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Israel’s Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran’s Reaction

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A mural of missiles celebrating Iran’s attack on Israel in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday.Credit...Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

The relatively limited scope of the attack, as well as a muted response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation, analysts said.

The relatively limited scope of Israel’s overnight strikes on Iran, and a subdued response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation in fighting between the two countries, analysts said Friday.

For days, there have been fears that a forceful Israeli response to Iran’s attack on southern Israel last weekend could prompt an even more aggressive riposte from Iran, potentially turning a tit-for-tat confrontation into a wider war. Foreign leaders advised Israel to treat its successful defense against Iran’s missile barrage as a victory that required no retaliation, warning against a counterattack that might further destabilize the region.

But when it finally came early on Friday, Israel’s strike appeared less damaging than expected, allowing Iranian officials and state-run news outlets to downplay its significance, at least at first.

Iranian officials said that no enemy aircraft had been detected in Iranian airspace and that the main attack — on a military base in central Iran — had been initiated by small unmanned drones that were likely launched from inside Iranian territory. The nature of the attack even had precedent: Israel used similar methods in an attack on a military facility in Isfahan early last year.

 

By sunrise, Iranian state-run news outlets were projecting a swift return to normality, broadcasting footage of calm street scenes, while officials publicly dismissed the impact of the attack. Airports were also reopened, after a brief overnight closure.

 

Analysts cautioned that any outcome was still possible. But the initial Iranian reaction suggested that Iran’s leaders would not rush to respond, despite warning in recent days that they would react forcefully and swiftly to any Israeli strike.

“The way they present it to their own people, and the fact that the skies are open already, allows them to decide not to respond,” said Sima Shine, a former head of research for the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, and an Iran expert.

But, she added, “We have made so many evaluation mistakes that I am very hesitant to say it definitively.”

In a miscalculation that set off the current round of violence, Israel struck an Iranian embassy compound in Syria on April 1, killing seven Iranian officials including three senior commanders.

For years, Israel had mounted similar attacks on Iranian interests in Syria as well as Iran, without provoking a direct response from Iran. But the scale of the attack appeared to change Iran’s tolerance, with Iranian leaders warning that it would no longer accept Israeli strikes on Iranian interests anywhere in the region. Early on April 14, Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel, causing little damage but shocking Israelis with the scale of the attack.

Even if Iran does not respond in a similar way to Israel’s latest strike on Friday, it could still react forcefully to future Israeli attacks on Iranian assets in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East, Ms. Shine said.

That possibility became more pressing early on Friday, after the Syrian authorities said that Israel had again struck a site in Syria, at roughly the same time as its attack on Iran.

Israel did not claim responsibility for the strike, in line with its policy of not commenting on such attacks. But if the attack harmed Iranian interests, and if Iran attributes the attack to Israel, it remains unclear how Tehran will respond.

“The question is whether they will stand by their red line,” Ms. Shine said. “But what exactly is the red line? Is it only high ranking people? Is it only embassies? Or is it every Iranian target in Syria?”

Johnatan Reiss and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad contributed reporting.

Patrick Kingsley is The Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, leading coverage of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. More about Patrick Kingsley

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Iranian officials reported blasts overnight at a military base near the city of Isfahan. Israel had vowed retaliation for Iran’s attack last weekend, but muted initial reaction in both countries suggested they wanted to ease tensions.

A woman walks past two yellow taxis on a street. There is a billboard in the background with an image of missiles.

A large billboard depicting missiles in Tehran on Wednesday.Credit ...Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

The Israeli military struck Iran early on Friday, according to two Israeli and three Iranian officials, in what appeared to be Israel’s first military response to Iran’s attack last weekend but one whose scope, at least initially, appeared to be limited.

The Iranian officials said that a strike had hit a military air base near the city of Isfahan, in central Iran. Initial reaction in both Israel and Iran was muted, with news media in both countries appearing to play down the attack, in what analysts said was a sign that the rivals were seeking to de-escalate tensions. For nearly a week, world leaders have urged Israel and Iran to avoid sparking a broader war in the region.

The Israeli military declined to comment. All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The explosions came less than a week after Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel — nearly all of which were shot down — in response to an April 1 strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria that killed seven Iranian officials. That attack brought the decades-long shadow war between Israel and Iran — waged on land, at sea, in air and in cyberspace — more clearly into the open.

  • Israeli leaders came close to ordering widespread strikes in Iran on the night Iran attacked, officials said, but after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Biden, and because the damage was limited, the war cabinet postponed a decision. Mr. Biden and other world leaders urged Israel for days not to retaliate in a way that would inflame a wider Middle East war while it fights on two other fronts, against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both allies of Iran.

  • The Iranian officials said that the attack on Friday was carried out by small drones, possibly launched from inside Iran. They said that a separate group of small drones was shot down in the Tabriz region, roughly 500 miles north of Isfahan. Iranian news agencies reported that nuclear facilities in Isfahan had not been hit.

  • President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran had warned that “the tiniest act of aggression” on his country’s soil would draw a response. But in the hours after Israel’s strike, there have been no public calls for retribution by Iranian officials.

  • The United States and Britain on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Iranian military leaders and weapons manufacturers, a coordinated action that they said would further isolate Iran. White House officials said the U.S. sanctions were aimed at disrupting Iran’s ability to produce the drones it had used to attack Israel and blocking exports from its lucrative steel industry.

Matt Surman April 19, 2024, Matt Surman

The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said there had been “no damage” to nuclear sites in Iran but that it was closely monitoring the situation. In a social media post, the agency said its chief, Rafael M. Grossi, called for “extreme restraint from everybody.”

Cassandra Vinograd April 19, 2024 Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Jerusalem

President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran had warned that “the tiniest act of aggression” on his country’s soil would draw a response. But in the hours after Israel’s strike, there have been no public calls for retribution by Iranian officials.

 
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Ripples in the oil market after Israel’s strike were short-lived. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, passed $90 a barrel but quickly fell back to about $87 a barrel as news reports indicated that the damage caused to Iran was minor and its reaction was muted. Investors do not seem to want to bid up prices unless there is a clear danger to supplies.

 
Cassandra Vinograd April 19, 202 Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Jerusalem
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Visitors at the Si-o-Se Pol bridge in Isfahan last year.Credit...The New York Times

Isfahan is one of Iran’s most famous and historic cities, known for its beautiful turquoise and purple tiled mosques, picturesque arched bridges and Grand Bazaar. The area also hosts a number of Iranian military sites.

In the early 17th century, Shah Abbas I, known as Abbas the Great, of the Safavid Dynasty, set to work creating a showpiece in Isfahan. He built the country’s most famous mosques, including the stunning Imam Mosque, capped by onion-shaped domes, and the Ali Qapu Palace. Shah Abbas and his son also built bridges to arch over the Zayanderud River, whose waters filled the fountains outside the palace and the mosques, and irrigated their gardens.

