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Rooting out Hamas and its network of militant fighters from the densely packed Gaza Strip is one of the most complex challenges the Israeli military has ever faced.

With Israel having expanded its punishing assault on Gaza, the war sparked by Hamas’ shocking Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, which killed 1,400 Israelis, has dramatically escalated. The death toll among Palestinians has risen to more than 8,300 and Gaza’s infrastructure lies in ruins. Early U.S.

In today's Big Story Podcast, a brief history of ceasefires, peace deals, and other quests for a pause in a deadly conflict.

Read MEI's weekly briefing featuring expert analysis of key regional developments for the week ahead.

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Read MEI's weekly briefing featuring expert analysis of key regional developments for the week ahead.

Read MEI's weekly briefing featuring expert analysis of key regional developments for the week ahead.

A Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a U.S. drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it, the U.S. military said Tuesday, the latest in a string of aggressive intercepts by Russia in the region. A senior Air&#...

US military on Tuesday said that a Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a US drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it.

WASHINGTON — A Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a U.S. drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it, the