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A wave of Israeli strikes aimed at dismantling Hezbollah in Lebanon has triggered a cycle of violence and escalation that could result in regional war, sources tell Rolling Stone. Israel’s military said it has conducted more than 1,600 strikes in Lebanon over the past two days, aimed at destroying Hezbollah’s …

Macklemore has enlisted a handful of Palestinian artists and poets for the sequel to his pro-Palestine protest song, “Hind’s Hall.” “Hind’s Hall 2,” which arrived on Saturday, features contributions from Palestinian-American singer Anees, the Gaza-born rapper MC Abdul, and Palestinian-American comedian and author Amer Zahr (who both sings and plays …

Israeli soldiers raided the West Bank offices of the Al Jazeera network early Sunday morning, forcing the bureau to shut down. Al Jazeera broadcast video of the military entering the bureau and ordering staff to evacuate and cease operations. “There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for …

On Tuesday and Wednesday, pagers and small electronic devices belonging to members of Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon. The operation, allegedly carried out by the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, killed at least 10 people — including one child — and injured thousands, according to reports from the Lebanese health ministry. The …

A massive strike targeting hundreds of Hezbollah operatives and their associates via exploding pagers was likely the culmination of a complex intelligence operation that took months to execute, according to a Rolling Stone analysis of images and videos related to the attack. More than 2,800 people have been reported injured …

JERUSALEM — Before he was taken hostage on Oct. 7, during the Hamas-led massacre at the Nova music festival, Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin thrived in a Jerusalem refuge where Israeli Jews and occupied Palestinians escape from reality and engage freely as equals. Since then, the community at the bar, Sira, has …

There is eerie silence on Israel’s border with Lebanon, when the air raid sirens from cross-border strikes aren’t ringing through abandoned towns and kibbutzim. The roads winding through the northern Israelis hills towards Kfar Yuval are empty, except for a burned-out Israeli military jeep and missile fragments embedded in the …

Jon Voight disagrees with Angelina Jolie‘s decision to support Palestinian refugees amid Israel‘s attack on Gaza. In an interview with Variety Tuesday, the 85-year-old criticized his once-estranged daughter for decrying the killing of innocent people in Israel’s siege over Gaza. “She has been exposed to propaganda,” he told the outlet. …

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rescue mission recovered four hostages from Hamas custody on Saturday but killed dozens of Palestinians and injured hundreds. ABC’s Martha Raddatz interviewed an IDF spokesperson and questioned him about the number of civilians killed and injured during the operation. “Part of this mission were the …

For months, Palestinian civilians were told to evacuate their homes and head to Rafah, a tiny Southern city designated a “safe zone” by Israel, while Israel conducted an aggressive military campaign throughout the rest of Gaza. Israel’s effort to root out members of Hamas in the wake of its Oct. …