Even if the chances are slim, Israel would be wise to take advantage of Hamas disarray and Israel's sense of achievement to push ahead with a swift hostage deal

An invisible detonator and wafer-thin plastic explosives turned batteries into bombs

Building in Kiryat Shmona takes direct hit after rocket barrage from Lebanon ■ Qatar PM: There have been no Gaza truce talks for weeks ■ UNIFIL says Israeli tank shot at one of their southern Lebanon watchtowers ■ No Gaza cease-fire talks for weeks, Qatar's PM says ■ Israeli strike on Nabatieh municipality building in Lebanon killed 16, ministry says ■ U.S. envoy to UN says 'food and supplies must be surged into Gaza, immediately'

Uri Ravitz notes that his mother views her time in Hamas captivity as an out-of-body experience and struggles to recall many details from that period. 'We were affected in the first circle, but as long as the hostages are there, this entire country is hostage,' he says

In what appears to be an indirect warning to Iran, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes are a 'unique demonstration of the United States' ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach'

The confluence of constant bombings, lack of medical care, malnutrition and the impossibility of maintaining basic hygiene make up a grim Gazan reality for pregnant women and new mothers, in a war long past its ninth month

For all its omissions, simplifications and befuddled analogies, Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Message" is a waypoint on the journey up and out of the mess that is Israel-Palestine. But we are going to need more than just a message

The victim, 59-year-old Hanan Abd Rahman Abu Salameh, was reportedly shot by a man in military uniform while harvesting olives on her land about 200 meters from the barrier