Labour conference to vote on Israel sanctions and recognising Gaza genocide
Britain's governing party's annual conference began in Liverpool on Sunday
Britain's governing party's annual conference began in Liverpool on Sunday
The armed group said it lost contact with two Israeli hostages due to Israeli military operations ramping up air and ground assaults over the previous 48 hours in Gaza. The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, with the retaliatory offensive so far resulting in the deaths of 66,005 people, mostly civilians.
The Netherlands’ outgoing leader, Dick Schoof, discusses Gaza, Israel, NATO, migration and why his coalition collapsed.
Despite Europe reimposing global sanctions, Iran has no active nuclear program after Israeli and US strikes, leaving Tehran with little leverage.
USA-TRUMP/MIDDLE EAST-DEAL (UPDATE 3):UPDATE 3-Trump says 'we will get it done' in the Middle East
September 28, 2025 The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has topped 66,000 Palestinians, Gaza's Health Ministry said, a day before the Israeli Prime Minister heads for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Many have been unable to leave the territory since the Allenby Bridge crossing was shut indefinitely on Wednesday.
The International Court of Justice said France had requested 'the discontinuance of the proceedings.' The two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, have been held in detention since May 2022.
September 25, 2025 Our reporter in Gaza brings us scenes from Gaza City as Israel attempts to occupy the population center. A hospital courtyard has become a graveyard.
Spain leading efforts to keep Unrwa afloat financially after US funding cuts
European Council President Antonio Costa says the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe.
Israeli strikes kill at least 19 people, including 11 people from two families, officials say
Trump also said he could lift sanctions against Turkey "very soon," and that "if we have a good meeting, almost immediately."
Canada, France, and the United Kingdom recognized Palestine as a state this week but continue to fund Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Exclusive: Israeli air force pilot invited to speak about ‘operational frontlines’ at British charity event.
Most delegates from United Nations member states loudly left the hall at the start of the Israeli leader's speech on September 26, but his address primarily targeted the United States and his own domestic audience.
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu brought props and angry accusations to the UN General Assembly.
The report did not elaborate on whether or not the Hamas terrorist organization had been presented with the proposal.
Iranian foreign minister seeks to head off sanctions after the UN Security Council voted to reimpose them during the UN General Assembly
From staged walkouts to ovations, a week in New York exposed unbridgeable chasm over Palestinian suffering
September 26, 2025 The Israeli prime minister's speech was defiant, despite his growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war to eradicate Hamas.
Flotilla volunteer Tommy Marcus and human rights lawyer Diana Buttu speak on Israel’s aid blockade and continued bombardment on Gaza.
US looks for former British prime minister to be involved in transitional postwar arrangement
Hospitals have also shut down in Gaza City as Israeli attacks escalate.
After two days anchored near Crete, the 40-vessel flotilla set sail again with Italian and Spanish warships nearby to monitor and support its passage.
The apparent openness promised in 2024 by President Pezeshkian has done little to lift a country weighed down by runaway inflation and endemic corruption.
Israel is continuing its offensive against Hamas, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN Israel “must finish the job” in Gaza.
UN Security Council voting to reimpose broad measures on Islamic Republic after bid to extend deadline rejected
The resumption of oil export could eventually bring as much as 230,000 bpd back to the global market
Inside Panorama and BBC Eye's investigation into hunger in Gaza and why so many are risking their lives for aid.
On the sidelines of UNGA, Azaiza tells Middle East Eye he is preoccupied with Gaza and welcomes Palestinian Authority taking control of the Strip
Iran’s supreme leader says ‘not a negotiation but an imposition’ as Tehran negotiates with Europe to avoid sanctions.
The number of executions has reportedly reached a three-decade peak, with 64 executions over the past week alone.
Israel kills at least 22 people across the Gaza Strip in latest strikes as hospitals face fuel shortages
The professor at Tel Aviv University warns that years of underinvestment, especially in education, and the rising influence of religious Jews are pushing Israel toward an existential crisis.
