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CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim (CNN) — The shock Hamas incursion into Israel was of a scale and sophistication that was previously considered unthinkable. Hamas attackers came by land, sea and air, overwhelming Israeli defenses, and killing more than 900 people in the country, both troops and citizens. The level of planning that would have been

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts say. The multi-pronged attack saw as many as 1,000 assailants infiltrate Israeli territory, kill hundreds of soldiers and civilians, and

By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has told all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate “southwards” as it maintains its bombardment of the coastal enclave in response to last weekend’s Hamas attacks that killed more than 1,400 people. Evacuating would involve moving more than 1.1 million people from

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. Named Cayo margarita as a nod to Buffett’s song “Margaritaville,” the bright yellow specimen is a worm snail, a type of mollusk

By Paul P. Murphy, Teele Rebane, Hilary Whiteman, Brad Lendon, Amanda Jackson and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revelers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dashcam video verified by CNN reveals. The video began circulating on social media

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck, according to provincial officials. Following days of torrential rain in the northeastern state of Sikkim, torrents of water

By Hadas Gold, Eyad Kourdi, Jonny Hallam, Ibrahim Dahman, Helen Regan and Tara John, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Israeli military would attack Hamas with a force “like never before,” as the militant group threatened to kill civilian hostages if airstrikes target Gaza without warning.

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — International aid groups in Afghanistan are scrambling to send help to survivors of an earthquake which has left more than 2,000 people dead and many more injured in a war-ravaged nation already stricken by an economic crisis. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck on Saturday 25 miles (40 kilometers) west

CNN By Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The rockets began around 6:30 a.m., Tal Gibly told CNN. Thirty minutes later, she and hundreds of others attending an Israeli music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them. The Nova Festival in a rural farmland area near

By Paul P. Murphy, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — At least four civilians were killed while in the custody of Hamas, just feet from where armed militants had been escorting them near the Gaza border, videos obtained and geolocated by CNN show. One video from the kibbutz of Be’eri in southern Israel

CNN By Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Gaza (CNN) — When the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel over the weekend, Palestinians living in the besieged strip had mixed feelings. Some celebrated, taking pride in what they perceived as a victory against Israel. Others, however, were afraid, dreading a deadly retaliation. The militant group’s

By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Armed militants from Gaza launched a surprise attack on Israel at dawn on Saturday, blasting holes in the border fence, killing an unknown number of Israeli soldiers and taking hostages, propaganda videos geolocated and authenticated by CNN show. Israeli soldiers at border posts

CNN By Hadas Gold, Shirin Faqiri, Helen Regan, Jessie Yeung and Caitlin Hu, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel has formally declared war on Hamas, setting the stage for a major military operation in Gaza as fighting rages on Israeli soil. Tanks and personnel carriers could be seen on the move near the Israel-Gaza

By Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Gaza (CNN) — When the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel over the weekend, Palestinians living in the besieged strip had mixed feelings. Some celebrated, taking pride in what they perceived as a victory against Israel. Others, however, were afraid, dreading a deadly retaliation. The militant group’s unprecedented

By Niamh Kennedy, Stephanie Halasz and Alex Hardie, CNN (CNN) — The UK, France, and Germany have all pledged to step up security measures amid fears of attacks against members of the Jewish community after videos emerged of people apparently celebrating deadly attacks launched by Hamas militants. The surprise attacks saw gunmen cross the border

By Sophie Tanno, Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown, Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem Khadder, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Hamas fighters are holding as many as 150 people hostage in locations across Gaza following their raids on southern Israel Saturday, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said Monday.

CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Comparisons are being made between 9/11 and Hamas’ attacks in Israel, and there are certainly parallels. In both cases, terrorist organizations killed large numbers of civilians in attacks that seemed to come out of the blue, shocking the two nations. Hamas’s attacks are also being ascribed to an intelligence failure, just

By Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — The German states of Bavaria and Hesse vote in regional elections on Sunday, in what is widely being seen as a test-case for Germany’s shifting political landscape. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to make gains in both states, although most other major parties

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Look up for the Draconid meteor shower this weekend, expected to peak October 8. Unlike many meteor showers, the Draconids aren’t ones you’ll have to stay up late to witness because the shower is most visible just after nightfall and throughout the evening hours, rather than the early morning.

CNN By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people are believed to have been captured in Israel by Hamas fighters over the weekend. They are now being held in locations across Gaza, complicating Israel’s response to the militant group’s deadly