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Day 95 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Tuesday, Jan. 9

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on Jan. 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on Jan. 9, 2024. — EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/AFP via Getty Images

 As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Israel to contain the spillover of the war in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah attacked a northern Israeli base in retaliation for the killings of a Hezbollah commander and a top Hamas leader in Beirut.

Rina Bassist, Ezgi Akin, Beatrice Farhat, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Adam Lucente, Jack Dutton, Jared Szuba and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel contributed to this blog.


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Live updates (all times EDT):

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024

7:14 pm: Who are the Hezbollah fighters killed by Israel in 2024?

The Lebanese military organization has announced the death of several fighters in recent days as clashes on the Israel-Lebanon border continue to rage. Adam Lucente reports.

5:30 pm: Uncharted territory: Is Gaza war nearing end?

Various behind-the-scenes efforts seem to suggest we are finally approaching the countdown to the end of the war in Gaza. Daoud Kuttab reports.

3:01 pm: Despite Blinken's public embrace, US-Israel disagreements persist on Gaza

Judging by statements issued after the various meetings of Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv, most points of disagreement between the Israeli government and the Biden administration have not been resolved. Rina Bassist reports.

10:01 am: Can Blinken restrain Israel from war with Hezbollah as Lebanon front escalates?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel with two goals: preventing Israel and Hezbollah from engaging in a full-blown war and pushing the Israeli military to scale down its operations in the Gaza Strip. Ben Caspit reports.

5:15 am: Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills three Hezbollah fighters

Three members of Lebanon’s paramilitary Hezbollah group were killed in an Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the group’s operations told Reuters. Beatrice Farhat reports.


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