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Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

The Biden administration called for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration as an unofficial deadline.
Young boys look at billowing smoke against a city skyline.
Young boys look at billowing smoke against a city skyline.

Israel expands invasion into southwestern Lebanon; Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa

Vice President Kamala Harris said Iran was the U.S.' greatest adversary, while Tehran warned anew that it was “prepared for any scenario” and that any Israeli attack would be met with stronger retaliation.
Displaced families shelter amid ongoing conflict, in Beirut
Displaced families shelter amid ongoing conflict, in Beirut

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Israel has not briefed U.S. military on its plans to retaliate against Iran, U.S. officials say

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant was to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Austin in D.C. on Wednesday, but the trip has been postponed at the request of Prime Minister Netanyahu
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, welcomes Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to the Pentagon on June 25, 2024.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, welcomes Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to the Pentagon on June 25, 2024.

They were Israel's eyes on the border, but their warnings about Hamas went unheard

“If I had been valued a little more — not much, just a little — maybe it could have ended differently,” Roni Lifshitz, one of the former observers, told NBC News last month.
Israeli military soldiers in a new surveillance and situation room built after their previous base at Nahal Oz was overrun and destroyed in the October 7th attack.
Israeli military soldiers in a new surveillance and situation room built after their previous base at Nahal Oz was overrun and destroyed in the October 7th attack.

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Election 2024: Harris and Trump mark Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel

Harris observed the somber occasion at the Naval Observatory in Washington, while Trump participated in a remembrance in Miami this evening.
A side by side split image of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
A side by side split image of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

CIA director warns of 'very real danger' conflict will escalate as Israel weighs Iran retaliation

As Israel weighs its response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack, CIA Director William Burns said Monday that there is a “very real danger of a further regional escalation of conflict.”
Iranian soldiers stand guard on an anti-aircraft machine gun inside Natanz uranium enrichment facility
Iranian soldiers stand guard on an anti-aircraft machine gun inside Natanz uranium enrichment facility

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Israel issues evacuation warning for large part of Lebanon's coastline as it marks Oct. 7 anniversary

A year after the Hamas-led terrorist attacks and Israel's ensuing assault on the Palestinian enclave, the world is confronting the threat today of spiraling conflict in the Middle East.
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, an Israeli soldier visits an installation honoring those killed and kidnapped at the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel.
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, an Israeli soldier visits an installation honoring those killed and kidnapped at the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel.

In Gaza, children who survive Israel's assault face a lifetime of trauma

The lives of hundreds of thousands of children have been shattered during Israel’s yearlong military offensive in Gaza. NBC News spoke to some of them, as well as doctors and aid officials.
Israeli strike on a house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip
Israeli strike on a house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip

One year after Hamas attacks, hostages' families are living in limbo but trying to find hope

In the anguish of the last 12 months, families of the more than 250 hostages taken during Hamas’ terrorist attack have often turned to rituals for comfort and purpose.
Yehuda Beinin, the father of released American-Israeli hostage Liat Beinin Atzili and father-in-law of killed hostage Aviv Atzili, poses for a portrait in Kibbutz Shomrat, Israel, September 27, 2024.
Yehuda Beinin, the father of released American-Israeli hostage Liat Beinin Atzili and father-in-law of killed hostage Aviv Atzili, poses for a portrait in Kibbutz Shomrat, Israel, September 27, 2024.

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Muslim faith leaders endorse Harris

The vice president is in need of allies in a community that remains frustrated with the administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Vice President Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris

A year from Oct 7, tens of thousands killed and fears of a 'forever war'

Hopes for peace have been shredded by a spiraling conflict that has brought the Middle East to the edge of all-out war.
Israeli airstrikes continue on the 17th day in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes continue on the 17th day in Gaza
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