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Nov 25, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Dan Williams |Iain Marlow

Israel and Hezbollah inched closer to signing a cease-fire deal that may be concluded in the coming days, according to officials and people familiar with the matter, even as the two sides continued to fire artillery and rockets at each other. Israel’s security cabinet is expected to vote on an agreement on Tuesday, and passage is considered likely, according to an Israeli official, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations.

Oct 7, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Anton Delgado |Kathleen Benoza |Henry Meyer |Dan Williams

The Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted most of a barrage of rockets Hamas and other Iran-backed groups fired toward Tel Aviv, as fighting escalated Monday on multiple fronts after a year of war. Sirens sounded across central Israel, and two people were injured, according to Israeli health officials. The military had earlier warned of what it called an "immediate” threat of rocket fire from Hamas to mark the militant group’s attack on the country 12 months ago.

Aug 20, 2024 | afr.com | Courtney McBride |Dan Williams

Tel Aviv | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a ceasefire proposal to halt the war in Gaza and the next step was for “Hamas to say yes”, putting the onus on the group to end the 10-month conflict even as violence continued. Mr Blinken, on his ninth trip to the region since Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, called the proposed accord “a bridging agreement” and acknowledged that not everything was spelt out in detail.

Aug 5, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Dan Williams |Arsalan Shahla |Iain Marlow

The U.S. and its allies worked to head off an Iranian attack on Israel and avert a wider regional war as concerns grew that a strike may come at any moment in retaliation for the killing of a top Hamas leader in Tehran.

Aug 5, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Dan Williams |Ethan Bronner

Israel braced for a possible attack from Iran and regional militias in retaliation for assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas officials as the U.S. sent defensive reinforcements while pressing for a Gaza cease-fire deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of a Cabinet meeting Sunday that "Israel is in a multifront war against Iran’s axis of evil. We are striking every one of its arms with great force.