An invisible detonator and wafer-thin plastic explosives turned batteries into bombs

Building in Kiryat Shmona takes direct hit after rocket barrage from Lebanon ■ Qatar PM: There have been no Gaza truce talks for weeks ■ UNIFIL says Israeli tank shot at one of their southern Lebanon watchtowers ■ No Gaza cease-fire talks for weeks, Qatar's PM says ■ Israeli strike on Nabatieh municipality building in Lebanon killed 16, ministry says ■ U.S. envoy to UN says 'food and supplies must be surged into Gaza, immediately'

For all its omissions, simplifications and befuddled analogies, Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Message" is a waypoint on the journey up and out of the mess that is Israel-Palestine. But we are going to need more than just a message

The leader of Hamas was released from Israeli jail in 2011 in a prisoner swap, becoming the country's number one enemy following the October 7 attack. Israel marked his elimination as one of the main goals of its current war in Gaza

In first public visit by top Iranian official to Egypt in a decade, Iran's FM holds talks with his Egyptian counterpart and President el-Sissi on deescalating the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, his office says ■ Germany will continue to help Israel defend itself by supplying weapons, Chancellor Scholz says ■ For the first time since the war began, IDF calls on residents in parts of Lebanon's Beqaa Valley ■ Here's what you need to know 377 days into the war

Even if the chances are slim, Israel would be wise to take advantage of Hamas disarray and Israel's sense of achievement to push ahead with a swift hostage deal

Four attackers opened fire at the soldiers, who were sweeping a multi-story building in a village near the Israel-Lebanon border

Defense officials say highly likely that Sinwar is dead ■ Israeli military says no signs of nearby hostages found in incident ■ No advance intelligence preceded troops' activity