That has made the city, home to roughly two million people today, one of the tourist centers of Iran.

Isfahan is also a center of missile production, research and development for Iran. That includes the assembly of Shahab medium-range missiles, which can reach Israel and beyond. And it is the site of four small nuclear research facilities, all supplied by China many years ago.

The Natanz uranium enrichment site is also in Isfahan Province, along with an air base that has long hosted Iran’s fleet of American-made F-14 Tomcats — purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to The Associated Press. A Russian-made S-300 air defense battery has also been seen in Isfahan, according to an assessment by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.


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A photo released by the Iranian Army purportedly showing missiles fired during a drill in Isfahan in October. Credit...Iranian Army, via EPA, via Shutterstock

The Israeli attack early on Friday — which Iranian news agencies said had not hit Isfahan’s nuclear facilities — was not the first time the area has been targeted.

In January 2023, Israel carried out a drone attack on a military facility in the middle of Isfahan, according to senior intelligence officials who were familiar with the dialogue between Israel and the United States about the strike. The facility’s purpose was not clear, and neither was how much damage that attack caused.

At the time, Iran made no effort to hide the fact that an attack had happened but said it had done little damage. Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, reported that the drones had targeted an ammunition manufacturing plant and that they had been shot down by a surface-to-air defense system.

Nader Ibrahim April 19, 2024 Nader Ibrahim

Israeli missiles targeted air defense positions in southern Syria, according to SANA, the Syrian news agency, quoting a military source. The agency said the attack happened at 2:55 a.m. local time on Friday and caused some damage, without giving details. There was no immediate comment from Israel.

 
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Iranian state media showing what it said was a live picture of Isfahan early on Friday.
Credit...Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu, via Getty Images

The Israeli strike on a military base near the Iranian city of Isfahan was part of a cycle of retaliation that has alarmed world leaders, but it produced a largely muted response from both on Friday.

Television networks and some officials in both countries played down the significance of the strike, which Israeli and Iranian officials confirmed.

In Israel, officials described the strike as a limited response designed to avoid escalating tensions. Pundits on the country’s morning news shows said the strike did not appear to cause significant damage to military sites in Iran.

“Israel can do elegant military maneuvers that are not noisy or cause significant military damage but which deliver the message Israel wants,” Dana Weiss, a diplomatic affairs analyst for Israel’s Channel 12, told viewers. “And that is what we have seen them do.”

State television in Iran said military and nuclear facilities in Isfahan were safe and broadcast footage of the city looking calm in the spring light. One newsreader there described the attack as “not a big deal.”

Social media users in Iran, including some connected to the country’s military, mocked the Israeli strike as a puny response to the roughly 300 missiles and drones that Iran launched at Israel last weekend.

In one video that was widely shared online Friday, a girl throws a paper airplane at an apartment building and compares it to the Israeli strike, giggling as the folded paper hits the concrete structure.

Iranian officials told The New York Times that a strike had hit a military air base near Isfahan. But Brig. General Siavash Mihandoust, the most senior military official in Isfahan, told state television that any explosions heard there on Friday were not caused by Israeli strikes, attributing them to air defense systems shooting down “flying objects.”

Some in Israel celebrated the strikes, including elected leaders from the country’s right-wing parties.

Tally Gotliv, a lawmaker from the Likud party, wrote on X, “A morning in which our head is proudly up. Israel is a strong and forceful country.” 

The Israeli military struck Iran early on Friday, according to two Israeli defense officials, in what appeared to be Israel’s first military response to Iran’s attack on Israel five days earlier.

Three Iranian officials confirmed that a strike had hit a military air base near the city of Isfahan, in central Iran, early on Friday, but did not say which country had mounted the attack. Fars News, an Iranian news agency affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, said that explosions were heard near Isfahan’s civilian airport, adding that the cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.

Flight tracking websites showed that civilian planes had diverted their routes away from the area.

The Israeli military declined to comment. All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.

The explosions came less than a week after Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel, its first direct attack on the country, in response to an Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria that killed seven Iranian officials on April 1.

For days, Israeli leaders have threatened to respond to Iran’s strikes, which turned the two countries’ yearslong shadow war into a direct confrontation.

The Israeli military declined to comment about the explosions on Friday in Iran.

Iran’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, said on Wednesday that Iran would respond to any Israeli aggression, according to remarks carried by the IRNA state news agency.

President Biden had advised Israel against responding, amid fears that an Israeli counterattack would escalate into an all-out war. For more than six months, Israel has been fighting on two other fronts — against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both are allies of Iran. 

Peter Baker April 18, 202 Peter Baker Reporting from Washington
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People can be seen in the street outside a gutted building in Rafah, in southern Gaza. A man and a boy are entering the building.
Palestinians inspecting a damaged building on Wednesday after overnight strikes in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Credit...Mohammed Salem/Reuters

President Biden’s team sought again on Thursday to put the brakes on Israeli plans for a major military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, prompting the Israelis to agree to rethink their approach and come back for further consultations, the White House said in a statement.

During a virtual meeting led by Jake Sullivan, the president’s national security adviser, the American side evaluated options for the attack presented by Israel but was not convinced that those plans met Mr. Biden’s insistence that any operation be calibrated to minimize civilian casualties, according to the White House statement. The two sides agreed to “meet again soon,” the statement said.

The meeting was convened just days after the United States came to Israel’s defense against a barrage of more than 300 missiles and drones fired by Iran; Israeli, U.S. and other allied forces knocked down nearly all of the incoming Iranian weapons, resulting in little damage and no fatalities.

Despite that close collaboration, though, the discussion on Thursday underscored that the two sides remained at odds over Israel’s conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza more than six months after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

“U.S. participants expressed concerns with various courses of action in Rafah, and Israeli participants agreed to take these concerns into account and to have further follow up discussions between experts,” the White House statement said. The statement did not elaborate on the specific concerns.

The Israeli side was led by Ron Dermer, a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and member of the Israeli war cabinet, and Tzachi Hanegbi, the prime minister’s national security adviser. The group discussed the Iran attack and efforts to defend Israel against future threats.

The White House statement emphasized that the United States shared Israel’s goal “to see Hamas defeated in Rafah,” but the president has resisted a ground operation out of fear of the consequences for more than 1 million Palestinians who have taken refuge there.

 
Julian E. BarnesAaron Boxerman April 18, 2024 Julian E. Barnes and Aaron Boxerman

A crowd of people, some holding signs, called for hostages to be freed.
A rally in Jerusalem this month calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas. Credit...Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

Negotiations for a cease-fire and the release of Israeli hostages have stalled because Hamas rejected the latest proposal put forth by Israel, Qatar and Egypt, the C.I.A. director said Thursday, putting the blame for a lack of progress in talks squarely on the group that led the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Earlier this month, William J. Burns, C.I.A. director and lead American negotiator, traveled to Cairo and pushed what he called “a far-reaching proposal” that Egyptian and Qatari negotiators took to Hamas. The proposal contained an offer to allow some Gazans to return to the northern part of the enclave, a key Hamas demand.

