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Israel – Hezbollah, Hamas war
- Two Israeli reservists from the 16th Brigade died when an explosive drone detonated at an outpost in northern Gaza. Haaretz latest headlines · 25 Sep 2026Two reservists killed in northern Gaza as recovered IDF drone explodesJPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World · 25 Sep 2026IDF: Two soldiers killed by Israeli military drone exploding within Gaza outpost during operation
- The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the killing of Hamas military wing commander Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad in Gaza City. Haaretz latest headlines · 24 Sep 2026IDF says it killed Hamas commander involved in holding seven hostages
- Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem declared readiness to implement the Board of Peace roadmap and permit technocrat administrators into Gaza. JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World · 24 Sep 2026Hamas 'ready' to move forward with Board of Peace ceasefire roadmap for Gaza, terror group says
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended ongoing regional military campaigns during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. BBC News · 24 Sep 2026Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
- The Israel Defense Forces released an investigative report detailing the October 2023 battle at the Paga military outpost. Haaretz latest headlines · 24 Sep 2026After inexplicable delays, IDF releases probe of Oct. 7 attack on Paga army outpost
Gaza Outpost Casualties
An explosive drone detonated inside an Israeli military outpost in the northern Gaza Strip, killing two reservists from the 16th Brigade's 7007th Battalion, Nadav Kali and Ofek Moalem. The Israel Defense Forces temporarily suspended operational use of that drone model while technical investigators examine why the ordnance exploded upon recovery. Haaretz latest headlines · 25 Sep 2026Two reservists killed in northern Gaza as recovered IDF drone explodesJPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World · 25 Sep 2026IDF: Two soldiers killed by Israeli military drone exploding within Gaza outpost during operation
Gaza Governance Roadmap
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem announced the faction's willingness to implement the Board of Peace roadmap led by Nickolay Mladenov and facilitate the entry of a technocratic administrative committee into Gaza. The statement conditioned operational progress on the entry of international forces and Israeli adherence to the proposed ceasefire framework. JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World · 24 Sep 2026Hamas 'ready' to move forward with Board of Peace ceasefire roadmap for Gaza, terror group says
Diplomatic Alignment and Rhetoric
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israeli military operations across Gaza and the wider theater during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, prompting floor walkouts from several delegations. Defense Minister Israel Katz separately dismissed regional diplomatic criticism, while Israeli security officials stated readiness to strike Iranian facilities if nuclear thresholds are crossed. JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post · 24 Sep 2026Israel ready to resume strikes on Iran as regime aims to rebuild nuclear programBBC News · 24 Sep 2026Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speechJPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World · 24 Sep 2026Katz attacks 'paper sultan' Erdogan over UNGA speech, urges him to stop 'messing with Israel'
Assessment
Tactical friction in Gaza persists through operational hazards and targeted strikes, while structural diplomatic arrangements for long-term administration remain stalled without formal bilateral implementation.
- 2026-09-24
Israel reduces ground forces in southern Lebanon to six brigades
The Israel Defense Forces reduced active ground formations deployed in southern Lebanon from eight brigades to six.
- 2026-09-15
Israel establishes kill zone along southern Lebanon front
The Israeli Northern Command established a kill zone separating Israeli-controlled territory from Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon.
- 2026-09-11
Israeli forces detonate 1,000 tonnes of explosives at Ali al-Taher ridge
The Israeli military detonated over 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy underground Hezbollah tunnel infrastructure beneath the Ali al-Taher Ridge.
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- 2026-09-04
Israeli military captures strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military captured the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge following Iranian warnings of direct retaliation.
- 2026-09-01
Israeli special forces capture Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City
Israeli special forces arrested Hamas internal security chief Mouin al-Arabid during an operational raid in Gaza City.
- 2026-08-22
Israeli military strikes commercial targets in central Beirut
Israeli military forces launched strikes against commercial locations in central Beirut.
- 2026-08-21
Israeli airstrike kills 12 medical workers in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike killed 12 medical workers in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is Israel at war?
Yes. Israel is formally at war, fighting Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border. It is a war between a state and armed movements rather than between two states. In the worldwide legal classification this registers as several strands at once: military occupation of Palestinian territory and armed conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah. The index reads 72.7/100 as of 1 January 1970 (full-scale war); above 50 it grades the fighting itself rather than the risk of it.
How dangerous is the Israel and Hezbollah, Hamas situation right now?
The index reads 72.7/100 — full-scale war. The scale is anchored on 22 historical episodes from 1914 to 2005, so the number means the same thing from one theater to the next. It is a measurement of what is reported, not a forecast.
How is the Israel and Hezbollah, Hamas risk index calculated?
By fixed formula from open-source reporting: events are extracted and graded by how well evidenced they are, scored across weighted factors, and the model never picks the number. How the index works, and what it does not measure, is explained at wwiii.report/methodology.
How often is this updated?
Every day. The report is rebuilt from that day's reporting and the index re-judged from it, and a fall is published only once the evidence confirms it.
Timeline events — hover the chart to read them
Timeline events — hover the chart to read them
Timeline events — hover the chart to read them
One 0–100 scale for the whole conflict. 0–49 is escalation before war; 50–100 is active war and how far it has gone.
50 is not a threshold the number can cross on its own. Which side a theater sits on is decided by whether verified belligerents are fighting there, so war onset always moves the score up across 50 — the number never declares a war by climbing.
It is a stage, not a probability: 42 is not a 42% chance of war. Below 50 it grades movement toward war, above 50 the war itself.
Why it moved, under the chart, names what changed in the latest move: the day’s readings — strikes, casualties, talks — and, when the conflict’s stage was re-judged, what was graded differently and the events behind it. Open it for the detail.
Re-judged from open reporting by fixed formula — the model never picks a number — and a fall publishes only once the evidence confirms it. A dot on the line is a day the stage itself moved. How it is made →
Direction — which way the week pushed. Severity — where the index sits. Connections — how much of the rest a shock here reaches. Cascade — that reach combined with how ready this theater is to go off.
The index reads the state of the conflict, not the volume of news. Each run grades the factors listed below against fixed rubrics, and the score follows by formula.
So a dramatic headline moves nothing unless it changes a grade. A theater already graded for recurring incursions absorbs one more without moving — it is priced in.
Open How this was measured for every grade, its movement since the last run, and the events behind it. Full construction →
A different measurement from the score above, from a different source. This line counts how much of the world's news reports conflict between these two states, against their own long-run normal: 100 is normal, 200 is twice the usual level.
It is computed mechanically from the GDELT Project's open event stream every 15 minutes and never touches the assessed index above — when both move together, that agreement is the signal. A day with too few events shows no reading rather than a guess. Click the chart for the full history.
Data: the GDELT Project.