Canada, Australia and Portugal also announced the move on Sunday, with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accusing leaders of giving a "huge reward to terrorism".
Medics say 76 of Saturday’s victims were in Gaza City, where Israel is pressing on with an air and ground assault.
"If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN," US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Released by Hamas in May, Idan Alexander's pledge comes as Israel’s assault has killed more than 65,000 Palestinians
Number of western countries expected to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly next week
Iran's top security body made the announcement on Saturday after several European governments activated the 'snapback' mechanism, accusing Iran of non-compliance.
Forced displacement inflicts a staggering emotional toll on families in Gaza. It also brings steep economic costs.
Israel has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to head south to al-Mawasi as it seeks to fully occupy Gaza City.
Israeli forces kill at least 43 people across Gaza since dawn as death toll from man-made famine rises to 441.
While UNICEF named the parties only as “armed individuals,” COGAT announced that Hamas had robbed the aid trucks.
Move comes amid growing global outcry over Israel’s war in Gaza
His comments came as he criticised Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and called for her to be impeached
Companies making drones and camouflage allegedly used by the Israeli military operate in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Activists want them out.
September 19, 2025 Javier Bardem and Hannah Einbinder join a Hollywood boycott of Israel's film industry over Gaza, as Israel's culture minister also moves against its film academy.
Despite a flurry of diplomatic talks between the European powers and Tehran, Britain, France and Germany all insisted there had been no progress ahead of the vote in New York on Friday.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for an end to the 'attacks' on the Gaza-bound flotilla. Spain's Pedro Sánchez said he would dispatch a navy ship on Thursday, so that 'our citizens can be rescued.'
US president makes promise to Arab and Muslim leaders in meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly
This is the moment a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis exploded in the Israeli city of Eilat.
Sharaa, who became the first Syrian leader to go on the podium of the UNGA since 1967, reiterated his pleas for the lifting of sanctions on Syria.
Trump is leaning on his 'friend' Erdogan more, but Israeli and Greek lobbying, along with Russian energy, pose an obstacle
Women and children were among 20 people who died when a strike hit a building sheltering displaced families, first responders say.
Flotilla trying to deliver aid to besieged territory says it was attacked by drones in international waters
Our reporter in Gaza City on her life this past week, as neighbors evacuate and Israel intensifies its attacks.
Donald Trump will address UN leaders on Tuesday, as more European countries look set to join the French policy change.
President Emmanuel Macron says ‘nothing justifies’ further conflict in enclave
Two successive Liberal governments have blundered the special visa process and have a backlog of thousands of applications, lawmaker says
Dr Saya Aziz, working at al-Shifa Hospital, says she has lost count of the number of amputations she has had to perform.
Local residents said that Pakistani fighter jets had bombed four houses. Two security officials, however, denied this, saying there had been explosions in a munitions dump in a militant hideout.
France and Saudia Arabia to host summit ahead of UN General Assembly
The French president, during a United Nations speech on Monday, recognized a Palestinian state, saying he would continue to fight against antisemitism, after criticism from Israel and the United States.
“This concession shows that student campaigns do have an influence,” one student said. "These ties cannot survive transparency."
September 22, 2025 This year the United Nations is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.
Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
Many Israelis react to the UK’s recognition of Palestine by lashing out at international support for Palestinians.
Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base, citing Afghanistan’s sovereignty under the Doha Agreement. Trump warns “bad things” could follow if the US doesn’t regain control.
‘The mother, the boy, the girl, and the baby in her womb - we found them all gone,’ says one resident
In an interview with CBS News aired on Sunday, the French president also spoke out against plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza when rebuilding the territory, ahead of France's recognition of Palestine on Monday at the UN.
September 21, 2025 The designation from U.S. allies follows U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump last week.
An Egyptian diplomat told MEE that Gulf states, under US pressure, had rejected establishing the force that would 'shield member states from external threats, particularly Israel'
September 17, 2025 Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Political veteran was heckled in Dublin in May for refusing to use the term to describe killing of Palestinians
Hamas official Ghazi Hamad was at the location Israel had attacked in Qatar last week, describing it as ‘intense’.
