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The Israel Defense Forces launched fresh strikes on Gaza early Sunday local time as violence in the region continued overnight, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of a long and difficult war ahead. The Hamas intelligence headquarters, two banks and a weapons production facility in Gaza were among 10 targets…

Comment on this storyComment This article has been updated. An unprecedented early-morning attack by Hamas caught the Israeli defense and intelligence establishment off guard Saturday, and triggered reprisal strikes by land and air on the Gaza Strip. Hamas leaders said the surprise attack, which led to Israel’s deadliest day in…

Comment on this storyComment The Biden administration moved quickly into crisis mode Saturday in response to Hamas’s surprise attack against Israel, condemning the “terrorist” assault from Gaza and reiterating “rock solid” U.S. support for Israeli security in public statements and calls to officials in Jerusalem. “The United States stands with…

Comment on this storyComment ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 100 people were killed in earthquakes in western Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the United Nations, as local officials worried that hundreds more could still be buried under the rubble. The initial earthquake, which had a 6.3 magnitude, hit the surroundings…

Comment on this storyComment Seven men arrested in the assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate were found dead in the prisons where they were being held, authorities said. The suspects were all facing charges in the investigation into the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, a former investigative journalist and National Assembly…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “we are at war, and we will win it” Saturday after the Islamist militia Hamas launched an assault and took captives following the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. The confrontation, which has killed at least 40 Israelis and…