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War in the Middle East

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The Christian Science Monitor’s coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel, and related articles.

In wartime Gaza, turning meager olive harvest into oil is an act of defiance

When Hezbollah rockets are incoming, and you can’t reach the shelter

In Lebanon, Hezbollah pays high political cost for its war with Israel

Amid costly war with Israel, Hezbollah faces fire from its own supporters

UN schools in Gaza shaped our reporter’s childhood. She worries for the future.

In Israel-Hezbollah war, a rising cry from Lebanese: Why were we bombed?

Israeli strikes inside Iran cross a threshold. How will Iran respond?

Under deadly Israeli siege, north Gaza residents face terrifying ultimatum

Netanyahu has high hopes of Trump. Might he be mistaken?

Is an Israel-Hamas cease-fire possible? Pressures mount on Netanyahu.

As Israel pounds Lebanon, Gazans empathize, yet feel forgotten

Hamas leader, Israel’s ‘most wanted,’ is dead. What happens to war in Gaza?

Slow and small, drones find cracks in Israel’s high-tech air defenses

Where Hezbollah stands, and what’s at stake, after battering by Israel

‘Enough is enough’: In Israel, rationale for war trumps distrust of leaders