials said. Five explosives were found, said Haim Sargrof, commander of Israel Police’s Tel Aviv District. Several of the bombs were planted on buses that exploded in parking lots in the city of Bat Yam, a suburb of Tel Aviv, said Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot in a statement on social media.
