Gaza explained: What to know about the enclave
CNN — Israel is gearing up for the next stage of its war on Hamas, following the Palestinian militant group’s brutal October 7 attacks that killed 1,400 people. Following a…
Ukraine’s special forces use daring raids and distraction tactics in bid to free Crimea
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — A swarm of Ukrainian jet skis races across the ocean under pitch black skies, visible only from the infra-red camera of a drone watching from above.…
‘No safe area’: CNN journalist details his family’s desperate flight south from Gaza City
Gaza and London CNN — Ibrahim Dahman and his family entered the hotel room and looked out toward the blue of the Mediterranean Sea. His two young sons were excited…
They followed evacuation orders — an Israeli airstrike killed them the next day
Editor’s Note: This story contains a graphic image. CNN — When Palestinians in north Gaza heeded the warnings issued in the Israeli military’s phone calls, text messages, and fliers advising…
Pentagon orders second carrier strike group to region as Israel prepares to expand Gaza operations
Washington/Seoul CNN — The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares…
Israel warns of new phase in war on Hamas, as Gaza civilians flee and Israeli troops gather near border
CNN — A new phase in Israel’s deadly war against Hamas is coming, Israeli forces said on Saturday, warning that the past week of crippling airstrikes in Gaza could soon…
IDF reservists flock to border with Gaza as Israel prepares for ground incursion
Southern Israel CNN — The signs of Israel’s massive mobilization for a potential ground invasion of Gaza are all around here. The highways are strewn with military vehicles – trucks…
Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack
Jerusalem CNN — The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers cut off the heads of babies during their shock attack on Saturday, an Israeli official…
This woman held off Hamas with a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin
CNN — An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas’ 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin.…
Hamas militants trained for its deadly attack in plain sight and less than a mile from Israel’s heavily fortified border
CNN — The footage is from the last two years, but it is chillingly prescient. In a December 2022 video, Hamas fighters can be seen flooding a training area, shooting…