A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decision

KIBBUTZ RE’IM, Israel — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from their motorcycle at passing cars. One militant was driving, the 50-year-old man said, and the other sat behind, shooting at any target he saw. At least one wore body armor. “He didn’t see me,” Michael Silberberg said. So Silberberg made … Read more

Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants

KFAR AZA, Israel — On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between the shells of burned-out cars. Walls and doors of what used to be neatly kept stucco homes are blasted wide open. As bags holding the bodies of slain residents await identification, the smell of death hangs thick … Read more

As Israel pummels Gaza, families of those held hostage by militants agonize over loved ones’ safety

JERUSALEM — In the hours after Hamas blew through Israel’s heavily fortified separation fence and crossed into the country from Gaza, Ahal Besorai tried desperately to reach his sister. There was no answer. Soon after, he learned from witnesses that militants had seized her, her husband and their teenage son and daughter, along with dozens … Read more

AP PHOTOS: Israel hits Gaza with airstrikes after attacks by militants

FILE – People stand outside a mosque destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct.8, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud, File) The Associated Press A horrific series of attacks that stunned the world and the deadly round-the-clock response that has raised fears of broader violence in the Middle East. This photo … Read more

Grief and anger in southern Israel as fight against militants continues

Comment on this storyComment BE’ERI, Israel — Columns of tanks and artillery rolled down highways in southern Israel on Sunday, past dead bodies and the charred wreckage of burned vehicles. In dusty fields and orchards, other forces fanned out to search for militants on foot. One unit patrolling a dirt road near Re’im stopped two … Read more

Music festival goers first took cover from rockets, then Gaza militants began firing on them

The rockets began around 6:30am, Tal Gibly told CNN. Thirty minutes later, she and hundreds of others attending an Israeli music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them. The terrifying attack was just one of multiple locations hit on Saturday morning by the most sustained and coordinated assault inside Israel ever carried out … Read more

Israel ‘at war’ after unprecedented assault by Hamas militants from Gaza

Comment on this storyComment JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday that “we are at war” after Hamas militants from Gaza launched an unprecedented, multipronged attack across central and southern Israel, killing dozens of Israelis and wounding hundreds more. The assault began early Saturday when Hamas launched thousands of rockets toward Israeli cities … Read more

2 Palestinian militants killed in gunfight with Israeli troops in West Bank raid

Two Palestinian militants were killed by Israeli gunfire during an army raid in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian militants were killed by Israeli gunfire during an army raid in the West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said. They were the latest deaths in a monthslong surge … Read more

UN says militants are occupying a faculty complicated in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp after clashes

Two weeks after clashes between armed factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp ended, militants are nonetheless occupying a United Nations-run college complicated, U.N. officers have stated FILE – Members of the Palestinian Fatah group run to take place throughout a 3rd day of clashes that erupted with Islamist factions within the Palestinian refugee camp … Read more

Militants kill 4 freeway policemen in southeast Iran, state TV says

Iran’s state media say militants shot and killed 4 freeway policemen Sunday within the nation’s southeast TEHRAN, Iran — Militants shot and killed 4 freeway policemen Sunday in southeast Iran, state media reported. State TV stated the officers had been on a routine mission on a highway linking Khash and Taftan cities some 1200 kilometers … Read more