Amid global pressure to reach a cease-fire and fears of a widening regional war, Israel says it will continue to fight in Gaza until Hamas is defeated.
Iran-backed forces are assembling drones and retrofitting rockets in the territory of an American ally. They are used in attacks on U.S. outposts in Iraq and Syria.
The United States conducted airstrikes against two facilities in eastern Syria. American officials said that the strikes in recent weeks have been in proportion to attacks by Iran-backed militias.