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Sinwar is a central figure in Hamas and is considered one of the masterminds behind the deadly attack by the terrorist organization on Israel on October 7, 2023. If confirmed, news of his death is expected to have significant implications for developments in the region.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese viallge of Kfar Tibnit on Oct. 17, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel.

Israel bombed a target in a Syrian coastal city on Thursday, and the United States conducted strikes in Yemen nearly a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday of the risk of famine in Gaza, a day after the United States said Israel had been urged to improve aid deliveries to the territory.

Israel's latest bombardment of Hezbollah targets caused widespread destruction in southern Lebanon, ahead of U.S. and Israeli strikes in the wider region Thursday.

Israel's assault on Lebanon on Wednesday toppled buildings and killed a city mayor, hours before Israeli strikes were reported in Syria and Gaza.

A Palestinian boy looks at destroyed shelters at the site of an Israeli airstrike which hit tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 16, 2024

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will pay a visit to Türkiye, Egypt and Jordan as part of his Middle East tour to discuss ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, his office announced on Oct. 16.

Araghchi will engage in talks in a "diplomatic reach-out to countries of the region to end genocide, atrocity and aggression," the statement said.

The United States has issued a warning to Israel, demanding it improve humanitarian aid access in Gaza within the next 30 days or face potential consequences, including the suspension of military assistance. This message, reported by The Washington Post, represents the most significant pressure Washington has placed on Israel since the outbreak of its conflict with Hamas a year ago.

Iran's top diplomat has warned U.N. chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a "decisive and regretful" response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack.

The French insistence on ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon and the upcoming US presidential election creates a pressing context for Benjamin Netanyahu.