While Mr. Burns did not describe the details of that proposal, he said that so far Hamas has not accepted it.

“It was a deep disappointment to get a negative reaction from Hamas,” said Mr. Burns, speaking at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. “Right now, it’s that negative reaction that really is standing in the way of innocent civilians in Gaza getting humanitarian relief that they so desperately need.”

Last Sunday, Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, expressed regret that Hamas had rejected the proposal and argued it proved that the group was not interested in reaching a deal.

Other American officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations, have said Hamas has signaled that it does not have enough women and civilian hostages in its control to consummate the first part of the deal, which would release 40 hostages over six weeks in return for a large number of Palestinian prisoners.

A senior Hamas official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said there were not enough living civilian hostages left who met Israel’s criteria to reach their proposed figure of 40 hostages over six weeks. He accused Israel of seeking to free captive soldiers for a lower price than that demanded by the group. Hamas has said most soldiers would be released in a later phase of a cease-fire deal.

In its latest proposal to negotiators, Hamas called for releasing fewer than 20 living hostages as part of an initial, six-week phase cease-fire deal, according to two Israeli officials familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. Israel had hoped to see wounded and ill hostages freed, but Hamas was insisting on a far more narrow definition limited to the elderly and women, one of the officials said.

Last year, Mr. Burns helped guide talks that led to the release of roughly 100 hostages in return for a temporary halt in fighting and the release of Palestinian prisoners. Mr. Burns said he could not guarantee that the current talks would succeed.

“And it breaks your heart because you can see in very human terms what’s at stake here as well,” he said.

Mr. Burns also reiterated the Biden administration’s desire that Israel not escalate its conflict with Iran, after what he called a failed Iranian attack last weekend. Instead, he said President Biden and other policymakers hope that “we’ll all find a way to de-escalate the situation.”

“I know the Israeli government, as we sit here this afternoon, is considering a response to what happened last Saturday night,” Mr. Burns said. “And you know, that’s their choice to make that response.”

But Mr. Burns said the Israelis had “clearly demonstrated their superiority” with shooting down Iranian drones and missiles. He said of 330 drones and missiles launched by Iran, only four or five hit the ground in Israel.

“And none of them did any significant damage,” he said. “It’s a reminder of the quality of the Israeli military. It’s a reminder of the fact that the Israelis have friends, starting with the United States.”

 
Farnaz FassihiYonette Joseph April 18, 2024
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The Security Council has consistently called for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Credit...Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The United States blocked the U.N. Security Council on Thursday from moving forward on a Palestinian bid to be recognized as a full member state at the United Nations, quashing an effort by Palestinian allies to get the world body to back the effort.

The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, was visibly emotional after the vote, asking, “What will you do — you, the international Security Council that is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security? What are you doing to do? What are you willing to do?”

The Security Council has consistently called for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a result that has failed to materialize during negotiations between the two sides. In Washington, a spokesman for the State Department, Vedant Patel, said before the vote that the statehood resolution was dead on arrival.

“It remains the U.S. view that the most expeditious path toward statehood for the Palestinian people is through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority with the support of the United States and other partners,” Mr. Patel told reporters at a news briefing on Thursday.

The United States, along with the four other permanent members of the Council, can veto any action before it. Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, praised the U.S. decision to block the proposal on Thursday, saying, “The shameful proposal was rejected. Terrorism will not be rewarded.”

The resolution had asked the 15-member Security Council to recommend to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations,” diplomats said.

China was one of 12 countries that voted in favor of the proposal, and its ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, said he found the U.S. veto “most disappointing.”

“The decade-long dream of the Palestinian people ruthlessly dashed,” he said.

Two countries, Britain and Switzerland, abstained from the vote, saying they supported a two-state solution but that the war in Gaza must be resolved first.

“We must keep our focus on securing an immediate pause in order to get aid in and hostages out, “ said Barbara Woodward, Britain’s ambassador to the U.N.

Israel was admitted as a full U.N. member in 1949. The Palestinian Authority has been seeking a state made up of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip for decades; those territories have all been captured or annexed by Israel. The Arab League founded the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1964 with a charter stressing self-determination for Palestinians and the rejection of the creation of the State of Israel.

Little progress has been made on achieving statehood since Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed the Oslo Accords in the early 1990s, which established a peace process aimed at a two-state solution. In 2007, the militant group Hamas drove the Palestinian Authority — which President Mahmoud Abbas leads and which exercises limited self-rule in the occupied West Bank — from power in the Gaza Strip.

Complicating the Palestinian application for statehood is the war that began when Hamas led terrorist attacks on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and prompted Israel’s retaliatory attacks in Gaza. That war has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gazan health ministry. The conflict has spilled into the occupied West Bank and neighboring countries like Lebanon and has drawn Iran into the fray.

Anushka Patil contributed reporting.

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    CREDITDMITRY KOSTYUKOV FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
  2. Documentary Filmmaker Explores Japan’s Rigorous Education Rituals

    Her movies try to explain why Japan is the way it is, showing both the upsides and downsides of the country’s commonplace practices. Her latest film focuses on an elementary school.

    April 5, 2024

    Ema Ryan Yamazaki, a half-British, half-Japanese filmmaker, chronicles moments that she believes form the essence of the Japanese character, for better or worse.
    CREDITANDREW FAULK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
  3. From New England to Notre-Dame, a U.S. Carpenter Tends to a French Icon

    Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019.

    March 29, 2024

    Hank Silver in Paris this month. The opportunity to work on a project like the renovation of Notre-Dame Cathedral comes “once in a millennium,” the carpenter said.
    CREDITDMITRY KOSTYUKOV FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
  4. Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea

    Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.

    March 22, 2024

    Kim In-soon, known professionally as Insooni, taking a picture with a fan at a book signing in Seoul in March.
    CREDITWOOHAE CHO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
  5. An American Who Has Helped Clear 815,000 Bombs From Vietnam

    Chuck Searcy has spent decades of his life redressing a deadly legacy of America’s war in Vietnam: unexploded ordnance.

    March 20, 2024

    Chuck Searcy, 79, co-founder of a group that works to deactivate unexploded bombs in Vietnam, a legacy of the war. He stood next to deactivated ordnance in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, last month.
    CREDITLINH PHAM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Culture and Sports

  1. A Soccer Team Stopped Charging for Tickets. Should Others Do the Same?

    When Paris F.C. made its tickets free, it began an experiment into the connection between fans and teams, and posed a question about the value of big crowds to televised sports.

    April 10, 2024

    Paris F.C. fans at the Stade Charléty, where attendance is up by more than a third this season.
    CREDITDMITRY KOSTYUKOV FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
  2. ‘Get Ready to Scream’: How to Be a Baseball Fan in South Korea

    The country’s raucous fan culture will be on display when Major League Baseball opens its season in Seoul. Here’s how to cheer and what to eat.

