Disagreements between Lebanese politicians, even those from the same ethnic group, are persisting in an existential war that has already killed thousands and disposed 1.5 million people. And even if Israel were to declare a unilateral cease-fire, it would be meaningless

Amid Trump's sweeping victory, and despite the unprecedented shift to the Republican Party by other minorities, an overwhelming majority of Jewish voters kept half a century of support for Democratic presidential candidates. Why did this happen – and which U.S. Jews did vote for Trump?

Senator John Fetterman faced backlash for scolding Trump-voting Muslim residents in Dearborn, Michigan. 'Rhetoric like Fetterman's and other war hawks is far more damaging than any Muslim ban,' said Dearborn's mayor

Armed clans in the Rafah area are blocking trucks entering Gaza from Israel, leading some organizations to avoid sending desperately needed humanitarian aid. These incidents are occurring in an area under full IDF control, with the army refraining from action due to concerns that harm to aid workers could provoke international criticism

Prices of food, clothing and cigarettes are skyrocketing and residents of the Gaza Strip have come out to protest. They blame the vendors' greed – but also Israel, which allows the limited, and inadequate, entry of goods: 'The consequences will be devastating, Israel is playing with people's lives'

As Israel lays the infrastructure for a creeping occupation of northern Gaza and plans its next step in Lebanon, it's waiting to see if Biden gets tough in his last two months with stingier arms supplies and a possible harder line at the UN Security Council