Ronen Bergman

A directive, which Israeli officials believe was written by Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza, and recordings called for fighters to target soldiers and civilian communities — and to broadcast the violent acts.

President Trump said the remaining hostages held in Gaza would be released Monday or Tuesday. But the specifics of the deal remain unclear.

Nuclear experts say the president’s rejection of the restrictive deal forced him to neutralize an Iranian threat of his own making.

The claims by the Israeli military came as aircraft tracker data indicated American B-2 bombers might be moving into position for joining the assault on Iran.

Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

Years of intelligence collection, infiltration of Iran with commandos and weapons, and tracking of targeted commanders and scientists made the wide-ranging attacks possible.

The lawsuit aims to highlight Iran’s role in the attack that killed about 1,200 people as well as its support for Hamas and other terrorist groups.

Experts inside and outside the Biden administration fear that Iran may conclude it has only one defense left: racing for an atomic weapon.

Israel seems ready to respond in a much more forceful and public way with Iran after Tehran launched its second massive missile attack on Israel this year, analysts and officials say.

A unit of Israeli trainee soldiers came upon Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, while on an operation in southern Gaza, defense officials said.