    March 19, 2024

    CREDIT
  3. Adidas Stops Customization of Germany Jersey for Fear of Nazi Symbolism

    The apparel giant moved quickly to block the sale of shirts bearing the No. 44, which resembled a banned Nazi logo in the uniform’s new lettering.

    April 2, 2024

    Jonathan Tah, a German player wearing No. 4, in a match against France last month. The team is required to assign the Nos. 4 and 14 in major tournaments.
    CREDITFRANCK FIFE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES
  4. Canadian Skaters Demand Bronze Medals in Olympics Dispute

    Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games, Canada’s team said skating officials improperly awarded third place to Russia. The Russians filed three cases, asking for the gold.

    February 26, 2024

    Vanessa James and Eric Radford, along with six other figure skaters from Canada, have filed a case demanding that they be awarded the bronze medals in the team event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
    CREDITHIROKO MASUIKE/THE NEW YORK TIMES
  5. In Latin America, a New Frontier for Women: Professional Softball in Mexico

    For the first time, women professional softball players in Latin America have a league of their own, another gain for women seeking more opportunities.

    February 25, 2024

    The Mexico City Red Devils playing the Avila de Veracruz team last month in Mexico City.
    CREDITMARIAN CARRASQUERO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Read The Times in Spanish

  1. ¿Fue misoginia? Australia se cuestiona tras el ataque masivo

    Quince de las 18 víctimas del sábado eran mujeres. Aunque es posible que nunca se conozcan los motivos del agresor, muchos afirman que el incidente pone de manifiesto un problema mayor.

    April 15, 2024

    Un espacio conmemorativo en Bondi Junction, en Sídney, Australia, el lunes, tras la muerte de seis personas el pasado fin de semana.
    CREDITMARK BAKER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
  2. La ofensiva iraní dejó en evidencia un error de cálculo de Israel

    Israel se había acostumbrado a atacar a funcionarios iraníes sin sufrir represalias directas por parte de Irán. Dicha suposición fue revertida por los ataques del sábado.

     

    Los ataques de Irán fueron una respuesta a un ataque de Israel en Siria que acabó con la vida de siete oficiales iraníes, incluidos tres altos comandantes militares. Los asistentes a una manifestación en Teherán este mes se pusieron máscaras que representaban a los oficiales asesinados.
    CREDITARASH KHAMOOSHI PARA THE NEW YORK TIMES
  3. En las laderas del Himalaya crece el dinero de Japón

    Un arbusto del precario Nepal es la principal materia prima del yen, el billete del sistema financiero más sofisticado de Asia.

    3d ago

    Trabajadores limpiando corteza de Edgeworthia gardneri en el distrito de Ilam, al este de Nepal. A miles de kilómetros, en Japón, la corteza se utilizará para fabricar billetes de yen.
    CREDIT
  4. Jorge Glas, el exvicepresidente ecuatoriano detenido en la embajada de México, está en coma

    Glas habría tomado pastillas, según la policía, y fue trasladado a un hospital. Se refugió en la embajada tras nuevas acusaciones en su contra.

    April 8, 2024

    Jorge Glas, exvicepresidente de Ecuador, en Quito, la capital, en 2018
    CREDITDOLORES OCHOA/ASSOCIATED PRESS
  5. El Vaticano emite un documento que consterna a la comunidad LGBTQ

    La declaración puede ser acogida con entusiasmo por los conservadores, pero se teme que se use como arma contra las personas transgénero.

    April 8, 2024

    El papa Francisco en su audiencia general semanal en la plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano, la semana pasada.
    CREDITETTORE FERRARI/EPA, VÍA SHUTTERSTOCK
  1.  
  2. NEWS ANALYSIS

    Israel’s Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran’s Reaction

    The relatively limited scope of the attack, as well as a muted response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation, analysts said.

    April 19, 2024
  3. What We Know About Israel’s Strike in Iran

    Israel struck Iran early Friday, according to officials from both countries, in what appeared to be its first military response to the Iranian attack on Israel last weekend.

    April 19, 2024
  4. Isfahan Is Home to Iranian Weapon Facilities

    Missiles are produced near the city, which also has nuclear research centers.

    April 19, 2024
  5. TIMESVIDEO

    India Kicks Off 44 Days of Voting

    More than 960 million Indians are eligible to vote as the world’s most populous country elects a new Parliament in this general election.

    April 19, 2024
  6. The Dusty Magnets of the Milky Way

    A new map of the center of the Milky Way galaxy reveals details of its magnetic fields

    April 19, 2024
  7. Muted Initial Response to Strike Suggests Iran and Israel Want to Avoid Escalation

    In Israel, officials described the strike as a limited response and reports from both sides suggested it did not appear to cause significant damage to military sites.

    April 19, 2024
  8. What I Learned From an Act of Violence in Sydney That Hit Too Close to Home

    Amid early tidbits of misinformation came lessons about dodging falsities and allowing facts to build a story.

    April 19, 2024
  9. Friday Briefing

    Israel strikes Iran.

    April 19, 2024
  10. Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

    Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads from its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China.

    April 18, 2024
  11. U.S. and Allies Penalize Iran for Striking Israel, and Try to Avert War

    While imposing sanctions on Iran, U.S. and European governments are urging restraint amid fears of a cycle of escalation as Israel weighs retaliation for an Iranian attack.

    April 18, 2024
  12.  
  13. U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Recognition as Full U.N. Member State

    The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians had long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.”

    April 18, 2024
  14. Friday Briefing: India’s Election Begins

    Also, new Western sanctions on Iran, and China’s sinking cities.

    April 18, 2024
  15. C.I.A. Director Blames Hamas for Stalled Peace Talks

    The group’s rejection of a recent proposal “is standing in the way of innocent civilians in Gaza getting humanitarian relief,” the director said.

    April 18, 2024
  16. Nicola Sturgeon’s Husband Is Charged in Party Finance Inquiry

    Peter Murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party, which his wife once led and where he held a senior role.

    April 18, 2024
  17. China’s Cities Are Sinking Below Sea Level, Study Finds

    Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.

    April 18, 2024
  18. Biden Administration Announces Rule to Strengthen Protection of Public Lands

    The measure elevates conservation in a number of ways, including by creating new leases for the restoration of degraded areas.

    April 18, 2024
  19. Scotland Pauses Gender Medications for Minors

    The change followed a sweeping review by England’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence for youth gender treatments.

    April 18, 2024
  20. Amsterdam’s Latest Effort to Fight Excessive Tourism: No New Hotels

    The city wants no more than 20 million hotel stays annually. The measure is one of multiple efforts to control the flow of visitors.

    April 18, 2024
  21. Chinese Exports Are Threatening Biden’s Industrial Agenda

    The president is increasingly hitting back with tariffs and other measures meant to restrict imports, raising tensions with Beijing.

