Israel kills Hamas commander; Blinken meets Netanyahu: Top points

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said the commander of Hamas's Sabra-Tel al-Hawa battalion, Mustafa Dalloul, was killed

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel, and held a private meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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The Israel Defense Forces have announced that four soldiers were killed fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli forces on Thursday encircled Gaza City in their assault on Hamas terrorists

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White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Friday.

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At least 15 people were killed after an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza on Thursday

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Lebanon's Hezbollah on Thursday mounted multiple strikes on Israeli army positions, including its first using explosive drones.

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The United States has been flying surveillance drones over Gaza in search of hostages taken by Hamas.

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The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel.

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A group of independent United Nations experts has called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

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