Whether the Trump administration greenlights Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank or not, de facto annexation is underway
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said talks with Israel on a security pact may conclude within days, stressing respect for Syria’s airspace and UN monitoring.
The sight of tanks in Sheikh Radwan has caused widespread alarm among residents, with thousands fleeing south.
Since October 2023, most schools in the enclave have closed, even though before the war, literacy and school enrollment rates there were among the highest in the world, writes Palestinian author Eman Abu Zayed. She calls on the international community to act.
From beneath the rubble and the scent of gunpowder, and from the heart of daily suffering, I share this story, hoping it carries something of the voice of Gazans.
Steve Witkoff returns to Middle East as Israeli government considers its response to France and Britain saying they may recognise Palestinian state
Canada joins France and Britain in taking similar steps, after months of increasing criticism of Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
US president’s comment comes after Canada said it is backing Palestinian statehood
The US Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions for over 100 Iran-linked entities in move to place "maximum pressure" on the regime.
The UN has warned aid entering the Strip remains far below what is required.
Former Green Beret said he was told by mercenary firm not to oppose Israeli army's decision to shoot children at Gaza aid site
Israel’s main justification for its deadly blockade on Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has highlighted Tehran’s commitment to expanding relations with Dushanbe, emphasizing that Iran views cooperation with Tajikistan as a strategic priority.
Exclusive: Parliament authorities launch probe into two MPs who met Israeli president Isaac Herzog
Six hundred and twelve men and women were killed in the first half of 2025, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, twice as many as during the same period in 2024.
The government has announced it will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to end the crisis.
Ahmed al-Sharaa suggests talks may yield results in the coming days
Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza City on Thursday in a major ground offensive that forced thousands to flee south, even as the United States again blocked a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution despite language demanding an immediate release of hostages.
The European Commission calls for a suspension of free trade agreements with Israel in response to the war on Gaza.
Massad Boulos, a US official and father-in-law to US president's daughter, has courted controversy for discussing the unlocking of frozen Libyan assets
Journey since Hamas-led attacks of October 7th, 2023 has been unprecedented and uncomfortable as civilian deaths in Gaza rise
Israeli and Iranian officials met and discussed mutual hopes for peacemaking and collaboration should Tehran experience a regime change.
In recent days, Israel has ramped up efforts to seize control of Gaza City, the territory's largest urban area, telling residents to evacuate and blowing up numerous high-rise buildings it said were being used by Hamas.
Some 900,000 remain in the city amid reports that some who fled to al-Mawasi found conditions so dire, they moved back.
So many important events happened in the past week over the past week that it is not clear how it will be remembered, but there may be several regional trends which are reshaped by the events.
September 13, 2025 The dead included 12 children, according to Shifa Hospital. Israel in recent days has destroyed multiple high-rise buildings and accused Hamas of putting surveillance equipment in them.
From his start in politics, he aimed to use Israel's military might to derail Palestinian statehood, only to be stopped just short of his goal
A wave of heavy aerial attacks in recent days have triggered a surge in civilian displacement.
Latest reported death toll from intensified strikes across Gaza City includes 12 children
Assault comes as UN commission concludes Israel has committed genocide in the strip
Fans were prevented from taking Palastine flags into Real Madrid’s stadium on heated night with Marseille fans in Spain.
September 16, 2025 Israel says a new phase of the war in Gaza has begun as troops make a push to takeover and occupy Gaza City. We get an update on the offensive. And for the first time a U.N. panel has found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, we’ll hear from the head of commission that came to that finding.
Israel says Gaza City ground offensive has begun as UN commission rules Israel is committing genocide in the enclave
‘Every day of inaction costs lives and erodes the credibility of the international community,’ says UN commission chairperson
The US has sanctioned a financial network tied to Iranian oil sales, targeting entities in Hong Kong and the UAE to disrupt funding for Iran’s military and proxies.
