Israel said its forces had returned to northern Gaza to fight a Hamas resurgence. That has brought a new round of suffering for residents.

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people on Sunday in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month that aid groups say has further worsened the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave.

Snopes readers asked whether Hamas had indeed called for the war to end. On X, posts cited Newsweek's headline as evidence that Trump had ended the Middle East conflict "within 24 hours of being elected.

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory will likely lead to a new U.S. Middle East policy that will have a dramatic effect on Israel’s war against Iran-backed terrorist movements Hamas and Hezbollah, according to experts.