    April 18, 2024
  22.  
  23. How Israel’s Conflicts Could Escalate

    Israel’s military is dealing with clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon and with Iran, as well as the continuing war in Gaza.

    April 18, 2024
  24. Prince Harry Now Officially Resident in U.S., Documents Show

    For years, Harry and his wife, Meghan, have considered California home. This week, he updated his residency in a corporate filing.

    April 18, 2024
  25. Qatar Says It Is Reviewing Its Mediator Role as Israel-Hamas Talks Stall

    U.S. and Israeli officials have urged the Gulf state to exert more pressure on the Palestinian armed group to reach a deal.

    April 18, 2024
  26. GLOBAL HEALTH

    Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem

    The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.

    April 18, 2024
  27. A Far-Right Party Emerges as a Possible Kingmaker in Croatia

    The Homeland Movement came third in parliamentary elections, setting itself up as a possible partner for the ruling conservatives, who failed to achieve a majority.

    April 18, 2024
  28. After Months of Cocaine Washing Ashore, Australian Police Make an Arrest

    Drug parcels kept showing up on beaches along Australia’s shoreline. Now, the police say they found the man behind the botched shipment.

    April 18, 2024
  29. W.H.O. Broadens Definition of Airborne Diseases

    After a drawn-out global controversy over the coronavirus, the W.H.O. has updated its classification of how pathogens spread through the air.

    April 18, 2024
  30. Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa

    The disaster, intensified by El Niño, is devastating communities across several countries, killing crops and livestock and sending food prices soaring.

    April 18, 2024
  31. They Graduated Into Gaza’s War. What Happened to Them?

    A class of freshly minted dentistry graduates in Gaza had big plans. Now they are counting the dead and trying not to join them.

    April 18, 2024
  32. A Japanese Village Wants Tourists to Come for Heat, Soot and Steel

    To lure visitors, residents of Yoshida, famed for its high-quality steel, are inviting tourists to help produce it.

    April 18, 2024
  33.  
  34. An ISIS Terror Group Draws Half Its Recruits From Tiny Tajikistan

    Young migrants from the former Soviet republic were accused of an attack on a concert hall in Moscow that killed 145 people.

    April 18, 2024
  35. The E.U. says it will impose new sanctions on Iran’s drone and missile programs.

    April 18, 2024
  36. Thursday Briefing

    Europe asks Israel for restraint on Iran.

    April 18, 2024
  37. German Far-Right Leader Goes on Trial for Nazi Slogans

    Björn Höcke, one of the most prominent far-right figures in Germany, has called the trial an attempt to suppress patriotism.

    April 18, 2024
  38. How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections

    Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak. Experts see potential for misuse in a country already rife with disinformation.

    April 18, 2024
  39. IN PHOTOS AND VIDEO

    Deluge Batters U.A.E. and Oman, Killing 21

    The heavy rains also flooded parts of Dubai International Airport, causing scores of flight delays and cancellations, and brought other cities in the U.A.E. to a standstill.

    April 17, 2024
  40. Thursday Briefing: Israel Seems Poised to Retaliate

    Also, a deadly Russian missile strike in Ukraine and “green Islam” in Indonesia.

    April 17, 2024
  41. Israeli Response to Iran Attack Seems Inevitable, Despite Allies’ Pleas

    “We will make our own decisions,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rebuffing European diplomats’ requests to stand down.

    April 17, 2024
  42. TIMESVIDEO

    Hezbollah Launches Attack on Northern Israeli Border Village

    Hezbollah said its attack on the village of Arab al-Aramashe was in response to Israeli airstrikes a day earlier.

    April 17, 2024
  43. U.S. Restores Oil Sanctions on Venezuela as Hopes Dim for Free Election

    The Biden administration had temporarily lifted sanctions after President Nicolás Maduro agreed to make free elections possible. Now Mr. Maduro has put up barriers to a credible vote.

    April 17, 2024
  44.  
  45. How London Became a ‘Hot Spot’ for Threats Against Iranian Journalists

    Iranian reporters and broadcasters in Britain have suffered physical attacks, threats and surveillance, a report by Reporters Without Borders said, weeks after a newscaster was stabbed in London.

    April 17, 2024
  46. Mount Ruang Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Lava Thousands of Feet Into the Sky

    Hundreds of earthquakes were detected in the weeks preceding the eruption of the volcano in North Sulawesi province. Hundreds of people were evacuated.

    April 17, 2024
  47. TIMESVIDEO

    Mount Ruang Volcano Erupts in Indonesia

    Lightning struck while lava and ash spewed from Mount Ruang Volcano in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province.

    April 17, 2024
  48. GLOBAL HEALTH

    Long-Acting Drugs May Revolutionize H.I.V. Prevention and Treatment

    New regimens in development, including once-weekly pills and semiannual shots, could help control the virus in hard-to-reach populations.

    April 17, 2024
  49. TIMESVIDEO

    Long Lines Form Outside Reopened Bakery in Gaza City

    Workers handed out bags of fresh bread from one of the two bakeries that reopened in Gaza City this week.

    April 17, 2024
  50. Nine People, Including an Airline Worker, Are Arrested in $14.5 Million Gold Heist

    The stolen gold was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada, the police said.

    April 17, 2024
  51. TIMESVIDEO

    Buildings Destroyed by Russian Missile Attack in Northern Ukraine

    Several buildings, including a hospital, were damaged by a deadly Russian missile attack in Chernihiv in northern Ukraine.

    April 17, 2024
  52. U.N. Report Describes Physical Abuse and Dire Conditions in Israeli Detention

    Some Palestinians recounted being beaten with metal bars or the butts of guns, according to the report. Israeli officials have said that the rights of detainees are respected.

    April 17, 2024
  53. Attack by Hezbollah Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers in Border Village

    The Lebanese militant group said the drone and missile attack was in response to Israeli airstrikes that killed two Hezbollah commanders.

    April 17, 2024
  54. Russian Missile Attack North of Kyiv Kills at Least 17, Ukraine Says

    President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll might rise and blamed lack of air defenses for the loss of life. Dozens more were reported wounded.

    April 17, 2024
  55.  
  56. Netanyahu Says Israel Won’t Be Pressured Over Iran Response

    Top diplomats from Germany and Britain traveled to Jerusalem to urge Israel not to respond in a way that risked a wider regional conflict.

    April 17, 2024
  57. Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to Unknown Location From Prison by Myanmar Junta

    The unexpected relocation was attributed to a heat wave, and came as the military government is facing increasingly emboldened rebel forces.

    April 17, 2024
  58. A Timeline of Britain’s Troubled Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

    The U.K. government hoped to pass a bill this week, two years after the plan was first unveiled, in an effort to override a ruling by Britain’s highest court.

    April 17, 2024
  59. Inflation in U.K. Slows to 3.2%, Lowest in More Than 2 Years

    As the economy cools, pressure is building on the Bank of England to cut interest rates.

