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A covered body is seen lying on the ground in Kfar Aza.

Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge

CNN By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies of Israeli residents and Hamas attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after the Palestinian militant group launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel. Hamas

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Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge

By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies of Israeli residents and Hamas attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after the Palestinian militant group launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel. Hamas sent waves of heavily

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Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a rally in Qatar's capital Doha

What is Hamas and why is it attacking Israel now?

CNN 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,

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24 ancient earthworks have been detected in the Amazon. There may be 10,000 more, scientists say

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — From deep in the Amazon rainforest, two dozen previously unknown pre-Columbian earthworks have been brought to light — and more than 10,000 such constructs may still be waiting to be discovered, according to new research. Across the Amazon basin, rainforests spread their leafy boughs over millions of kilometers. In

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Visualizing the Israel-Hamas war

By Lou Robinson, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rosa de Acosta, Renée Rigdon, Amy O’Kruk, Christopher Hickey, Rachel Wilson, Will Mullery, Matt Stiles and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — As fighting and devastating loss continues across Gaza and Israel, CNN is visualizing the war through maps, charts and more. The conflict began when Hamas militants launched their

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SpaceX fires back at FAA report suggesting its Starlink internet constellation could be deadly

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX is asking federal regulators to correct a report that suggests the company’s Starlink satellite constellation could pose grave risks to people on Earth. The report was delivered to members of Congress by the Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses the launch and reentry of commercial spacecraft, on October 5.

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Biden’s Gulf allies want an ‘ironclad’ security pact with the US. Here’s what it might look like

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Two of the United States’ closest Arab allies are asking the Biden administration to formalize their military relationship with a wide-ranging agreement as Washington becomes uneasy about China’s growing role in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of the US’ closest

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