At a conference at a left-wing festival near Paris, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories received a standing ovation after denouncing European governments' inaction over Israel's destruction of Gaza. Her stance has drawn accusations of antisemitism and activism from critics.
It comes as a UN commission of inquiry found that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.
Arab and Muslim nations weigh options as anger mounts over attack on US ally despite fears of antagonising Donald Trump
At a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Netanyahu said every country had the right "to defend itself beyond its borders".
US president says if reports of captives being moved above ground to hinder Israeli assault true, ‘all bets are off’.
Qatar emir denounces ‘cowardly and treacherous attack’ that killed five Hamas officials
GCC is moving towards activation of a joint defence mechanism that calls an attack on one member state an attack on all
Bahraini analyst Ahmed Khuzaie says Israel’s Doha strike risks eroding the “warm peace” promised by the Abraham Accords, urging consultation with Gulf partners.
The decision follows Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's pledge to enshrine in law a ban on arms trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza. On Monday, he also urged Israel's exclusion from international sport.
The US secretary of state will discuss the war in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas in Qatar, which has drawn widespread condemnation.
The community's leaders have convened for a US conference to push back on Christian Zionism
Protesters knocked down barriers and marched onto the road on Sunday in the final kilometers of the race throughout the streets of Spain's capital, some chanting for a boycott of Israel.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu keeps changing position on a Gaza ceasefire, using different ploys to keep the war going.
US secretary of state expected to discuss war in Gaza and drive by far-right Israeli ministers to annex areas of West Bank
The Deputy Foreign Minister shared her thoughts on the legacy and future of the Abraham Accords.
Palestinian journalist Anas Zayed Fteiha filed legal claim against Axel Springer for alleging his photos exaggerate the famine in Gaza.
US secretary of state will meet Binyamin Netanyahu and other senior figures in Jerusalem
September 14, 2025 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, as Israel intensified its attacks against northern Gaza.
The US traditionally blocks actions against its close ally Israel at the United Nations.
The security agency's reservations on targeting terror officials in Doha likely influenced the operation to be airstrikes from fighter jets instead, as opposed to on the ground.
The security agreement could see Israeli forces withdraw from areas they occupied following the December overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
Ahead of India vs Pakistan at the Asia Cup, fans and experts predict the post-war acrimony to overshadow the cricket.
This is the second training visit for US officers that has been hosted by an Israeli government agency during Israel's war on Gaza
Strike targeting Hamas leadership certainly doesn’t bring the longest war in Israel’s history any closer to an end
At least 10 members of the Infidels worked in Gaza for GHF’s security contractor, the BBC reported, with seven in oversight roles.
The proposed swap involves Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian woman arrested in France in February on charges of promoting terrorism through social media.
A low-scoring thriller, a Shahid Afridi special and a last-over six – Al Jazeera picks three matches you must revisit.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told the 15-member body that Israeli leaders had shown no regard for the lives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
The politically conscious ice cream brand says it wants to go solo after being muzzled over Palestine and racial justice
As Isaac Herzog met Keir Starmer, Declassified asked Israel’s leader: “Are you a war criminal?”
From wineries to Airbnbs, settlers are expanding their footprint in the occupied territories as Palestinians face deepening restrictions
September 11, 2025 Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leaders was the latest in a campaign aimed at hunting down Israel's top enemies since the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
Israel’s bombing of Qatar interrupted ceasefire negotiations in a war made possible by U.S. support.
US issues rare censure after six killed in strikes on Gulf state
The incident comes a day after the activists said one of their boats was hit by a similar suspected UAV off the coast of Sidi Bou Saïd, but Tunisian authorities said 'no drones' had been detected.
Meanwhile, the White House says the Israeli strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals".
Multiple global leaders released comments regarding an Israeli strike that targeted Hamas officials in Qatar.
September 9, 2025 Emma Stone, Ava DuVernay and Gael Garcia Bernal are among more than 2,000 who signed the petition.
