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Today’s Paper - Advertisement Supported by As two more hostages are released American officials have urged Israel to delay a ground invasion allow time for negotiations and humanitarian

More than 700 people were killed overnight, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said. President Emmanuel Macron visited Israel as part of an international push to free hostages.

Israel has set itself a stiff challenge in aiming to vanquish Hamas. But an even bigger question looms: Once in Gaza, how and when does Israel get out

The Pentagon has sent officers to help the Israelis with the challenges of fighting an urban war.

So pervasive is the pall of chaos in Israel’s government that top officials saw fit to assure a traumatized public that they are “working in close and full cooperation, around the clock.”

The Republican free-for-all for speaker reflects a web of overlapping blocs that have made the party nearly ungovernable.

The lawmakers vying for the job include veterans of the House, committee chairmen, a top member of Republican leadership and a sophomore.