    April 17, 2024
  60. Here’s Where Israel’s Military Offensive in Gaza Stands

    More than six months after the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, Israel’s campaign to eliminate the armed group in Gaza is pressing ahead.

    April 17, 2024
  61. Israel ponders a response to Iran’s attack, with each choice a risk.

    In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities.

    April 17, 2024
  62. TIMESVIDEO

    Heavy Rain in Oman Causes Deadly Flash Floods

    Muddy floodwaters inundated neighborhoods, mangled cars and damaged roads.

    April 17, 2024
  63. Wednesday Briefing

    Israel’s difficult choices on Iran. April 17, 2024

  64. What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest Muslim Country?

    Clerics in Indonesia are issuing fatwas, retrofitting mosques and imploring congregants to help turn the tide against climate change. April 17, 2024

  65. The Global Turn Away From Free-Market Policies Worries Economists

    More countries are embracing measures meant to encourage their own security and independence, a trend that some say could slow global growth.

  66.  
     
  67. Looking for a Fight

    Our photographer spent four days at a remote Ukrainian trench outpost manned by soldiers who signed up from abroad. April 17, 2024

  68. Why Do Elections in India Take So Long?

    The election is a giant undertaking that requires millions of poll workers, voting machines and security forces to cover deserts, mountains, forests and megacities.

    April 17, 2024
  69. Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack, With Each Choice a Risk

    In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry drawbacks.

    April 16, 2024
  70. TIMESVIDEO

    Flash Floods Swamp Dubai

    The desert city was overwhelmed by a torrential downpour that dumped a year’s worth of rain in less than a day.

    April 16, 2024
  71. A Year’s Worth of Rain Fell in Dubai on a Single Day

    The United Arab Emirates had its largest rainfall in 75 years as a year’s worth of rain fell in Dubai alone, temporarily halting flights. More rain is expected into Wednesday.

    April 16, 2024
  72. Wednesday Briefing: China’s Economy Grew Faster Than Expected

    Plus, Australia’s feral cat problem.

    April 16, 2024
  73. High Winds Scuttle Burning of Snowman in Zurich, Disappointing the Swiss

    The burning of the effigy known as the Böögg is the finale of Sechseläuten, an annual spring festival akin to Groundhog Day. The normally stoic Swiss wallowed in disappointment.

    April 16, 2024
  74. U.S. Lays Out Protections for Assange if He Is Extradited

    American officials sought to reassure the U.K. about Julian Assange’s treatment should the former WikiLeaks founder, who has been indicted by the U.S., be sent there.

    April 16, 2024
  75. ‘Canceled’ for Protesting Cancel Culture, Europe’s Right-Wingers Rejoice

    A mayor in Brussels gave no explanation of why he thought it necessary to try to stop a conservative gathering from taking place, other than saying he wanted to “guarantee public safety.”

    April 16, 2024
  76. U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel, Officials Say

    The U.S. treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that sanctions could be announced “in the coming days” and would likely focus on oil exports and imports of military hardware.

    April 16, 2024

Middle East

 
    1. Turkey Earthquake Trial Opens Amid Anger and Tears

      More than 300 people were killed when temblors toppled an upscale residential complex. Survivors hope a court will punish the men who built it.

      By SAFAK TIMUR and BEN HUBBARD April 19, 2024

    2. What We Know About Israel’s Strike in Iran

      Israel struck Iran early Friday, according to officials from both countries, in what appeared to be its first military response to the Iranian attack on Israel last weekend.

      By LIAM STACK April 19, 2024

    3. Isfahan Is Home to Iranian Weapon Facilities

      Missiles are produced near the city, which also has nuclear research centers.

      By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD April 19, 2024

    4. Muted Initial Response to Strike Suggests Iran and Israel Want to Avoid Escalation

      In Israel, officials described the strike as a limited response and reports from both sides suggested it did not appear to cause significant damage to military sites.

      By LIAM STACK, FARNAZ FASSIHI and SHEERA FRENKEL April 19, 2024

    5. In Unusual Vote, Democrats Rescue Measure to Allow Vote on Ukraine Bill

      A resolution to pave the way for the foreign aid package was on track to die in committee amid Republican opposition when Democrats stepped in to save it.

      By CATIE EDMONDSON April 18, 2024

    6. U.S. and Allies Penalize Iran for Striking Israel, and Try to Avert War

      While imposing sanctions on Iran, U.S. and European governments are urging restraint amid fears of a cycle of escalation as Israel weighs retaliation for an Iranian attack.

      By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MICHAEL LEVENSON April 18, 2024

    7. U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Recognition as Full U.N. Member State

      The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians had long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.”

      By YONETTE JOSEPH April 18, 2024

    8. C.I.A. Director Blames Hamas for Stalled Peace Talks

      The group’s rejection of a recent proposal “is standing in the way of innocent civilians in Gaza getting humanitarian relief,” the director said.

      By JULIAN E. BARNES and AARON BOXERMAN

      April 18, 2024
    9. How Israel’s Conflicts Could Escalate

      Israel’s military is dealing with clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon and with Iran, as well as the continuing war in Gaza.

      By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG April 18, 2024

 
    1. Qatar Says It Is Reviewing Its Mediator Role as Israel-Hamas Talks Stall

      U.S. and Israeli officials have urged the Gulf state to exert more pressure on the Palestinian armed group to reach a deal.

      By AARON BOXERMAN April 18, 2024

    2. They Graduated Into Gaza’s War. What Happened to Them?

      A class of freshly minted dentistry graduates in Gaza had big plans. Now they are counting the dead and trying not to join them.

      April 18, 2024
    3. An ISIS Terror Group Draws Half Its Recruits From Tiny Tajikistan

      Young migrants from the former Soviet republic were accused of an attack on a concert hall in Moscow that killed 145 people.

      By NEIL MACFARQUHAR and ERIC SCHMITT April 18, 2024

    4. The E.U. says it will impose new sanctions on Iran’s drone and missile programs.

      By LARA JAKES April 18, 2024

    5. IN PHOTOS AND VIDEO

      Deluge Batters U.A.E. and Oman, Killing 21

      The heavy rains also flooded parts of Dubai International Airport, causing scores of flight delays and cancellations, and brought other cities in the U.A.E. to a standstill.

      By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA

      Leer en español April 17, 2024
    6. Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

      Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.

      By RONEN BERGMAN, FARNAZ FASSIHI, ERIC SCHMITT, ADAM ENTOUS and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA April 17, 2024

    7. Israeli Response to Iran Attack Seems Inevitable, Despite Allies’ Pleas

      “We will make our own decisions,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rebuffing European diplomats’ requests to stand down.

      By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG and MICHAEL LEVENSON

      Leer en español April 17, 2024
    8. TIMESVIDEO

      Hezbollah Launches Attack on Northern Israeli Border Village

      Hezbollah said its attack on the village of Arab al-Aramashe was in response to Israeli airstrikes a day earlier.

