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.
The strike on Iran on Friday was originally intended to be much broader in scope, but after intense pressure from allies, Israeli leaders agreed to ratchet it down.
By Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
The retaliatory attack damaged a defense system near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country’s nuclear weapons program.
By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman, Eric Schmitt and Luis Ferré-Sadurní
This attack used a fraction of the fire power Iran deployed last week when it launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel.
By Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
The drone attack may have been launched from inside Iran, once again demonstrating Israel’s ability to carry out clandestine operations there.
By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
This was featured in live coverage.
By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
This was featured in live coverage.
By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.
By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña
“We will make our own decisions,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rebuffing European diplomats’ requests to stand down.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Michael Levenson
The Lebanese militant group said the drone and missile attack was in response to Israeli airstrikes that killed two Hezbollah commanders.
By Euan Ward, Ronen Bergman and Adam Rasgon
In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities.
By Ronen Bergman, Isabel Kershner, Julian E. Barnes and Russell Goldman