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A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese militant group's intensified attacks along Israel’s northern border show Israeli leaders that an all-out war would be costly

UN warns that more than a million people are being forced to flee to areas in which there is little food, water or shelter

US downplays deployment, which comes amid rising tensions over Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Prior to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan posited that the Middle East had been “quieter than it has been for decades”.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned Monday to the Middle East as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance after the rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza in a military raid and following the latest turmoil in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

U.S. National Security Advisor calls for ceasefire and hostage deal in Israel-Hamas conflict amidst concerns over civilian casualties in Gaza.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a ceasefire plan, but Israeli politics and silence from Hamas raised further questions on whether he can succeed.

Initial White House statement on Israeli operation did not mention civilian death toll

President Biden and National Security Advisor Sullivan emphasize democracy and unity during the Europe trip, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.