Ronen Bergman is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, based in Tel Aviv.
His latest book is “Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations,” published by Random House. He is a member of the Israeli bar, and has a master’s degree in international relations from Cambridge University, as well as a Ph.D. in history.
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels.
By Natan Odenheimer, Bilal Shbair and Patrick Kingsley
The Times reviewed the minutes of 10 meetings among Hamas’s top leaders. The records show the militant group avoided several escalations since 2021 to falsely imply it had been deterred — while seeking Iranian support for a major attack.
By Ronen Bergman, Adam Rasgon and Patrick Kingsley
In an attack of its own, Hezbollah fired 180 “projectiles” into Israel, according to the Israeli military, which said most were intercepted.
By Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Thomas Fuller
Missiles fired in the attack hit a residential building in a highly fortified neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus that houses embassies, according to Syria’s Defense Ministry.
By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman, Ephrat Livni and Euan Ward
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By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Alissa J. Rubin and Euan Ward
For 22 years, Israeli forces have planned for this moment. But it seems unlikely that they will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in the next round of retaliation, or that they would be successful without American help.
By David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman
As war in the Middle East spreads, the original conflict between Israel and Hamas has persisted. This is why.
By Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Bilal Shbair
Lessons learned from a 2006 invasion of Lebanon have guided Israel in its current one. Security experts say a political deal is needed to restore calm.
By Adam Rasgon
Yahya Sinwar is increasingly fatalistic, has blocked a cease-fire deal and, so far, been frustrated that Hezbollah and Iran have not come to his aid, officials said.
By Julian E. Barnes, Adam Goldman and Edward Wong
The airstrikes were aimed at a meeting of senior Hezbollah leaders in an underground bunker early Friday, and targeted a cousin of Hassan Nasrallah.
By Ronen Bergman, Euan Ward, Aaron Boxerman, Liam Stack, Lauren Leatherby and Michael Levenson