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General Mousavi, who was killed on a farm outside Damascus, was said to have been involved in arming Hezbollah. Israeli officials said they were preparing for possible retaliation.

A northern community in Mexico City cannot give up on the famous 1960s hippie-favorite Volkswagen.

A large segment of the Israeli work force has been called up to fight or become jobless as a result of the conflict with Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said 15 Israeli soldiers had been killed since Friday, but vowed to keep fighting.

The compromise resolution, negotiated to avoid a veto from the United States, stopped well short of calling for a cease-fire. Aid workers say they cannot address the enclave’s deep needs because of intense Israeli airstrikes and fighting on the

The measure calls for a major increase in aid to beleaguered Palestinian civilians, but aid organizations and critics of Israel and the U.S. harshly objected to its failure to call for a cease-fire.

With fighting still raging in several parts of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces are pushing deeper into central Gaza, and the war shows no sign of nearing an end.

The football-vs.-soccer debate is not about language at all.

The resolution, which would call for more aid to enter the territory, has been delayed because the U.S. said Israel must remain involved in the inspection process.

Pope Francis spoke with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and their supporters for years before letting priests bless same-sex couples. But the move’s timing also owed something to its conservative opponents.