Middle East Eye assembled a panel of regional experts to assess where we are and what comes next
The United States claims it was not involved in the Israeli attack targeting top Hamas officials in Doha.
White House says strike did not advance Israeli or American goals to end conflict
Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes.
Agreement comes after UK, France and Germany triggered mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions later this month
Qatar’s PM accuses Netanyahu of leading the region into ‘chaos’ as regional leaders stand in solidarity with Qatar.
The Pentagon approved a package that will aid the Lebanese Armed Forces's disarmament of Hezbollah
There are unanswered questions about how many missiles Israel fired and whether it used spotters on the ground
Calls to end complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza have escalated in the EU and U.S. — but both face opposition from the political status quo.
September 10, 2025 Qatar slams Israeli attacks on Hamas leaders in Doha as "state terrorism" after the bombardment rocks the tiny U.S. ally and dashes hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli intelligence sources raise doubts over effectiveness of the attack in Qatar
Under bombardment and ordered to evacuate, Palestinians in the enclave are waiting in vain for a political solution. That hope was dealt a blow on Tuesday after Israeli strikes targeted the Hamas delegation meeting in Doha to discuss the American plan.
Increase in attacks in Syria comes despite talks aimed at easing hostilities
Abbas Araghchi's statement came hours after three European powers triggered the process to reimpose UN snapback sanctions on Tehran.
Hamas condemns far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks as ‘an official call to exterminate’ Palestinians.
Albania's Muslim leaders call for boycotts, solidarity and pressure on governments worldwide
Foreign ministers of Sweden and Netherlands call for suspension of EU-Israel trade deal
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he decried the decision as 'illegal and unjustified' in a call with his European counterparts.
August 28, 2025 Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.
The video claims to show the two men in Gaza City, where Israel has begun a planned military takeover.
Egypt rejects forced Palestinian displacement, labelling it a ‘red line’ and a violation of humanitarian principles.
Five Shiite ministers, including those from Hezbollah and its ally the Amal movement, walked out of the cabinet meeting on Friday, with the Lebanese armed group adamant it would hold onto its weapons.
Trump announced arms sales to Gulf states with fanfare, but the deals have yet to translate into cash
Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel are two of 20 living hostages still being held in Gaza
Hezbollah has recently dismissed calls to disarm as Lebanese and US groups push for a deal.
September 5, 2025 Israel's military says it has gained "operational control" of 40% of Gaza City and plans to intensify its attacks in a large-scale ground offensive to fully occupy the city.
Hamas says it received "some ideas" from the US through mediators on how to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal.
PM threatens retaliation over deadliest incident in almost a year amid growing violence in occupied West Bank and Gaza
Despite strained relations, India-Pakistan matches remain a financial cornerstone for tournament organisers.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, hostages' release, and no role for Hamas.
Ruling means that people who look foreign, speak Spanish or English with an accent can be detained in Los Angeles area
September 8, 2025 Hamas hailed the attack without claiming responsibility, calling it a "natural response to the occupation's crimes against our people."
Palestinian militant group says it is studying US ceasefire proposal
Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Paramedics said an additional 15 people were injured, with six in serious condition.
Israel flattens towers in Gaza City one by one, bombing residential buildings as it seeks to seize the city.
Tehran, which has a vested interest in resuming negotiations on its nuclear program, is facing Washington's intransigence and the supreme leader's inertia.
First such strike in months comes after Red Sea cables cut in unexplained incident that disrupted internet access in parts of Middle East and Asia
The boats, carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists and stocked with medical and food supplies, are en route to Gaza.
Unlike the Ukraine-Russia war, in the Gaza war, not only are regional countries refusing to take in any refugees, but they argue that even considering the idea endangers their national interests.
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians calls for action as Isaac Herzog comes to London for a controversial visit
Israeli military warns civilians to leave Gaza City, destroys two high-rise buildings sheltering displaced Palestinians
Israel continues to expand its military operation in Gaza, urging Palestinians to leave Gaza City and move south.
