Here are five takeaways from the first 100 days of a conflict that has upended the region.
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U.S., U.K. launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
The strikes mark the first U.S. military response against the Houthis for a persistent campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships since the start of the war in Israel.
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Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say
The Biden administration has quietly continued to supply arms to Israel. Last week, however, President Biden publicly acknowledged that Israel was losing international legitimacy for what he called its ‘indiscriminate bombing.’
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South Africa tells UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as landmark case begins
‘Nothing will stop the suffering except an order from this court,’ South African lawyers said.
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Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform for postwar Gaza as deadly Israeli strikes continue
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Palestinian President Abbas that the U.S. supports ‘tangible steps’ toward a Palestinian state, according to officials.
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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state
The U.S. secretary of state says five Middle Eastern nations have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza once the war ends.
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Israeli strike kills elite Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
He is the most senior militant in the armed group killed since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel triggered all-out war in Gaza and lower-intensity fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in the north.
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Son of veteran correspondent is fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza
An apparent Israeli airstrike has killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza
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Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month
Biden administration officials have urged Israel to wind down its blistering air and ground offensive in Gaza and shift to more targeted attacks against Hamas leaders.
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Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
The mission – that will also take him to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, and Egypt before he returns to Washington – is Blinken’s fourth to the region since the war began.