Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that “painful concessions” would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country’s war aims. “Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations...

Four more Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in southern Lebanon, the military said on Sunday. A military statement said the fatalities occurred in battles with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Five of the injured soldiers were in serious condition, the statement added....

Lebanon’s health ministry said a Hezbollah-affiliated paramedic was killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a medical center in south Lebanon, which left five others wounded, three of them Hezbollah-linked paramedics. “The Israeli enemy’s raid on a medical center in Bazuriyeh resulted...

The World Health Organization said it had lost contact on Friday with staff at northern Gaza’s last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was operating in the area. Gaza’s health ministry said hundreds of patients and staff were detained at Kamal Adwan Hospital....