Israeli-born soccer player Ataa Jaber, now with the Palestinian national team, posted backing for the Global Sumud Flotilla, including activists such as Greta Thunberg, currently en route to Gaza.
Defend Our Juries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said aggression had come from police officers and dismissed claims that protesters had been violent as "frankly laughable."
Violence breaks out as police move in on 1,500 people protesting against government’s ban on anti-genocide group.
Elderly demonstrators and families of Holocaust survivors were among those detained in Parliament Square
Elbit Systems’ Bristol site was the subject of dozens of protests by the direct action group
The US secretary of state told reporters in Ecuador on Thursday that he had warned France and other countries that Israel may respond by annexing the West Bank.
Almost one million remain in the city; those who flee risk death elsewhere in enclave, with no safe place to hide.
US tied the sanctions to the organisations for asking the ICC to investigate Israel over its genocide in Gaza
It was the most prominent of the three Arab states to sign diplomatic accords with Israel when Trump was first in office
September 4, 2025 Despite experts saying that famine has begun in Gaza, Israel is threatening more curbs on aid deliveries. Aid groups say extra restrictions will make the starvation crisis worse.
Lammy and Cooper said that their government was also bringing Gazan children in need of medical care to receive treatment from UK National Health Service specialists.
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Hamas "has nothing new" and that war can end only on terms that Israel has set.
Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief accuses Western journalists of ‘capitulating to the Israeli narrative’.
August 14, 2025 Hundreds of former air force reservists and pilots join a chorus of defense establishment figures calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has advocated for the construction of 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement, said it would 'bury' the possibility of a Palestinian state.
Barghouti's son tells MEE his family fears for the life of the prominent Palestinian prisoner
The family of Palestinian football icon Suleiman al-Obaid mourn his loss after he was killed at a Gaza aid centre.
Bezalel Smotrich launches plan to revive long-stalled E1 project that divides the West Bank in two
Gazan resident Mahmoud Hamdan says that Palestinians, caught between Israel and Hamas, have 'no clear political alternative'
Local officials say thousands have registered at shelters as Israel claims killing of prominent Hamas spokesperson
Militant group yet to comment on latest Israeli assassination of one of its key figures
More settler attacks also take place across the territory, with a Palestinian husband and wife hurt in the violence.
A vessel near Saudi Arabia's Yanbu was reportedly targeted by an unknown projectile. The crew is safe, and authorities are investigating.
The military spokesman was killed in strikes on Saturday, Israel says - Hamas has not confirmed the death.
Survey reveals a stark generational divide over Israel’s ongoing Gaza genocide
August 31, 2025 The Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday raided offices of the United Nations' food and children's agencies in Yemen's capital, detaining at least one U.N. employee, officials said.
'Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza,' Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday in a post on X. Hamas also confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, the group's presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike.
Hamas says it is ready to accept a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire, but Israel continues its offensive to seize Gaza City.
Emirati foreign ministry’s warning is strongest sign of frustration with Israel since accords signed in 2020
The warning came after a far-right Israeli minister unveiled a proposal for the annexation of four-fifths of the occupied territory.
Houthi officials called for raids on United Nations premises, accusing UN personnel of espionage and bias.
Gaza authorities say 113 residents killed in the past previous 24 hours, including 33 who were seeking aid
Rare censure comes as Emirati analysts question whether Abraham Accords allow Israel to achieve 'regional supremacy'
Through ongoing settlement expansion, seizures of farmland and control of water resources, Israeli authorities have long been working to eliminate the prospect of Palestinian statehood in the West Bank. The trend has intensified since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023.
Exclusive: Former fighter pilot Malcolm Ducker told Declassified he’s “absolutely appalled” at UK spy flights in support of Israel.
Expectations that Netanyahu will back down from offensive fade as IDF mobilises reservists and plans strategy
At least 105 Palestinians killed, including 32 aid seekers, as Israel pushes ahead with plans to seize Gaza City.
