Hamas' tactics are brutal and shocking, but its goal of ending Israel's occupation is widely shared among Palestinians.| Los Angeles Times
Ancestors and histories are summoned but nothing has brought resolution to a conflict that again threatens to ignite the Middle East. This war between Israel and Hamas is scarier than the ones that came before.| Los Angeles Times
The Palestinian cause was fading in many Arab countries. The Israel-Hamas war has reignited it.| Los Angeles Times
Weeks after Hamas militants paraded her nearly naked body, young Israeli festival-goer Shani Louk is confirmed dead. Many families still await news of their loved ones.| Los Angeles Times
Violence surges in the West Bank as Israel increases raids to root out militants. Palestinians say the military is using the war as an excuse to crack down.| Los Angeles Times
Israel-Hamas war: In Israel, a quest to identify unrecognizable bodies. In Gaza, bodies are piled and some stored in ice cream trucks as power fails.| Los Angeles Times
On Israel's border with Lebanon, residents are worried that groups like Hezbollah will join a war that eventually spirals into a regionwide conflict.| Los Angeles Times
Ex-Israeli soccer player Lior Asulin was among the more than 260 people killed by Hamas militants at the Supernova music festival near the Gaza border.| Los Angeles Times
California native Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, hasn't been seen by family since before Hamas' attack on Israel. They're determined to find him and bring him home.| Los Angeles Times