The main questions now are how much the conflict will escalate and whether the United States will get more directly involved in the defense of Israel.

Plus: In a lawsuit, words matter.

At its annual convention in Birmingham, the party is energized by a leadership contest and seems largely undisturbed by broader questions over its electability.

The ordination of female deacons is no longer on the agenda during a global assembly at the Vatican, but will be discussed separately.

Plus, new evidence in the Trump election case.

Heavy rain has caused landslides and floods. The authorities have evacuated nearly 10,000 people and closed schools and offices for a second day.

The Israeli military said it was conducting what it called “a precise strike” in Beirut. State media said a health authority building in the Bachoura neighborhood had been hit.

The country’s defense ministry said the military officers who opened fire might have mistaken the migrants for cartel members.

Plus, a billion-dollar plan to protect trees.

Israeli officials said warplanes bombed an underground bunker where senior Hezbollah officials were meeting, including the presumed successor to the group’s recently assassinated leader.