For You: Why Israel Is Acting This Way

Plus, Muslim Boy, 6, Is Mourned After Illinois Attack Linked to Mideast War

October 16, 2023 NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED Muslim Boy, 6, Is Mourned After Illinois Attack Linked to Mideast War Hundreds of Thousands Flee Northern Gaza, and More China Got a Big Contract. Nepal Got Debt and a Pricey Airport. Judge Imposes Limited Gag Order on Trump in Election Case Fearing Escalation, Biden Seeks to Deter Iran and Hezbollah Go to homepage FROM OPINION Thomas L. Friedman Why Israel Is Acting This Way If you think Israel is now crazy, it is because Hamas punched it in the face. So now Israel believes it must restore deterrence by proving that it can outcrazy Hamas. Thomas L. Friedman Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This Moment It would be a mistake to give Hamas what it wants: an overreaction like an invasion of Gaza. Katherine Miller The Plot Trump Lost What I heard when I listened to Trump for more than 30 seconds. The Editorial Board Israel Can Defend Itself and Uphold Its Values It can succeed only by upholding the rules and norms of behavior that Hamas wantonly ignores. David Brooks The Missed Chance for Peace It's hard not to wonder whether today's suffering could have been avoided if in 2000 Palestinians had taken the offer of a path toward statehood. Tomorrow: Guest Essays From Opinion Every day we'll feature stories from a different section. Check back daily. MORE TO DISCOVER 8 Sex Myths That Experts Wish Would Go Away Everyone else is having more sex than you. Men want sex more than women do. And more. As the Strike Wears On, Actors Turn to a Familiar Fallback Job The Hollywood cliché of performers working as servers in restaurants is back. Suspect in Natalee Holloway Case Expected to Plead Guilty to Extorting Her Mother A lawyer for Beth Holloway, the mother of the Alabama teenager whose 2005 disappearance remains unsolved, said the suspect, Joran van der Sloot, had accepted a plea deal. How 'A.I. Agents' That Roam the Internet Could One Day Replace Workers Researchers are transforming chatbots into online agents that play games, query websites, schedule meetings, build bar charts and do more. A Father, an Earthquake and the Desperate Search for a Missing Son Over a week since a major earthquake decimated his village in northwest Afghanistan, Noor Ahmad is on a harrowing hunt to find his 5-year-old. 'Big Jim' and Babydog Go to Washington? The debt-ridden, party-flipping governor of struggling West Virginia is running for the Senate. Is D.C. ready for Jim Justice (and his beloved bulldog)? An Oscar Winner Scouts Her New Location: an Uptown Pad for Less Than $500,000 Manhattan native Melissa Leo wanted a modest place with some character on the Upper East Side. Here's what she found. Younger Women Are Getting Lung Cancer at Higher Rates Than Men Researchers are struggling to understand what is driving the gender disparity in lung cancer cases among people 35 to 54. TAKE A BREAK, PLAY A GAME The Mini Crossword Solve this bite-sized puzzle in just a few minutes. Spelling Bee How many words can you make with 7 letters? Wordle Guess the 5-letter word with 6 chances. See all our games To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times   |   Get the NYT app Change Your Email   |   Privacy Policy   |   Contact   |   Advertise   |   California Notices The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018