      By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and REUTERS April 17, 2024

    9. TRILOBITES

      This Lava Tube in Saudi Arabia Has Been a Human Refuge for 7,000 Years

      Ancient humans left behind numerous archaeological traces in the cavern, and scientists say there may be thousands more like it on the Arabian Peninsula to study.

      By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS April 17, 2024

    10. TIMESVIDEO

      Long Lines Form Outside Reopened Bakery in Gaza City

      Workers handed out bags of fresh bread from one of the two bakeries that reopened in Gaza City this week.

      By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and REUTERS April 17, 2024

 
    1. U.N. Report Describes Physical Abuse and Dire Conditions in Israeli Detention

      Some Palestinians recounted being beaten with metal bars or the butts of guns, according to the report. Israeli officials have said that the rights of detainees are respected.

      By AARON BOXERMAN April 17, 2024

    2. Attack by Hezbollah Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers in Border Village

      The Lebanese militant group said the drone and missile attack was in response to Israeli airstrikes that killed two Hezbollah commanders.

      By EUAN WARD, RONEN BERGMAN and ADAM RASGON April 17, 2024

    3. Netanyahu Says Israel Won’t Be Pressured Over Iran Response

      Top diplomats from Germany and Britain traveled to Jerusalem to urge Israel not to respond in a way that risked a wider regional conflict.

      By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG April 17, 2024

    4. Blinken Arrives in Italy for Talks on Israel and Ukraine at G7 Meeting

      The U.S. secretary of state and his counterparts are gathering as world leaders try to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war.

      By MICHAEL CROWLEY April 17, 2024

    5. Here’s Where Israel’s Military Offensive in Gaza Stands

      More than six months after the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, Israel’s campaign to eliminate the armed group in Gaza is pressing ahead.

      By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG April 17, 2024

    6. Israel ponders a response to Iran’s attack, with each choice a risk.

      In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities.

      By RONEN BERGMAN, ISABEL KERSHNER, JULIAN E. BARNES and RUSSELL GOLDMAN

      April 17, 2024
    7. TIMESVIDEO

      Heavy Rain in Oman Causes Deadly Flash Floods

      Muddy floodwaters inundated neighborhoods, mangled cars and damaged roads.

      By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 17, 2024

    8. Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack, With Each Choice a Risk

      In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry drawbacks.

      By RONEN BERGMAN, ISABEL KERSHNER, JULIAN E. BARNES and RUSSELL GOLDMAN

      April 16, 2024
    9. TIMESVIDEO

      Flash Floods Swamp Dubai

      The desert city was overwhelmed by a torrential downpour that dumped a year’s worth of rain in less than a day.

      By STORYFUL and REUTERS April 16, 2024

    10. A Year’s Worth of Rain Fell in Dubai on a Single Day

      The United Arab Emirates had its largest rainfall in 75 years as a year’s worth of rain fell in Dubai alone, temporarily halting flights. More rain is expected into Wednesday.

      By AIMEE ORTIZ April 16, 2024

  1. U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel, Officials Say

    The U.S. treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that sanctions could be announced “in the coming days” and would likely focus on oil exports and imports of military hardware.

    By ALAN RAPPEPORT April 16, 2024

  2. U.N. Panel Says Israel Is Obstructing Its Investigation of the Oct. 7 Attack

    The commission, which is looking at possible human rights violations by Hamas and Israel, said it had still amassed large amounts of evidence. Israel has accused the commission of bias.

    By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE April 16, 2024

  3. For Israel’s Allies, Iranian Missile Strike Scrambles Debate Over Gaza

    Israel’s restless allies have voiced anger over the death toll in Gaza, but when their archnemesis launched a missile barrage, they set it aside. At least for the moment.

    By MARK LANDLER April 16, 2024

  4. Israeli Artist Shuts Biennale Show, Urging Cease-Fire and Hostage Release

    Ruth Patir, Israel’s representative at the Venice Biennale, says she won’t open her show in the national pavilion until “a cease-fire and hostage release agreement is reached.”

    By ALEX MARSHALL April 16, 2024

  5. NEWS ANALYSIS

    A Diplomatic Victory of Uncertain Staying Power

    President Biden successfully assembled a coalition to defend Israel against Iran’s aerial attack, but the cycle of retaliation could continue, challenging the White House’s efforts to avert a sustained conflict.

    By PETER BAKER April 16, 2024

  6. Israel Weighs Response to Iran’s Attack as Allies Push for Restraint

    The Israeli war cabinet met again on Monday to discuss the strike, with some hawkish members of the prime minister’s government calling for a swift and forceful retaliation.

    By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD, ISABEL KERSHNER and MICHAEL LEVENSON April 15, 2024

  7. Israeli Settlers Kill 2 Palestinian Men in the West Bank, Officials Say

    The Israeli military said the men were killed during a “violent exchange” that followed a report of a Palestinian attacking an Israeli shepherd.

    By AARON BOXERMAN April 15, 2024

  8. Johnson Says House Will Vote on Stalled Aid to Israel and Ukraine

    The speaker, who has delayed for months amid G.O.P. opposition to funding for Kyiv, said he would bring up foreign aid legislation along with a bill aimed at appeasing Republican skeptics.

    By CATIE EDMONDSON, KAYLA GUO and CARL HULSE April 15, 2024

  9. Maurice El Medioni, Pianist Who Fused Jewish and Arab Music, Dies at 95

    An Algerian, he combined the music of his Sephardic roots with Arab traditions, incorporating boogie-woogie and other influences to create a singular style.

    By ADAM NOSSITER April 15, 2024

      1. TRILOBITES

        This Lava Tube in Saudi Arabia Has Been a Human Refuge for 7,000 Years

        Ancient humans left behind numerous archaeological traces in the cavern, and scientists say there may be thousands more like it on the Arabian Peninsula to study.

        By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS April 17, 2024

     
      1. TIMESVIDEO

        Long Lines Form Outside Reopened Bakery in Gaza City

        Workers handed out bags of fresh bread from one of the two bakeries that reopened in Gaza City this week.

        By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and REUTERSApril 17, 2024

      2. U.N. Report Describes Physical Abuse and Dire Conditions in Israeli Detention

        Some Palestinians recounted being beaten with metal bars or the butts of guns, according to the report. Israeli officials have said that the rights of detainees are respected.

        By AARON BOXERMAN April 17, 2024

      3. Attack by Hezbollah Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers in Border Village

        The Lebanese militant group said the drone and missile attack was in response to Israeli airstrikes that killed two Hezbollah commanders.

        By EUAN WARD, RONEN BERGMAN and ADAM RASGON April 17, 2024

      4. Netanyahu Says Israel Won’t Be Pressured Over Iran Response

        Top diplomats from Germany and Britain traveled to Jerusalem to urge Israel not to respond in a way that risked a wider regional conflict.

        By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG April 17, 2024

      5. Blinken Arrives in Italy for Talks on Israel and Ukraine at G7 Meeting

        The U.S. secretary of state and his counterparts are gathering as world leaders try to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war.

