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​Smokes rise amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon on Sept. 23, 2024.
What We're Watching

Israel pummels Lebanon with airstrikes

We feel like a broken record — but tensions are rapidly escalating between Israel and Hezbollah. Following Sunday’s rocket attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah, Israel on Monday pounded Lebanon with hundreds of airstrikes.

​Sharon Hertzman hugs her son Omer at Sheba Medical Center after she was released by Hamas militants this weekend.
What We're Watching

Hamas and Israel signal they are open to extending four-day truce

Photos of emotional family reunions have been heartwarming, but a big question remains: What will happen after the four-day truce expires Tuesday morning?

Viewpoint: How Israel-Palestine conflict became a real “Holy War”
Analysis

Viewpoint: How Israel-Palestine conflict became a real “Holy War”

While the Israel-Palestine crisis has always had religious overtones, the ongoing conflict was originally about land: who had a right to it and who didn’t. It pitted Palestinian claims to the right of incumbency against Israeli assertions to the right of settlement and sovereignty. Sadly, that distinction – land over faith – may no longer be valid.

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
US & Canada

Hard Numbers: Canada fires, Israelis killed, Nicaraguan visas, Niger junta's plans … and where was William?

At least 30,000 households in British Columbia, Canada, have been told to evacuate, with another 36,000 homes on alert, as the province battles an unprecedented number of wildfires.