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A surprise attack by Hamas put Israel and the group that controlled Gaza at war. Here are images from the assault and what has followed.

The move comes as Israel presses on with its offensive in Gaza despite increasing pressure from the United States to lower the conflict’s intensity.

A Times investigation found that troops were disorganized, out of position and relied on social media to choose targets. Behind the failure: Israel had no battle plan for a massive Hamas invasion.

In the latest disclosure on the shooting by Israeli soldiers of three hostages, the military said 15 minutes elapsed between the killing of the first two and the third.

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The conflict and surging arms production in Russia have spurred demand for ammunition manufacturing across Europe.

Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries about many luminaries this year.

The missile and drone attacks killed at least 30 people and damaged critical industrial and military infrastructure, part of a wintertime campaign that Ukraine had been dreading.

Many residents feel that no place is safe after an airstrike in an area of southern Gaza where Israel had ordered people to seek shelter.