        By MICHAEL CROWLEY April 17, 2024

      6. Here’s Where Israel’s Military Offensive in Gaza Stands

        More than six months after the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, Israel’s campaign to eliminate the armed group in Gaza is pressing ahead.

        By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG April 17, 2024

      7. Israel ponders a response to Iran’s attack, with each choice a risk.

        In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities.

        By RONEN BERGMAN, ISABEL KERSHNER, JULIAN E. BARNES and RUSSELL GOLDMAN April 17, 2024

      8. TIMESVIDEO

        Heavy Rain in Oman Causes Deadly Flash Floods

        Muddy floodwaters inundated neighborhoods, mangled cars and damaged roads.

        By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 17, 2024

      9. Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack, With Each Choice a Risk

        In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry drawbacks.

        By RONEN BERGMAN, ISABEL KERSHNER, JULIAN E. BARNES and RUSSELL GOLDMAN April 16, 2024

      10. TIMESVIDEO

        Flash Floods Swamp Dubai

        The desert city was overwhelmed by a torrential downpour that dumped a year’s worth of rain in less than a day.

        By STORYFUL and REUTERS April 16, 2024

     
      1. A Year’s Worth of Rain Fell in Dubai on a Single Day

        The United Arab Emirates had its largest rainfall in 75 years as a year’s worth of rain fell in Dubai alone, temporarily halting flights. More rain is expected into Wednesday.

        By AIMEE ORTIZ April 16, 2024

      2. U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel, Officials Say

        The U.S. treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that sanctions could be announced “in the coming days” and would likely focus on oil exports and imports of military hardware.

        By ALAN RAPPEPORT April 16, 2024

      3. U.N. Panel Says Israel Is Obstructing Its Investigation of the Oct. 7 Attack

        The commission, which is looking at possible human rights violations by Hamas and Israel, said it had still amassed large amounts of evidence. Israel has accused the commission of bias.

        By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE April 16, 2024

      4. For Israel’s Allies, Iranian Missile Strike Scrambles Debate Over Gaza

        Israel’s restless allies have voiced anger over the death toll in Gaza, but when their archnemesis launched a missile barrage, they set it aside. At least for the moment.

        By MARK LANDLER April 16, 2024

      5. Israeli Artist Shuts Biennale Show, Urging Cease-Fire and Hostage Release

        Ruth Patir, Israel’s representative at the Venice Biennale, says she won’t open her show in the national pavilion until “a cease-fire and hostage release agreement is reached.”

        By ALEX MARSHALL

        April 16, 2024
      6. NEWS ANALYSIS

        A Diplomatic Victory of Uncertain Staying Power

        President Biden successfully assembled a coalition to defend Israel against Iran’s aerial attack, but the cycle of retaliation could continue, challenging the White House’s efforts to avert a sustained conflict.

        By PETER BAKER

        April 16, 2024
      7. Israel Weighs Response to Iran’s Attack as Allies Push for Restraint

        The Israeli war cabinet met again on Monday to discuss the strike, with some hawkish members of the prime minister’s government calling for a swift and forceful retaliation.

        By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD, ISABEL KERSHNER and MICHAEL LEVENSON

        April 15, 2024
      8. Israeli Settlers Kill 2 Palestinian Men in the West Bank, Officials Say

        The Israeli military said the men were killed during a “violent exchange” that followed a report of a Palestinian attacking an Israeli shepherd.

        By AARON BOXERMAN

        April 15, 2024
      9. Johnson Says House Will Vote on Stalled Aid to Israel and Ukraine

        The speaker, who has delayed for months amid G.O.P. opposition to funding for Kyiv, said he would bring up foreign aid legislation along with a bill aimed at appeasing Republican skeptics.

        By CATIE EDMONDSON, KAYLA GUO and CARL HULSE

        April 15, 2024
      10. Maurice El Medioni, Pianist Who Fused Jewish and Arab Music, Dies at 95

        An Algerian, he combined the music of his Sephardic roots with Arab traditions, incorporating boogie-woogie and other influences to create a singular style.

        By ADAM NOSSITER

        April 15, 2024
     
    1. Lebanese Official Blames Israel’s Spy Agency for Killing Near Beirut

      The U.S. had accused the dead man of being a financial middleman between Hamas and Iran. The interior minister said there were suggestions that the killing “was carried out by intelligence services.”

      By EUAN WARD

      April 15, 2024
    2. Protesters Block Roads Across the U.S. to Support Those in Gaza

      The coordinated protests across the United States and around the globe were planned in part to coincide with Tax Day in the United States.

      By COLBI EDMONDS

      April 15, 2024
    3. Britain’s Leaders Condemn Iran’s Attacks but Urge Israel to Show Restraint

      Rishi Sunak said the government in Tehran was “intent on sowing chaos” in the region, but he also called for restraint from “all sides.”

      By STEPHEN CASTLE

      April 15, 2024
    4. Ukraine Sees ‘Hypocrisy’ in Western Allies’ Defense of Israel

      The U.S., British and French militaries helped intercept Iranian missiles and drones, but Ukrainians say they haven’t provided the same help against Russian air attacks.

      By MARC SANTORA and MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG

      April 15, 2024
    5. NEWS ANALYSIS

      Iran’s Strike on Israel Creates Military Uncertainty, Diplomatic Opportunity

      Analysts feared Iran’s strikes might set off a wider war. But with Israel still weighing its response, the attack’s military and diplomatic consequences have yet to be determined.

      By PATRICK KINGSLEY

      April 15, 2024
    6. Israel’s Choices on Response to Iran’s Attack All Come With Risks

      Its options range from striking Iran openly and forcefully to doing nothing at all. One factor to weigh is that the huge aerial attack did little damage.

      By ISABEL KERSHNER

      April 15, 2024
    7. NEWS ANALYSIS

      With Nuclear Deal Dead, Containing Iran Grows More Fraught

      The U.S., Europe, Russia and China worked together on a 2015 deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program. The arrangement’s unraveling and the spike in superpower tensions make this a dangerous moment.

      By DAVID E. SANGER

      April 15, 2024
    8. Israel’s Allies Make a Full-Court Press to Urge Restraint

      Some far-right members of the Israeli government called for a strong response to an Iranian attack, but the U.S., the E.U. and others cautioned against further escalation.

      By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD

      April 15, 2024
    9. Oil Markets Shrug Off Iran’s Attack on Israel

      Investors are taking a wait-and-see approach after the much-anticipated aerial assault had little effect on oil supplies.

      By STANLEY REED

      April 15, 2024
    10. A Show of Might in the Skies Over Israel

      Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s killing of senior military leaders was a highly choreographed spectacle. But fears of a wider war still loom.

      By HELENE COOPER, FARNAZ FASSIHI, AARON BOXERMAN, PATRICK KINGSLEY and ERIC SCHMITT

      April 15, 2024