Nesma, 17, embodies perseverance as a form of resistance.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the American decision not to grant visas to Palestinian officials ahead of the UN General Assembly unacceptable on X/Twitter.
Egyptian diaspora has been protesting against what they see as Egypt's complicity in Israel's war on Gaza
'No offensive, annexation attempt, or forced displacement of populations will derail the momentum' toward the so-called two-state solution, Macron said on X after speaking with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Ground forces are already pushing into the city, where hospitals say more than 50 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Tuesday.
Israeli military chiefs tell security cabinet that operation to occupy Gaza City would likely fail to destroy Hamas
Inquiry by parliament authorities found that Peter Prinsley was late to declare ‘solidarity’ visit, following Declassified investigation.
The world's leading association of genocide scholars cited several actions by Israel, including attacks on the healthcare sector and the killing of children.
International Association of Genocide Scholars joins growing number of experts warning that Israel has committed war crimes
Gaza City residents, many displaced by war multiple times, now face the twin threats of combat and hunger. An activist flotilla left Barcelona on Monday – the largest attempt yet to symbolically break Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath that "Netanyahu does not want a fully-fledged Palestinian state."
Scenes of chaos play out in Gaza City as military closes in on panic-stricken residents facing forced displacement.
Scholars say Israel is committing genocide
Israeli claim it targeted a 'Hamas camera' does not stack up against bombing in two different locations, where journalists were known to gather
Britain’s ambassador to the US asked the convicted paedophile to help vet an Israeli consultant in London.
September 1, 2025 More than 250 news outlets around the world have signed onto an appeal that calls for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, and for press to have independent access to the territory.
Qatar has previously been accused of deporting members of the Baha'i community without reason.
Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests.
The letter says Israel can still 'preserve its democratic character' if it changes course
Islamist group vows ‘no life’ in country if government seeks to remove Iran-backed militia
Democrats say they need enthusiasm among young voters. They aren’t listening to what Gen Z wants.
Declassified files show Britain has long known of Israel’s criminality against Palestinians, as Whitehall has deepened its military, trade and diplomatic support.
Israel steps up deadly attacks as it pushes ahead with campaign to seize Gaza City and push out 1 million people.
48 hostages remain in Gaza after retrieval of Shtivi’s and Ilan Weiss’s bodies, says Israel
Ahmed al-Rahawi was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-US campaign against the Iranian-backed rebels. He died in a Thursday strike in Yemen's capital along with a number of ministers, the rebels said. Israel's military on Saturday confirmed that the PM was 'eliminated in the strike, along with additional senior officials.'
Many people in Gaza City would not be able to follow evacuation orders because they are starving, sick or injured, Mirjana Spoljaric said.
The movement says other ministers were killed and wounded in the Thursday attack
August 30, 2025 The Iranian-backed Houthis said an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.
The announcement, made Friday by the Israeli military, came as tens of thousands of residents fled south and Gaza's civil defense reported dozens killed in fresh strikes. Hamas warned Israel on Friday that its planned offensive would subject hostages in the area to the 'same risks' as the militant group's fighters.
Around 50 acres of land in Masafer Yatta in West Bank were seized by settlers in area featured in Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'
Palestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour said Washington’s visa ban on Palestinian officials threatens to bar Mahmoud Abbas.
Remains of a second hostage, whose name has yet to be released, also retrieved
The E3 offered to delay reinstating sanctions - known as snapback - for up to six months if Iran adresses concerns about its nuclear program.
Rep. Deborah Ross became the latest Democrat to swear off AIPAC amid pressure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.
Also in this newsletter: Brussels closes in on finalising Mercosur trade deal
The talks come as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City as a step towards full control of the territory.
Despite an initial mood of wartime solidarity, Iranians across the political spectrum believe the conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the system
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi argued that delaying implementing the sanctions would only "help the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism," in a post on his personal X/Twitter.
