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Israeli forces fought through the night in a significantly expanded ground offensive in Gaza, under the cover of an intense aerial bombardment that has knocked out most communications in the enclave.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for Israel’s military, said the Israel Defense Forces had been carrying out limited incursions into Gaza over the previous two nights and were now

Israel expanded ground operations in Gaza and massively escalated airstrikes Friday as a spokesperson said the Hamas terrorist group will start receiving “payback” from Israel as the evening approaches. Mark Regev, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel is starting payback for Hamas’ bloody Oct. 7 incursion, where militants killed 1,400 Israelis and took more than

It is one thing to say that Americans often disagree. We are a large, diverse, opinionated people in a rapidly changing world. Of course we will have our share of differences and arguments.

It is another thing to say we are profoundly, even hopelessly, divided on virtually all the important questions of our times. But that is the story we are relentlessly told via news pundits, national

The Israel Defense Forces say that two Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting on Tuesday, the first such casualties in Gaza since Israel began its ground operations there. Until this week, Israel had largely relied on airstrikes and artillery to retaliate against Hamas' massacre in Israel on October 7. The IDF began expanded ground operations this week, however, and troops are now