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Israel–Gaza & Lebanon: latest news and tension level
Live coverage of military and diplomatic developments in the Israel–Gaza and Lebanon flashpoint, from more than 200 sources. Updated every 15 minutes.
4 FLASHPOINT READING · INCREASED WATCH Military activity: calm · Diplomatic tension: calm · Nuclear signalling: calm Updated 03:25 IST, 07 Oct 2026 · part of the Covert Horizon Tension IndexLatest
- Netanyahu warns Hamas against election attacks, vows ‘tremendous force’The Jerusalem Post · 6h ago
- Katz threatens all-out war on PA while IDF insists no concrete intelligence of attackThe Jerusalem Post · 9h ago
- ‘All I want to do is cry’: trauma of 7 October survivors three years after the attacksThe Guardian – World · 1h ago
- Three years after October 7, is the IDF ready to stop an invasion? - analysisThe Jerusalem Post · 5h ago
- Katz orders heightened Gaza alert ahead of October 7 amid Hamas attack intelligenceThe Jerusalem Post · 13h ago
- Explainer-One year on, Trump's Gaza plan has not stopped Israeli fire or disarmed HamasAl-Monitor · 14h ago · 2 outlets
- Flydubai Co-Pilot Hammami Wanted Revenge For Israel’s Attack On GazaStratNews Global · 14h ago
- War-weary northern Israelis rethink loyalty to Netanyahu before electionAl-Monitor · 19h ago
- Commemorating Oct. 7, Southern Command chief threatens 'powerful response' if Hamas attacks IsraelisThe Times of Israel · 3h ago
- West Bank olive harvest begins amid settler attacks on Palestinians, grovesAl-Monitor · 6h ago
- Katz to ministers: IDF preparing for possibility of war with Palestinian AuthorityThe Times of Israel · 10h ago
- Netanyahu: Hamas will try to attack us to influence upcoming electionThe Times of Israel · 10h ago
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Background
On 7 October 2023, Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages. Israel responded with a large-scale military campaign in Gaza, which has caused tens of thousands of deaths and a severe humanitarian crisis.
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon escalated sharply in 2024 before a ceasefire in November that year. Ceasefires in Gaza have paused the fighting at times, but the situation across the region remains fragile.
Background last updated October 2026.
Key facts
- Parties
- Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian armed groups
- Nuclear-armed
- Israel (undeclared)
- Main areas
- Gaza Strip, West Bank, southern Lebanon, northern Israel
- Current phase
- Since October 2023
- Related
- Iran & the Gulf · Red Sea & Yemen