Local sources report Israeli operation in Kiswa, where six soldiers killed by Israeli drones strikes a day before.
The former UK leader and Trump's son-in-law have been tied to plans to forcibly displace Palestinians
August 27, 2025 Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
On Tuesday, protesters gathered at intersections and outside ministers' homes in response to a call from the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, an advocacy group for Israeli hostages. They demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government reach a truce agreement in Gaza.
The “Block the Bombs” bill’s supporters are presenting it as a litmus test for the 2026 midterms.
At least 20 people, including five journalists, were reportedly killed in Monday's strikes, which Israel's Netanyahu called a "tragic mishap".
Those who died in the strike on Nasser Hospital include a freelancer for the Associated Press, an Al Jazeera journalist and two contractors for Reuters.
At least 20 people, including media, dead in strikes on hospital in southern part of Palestinian enclave
‘Double-tap’ attack on Nasser Hospital kills at least 21 Palestinians and draws global condemnation.
US president says he is 'not happy' about Israeli strike on Nasser hospital, but calls on Israel to end war soon
August 25, 2025 Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the Israeli government.
Israeli military sources say target was surveillance camera situated on balcony on fourth floor of Nasser hospital
The source added that “there is a real chance to reach certain understandings on security issues between the two countries by this date.”
French president rejects Israeli prime minister’s accusations that France is fuelling antisemitism
A Syrian defense ministry official said an Israeli drone struck a military facility belonging to the army’s 44th Division in Kiswah, west of Damascus.
An initial Israeli military report says the attack targeted a "Hamas camera" and identified "gaps" for further investigation.
Witkoff added that he believed that the Trump administration believed that it would "settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year.
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December.
IDF says preliminary investigation into Nasser hospital attack determined that Hamas had installed surveillance camera at site
The weapons ban resolution was put forward by a first-time DNC member to represent the views of younger party members.
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund also divested from five Israeli banks
Operation to take over Gaza City has begun, Israeli military says
The senior ISIS member was a key financier who planned attacks in Syria and Iraq, CENTCOM reported.
Israeli PM also says will resume talks for release of all captives and end to the war, but only on Israel’s terms.
The move is part of a broader effort to consolidate all weapons under the Lebanese army's purview
August 21, 2025 Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival.
Britain, France and 19 other countries said Thursday the project violates international law and threatens a two-state solution.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says it rejects "any step that would undermine what remains of the health system".
Insiders at the world’s largest news agency reveal their battles with management over covering Palestine.
Iranians remain on edge two months after the end of the 12-day war, worried about renewed fighting with Israel and burdened by inflation and water and power shortages.
August 22, 2025 The people of Northern Gaza are starving. That’s according to an official declaration by a United Nations-backed group of experts, who comprise the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC. They say that famine has officially reached Gaza city and could soon reach other areas of the territory.
Caspar Veldkamp and other ministers step down after cabinet rejects sanctions, prompting broader political upheaval.
The 16-year-old was detained by Israel over claims he threw rocks at a car. He has since lost around a quarter of his body weight in detention
A UN-backed body confirms famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas, and says half a million are facing "catastrophic" conditions.
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
The protesters’ parents said the officials beat their sons with chains at Egypt’s U.N. mission. The NYPD arrested the brothers for assault.
IPC organisation declares mass starvation as Israeli cabinet approves plans for takeover of Gaza City
Charles Kusher, the new United States ambassador to France, sent a letter to President Emmanuel Macron criticizing France's plan to recognize the State of Palestine, days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a similar move.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strikes defiant note and accuses Washington of seeking Iranian surrender
Sixty-four people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel over Gaza atrocities.
According to COGAT, Mu'amar is suffering from a genetic illness called Fanconi syndrome, which could lead to muscle and urinary tract weakness.
Targets include military compound, two power plants and fuel storage site
Israeli army says targets included military compound, power stations and a fuel storage site
Deaths come a day after famine declared by UN-backed global hunger monitor
Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter’s weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.
Seats allocated to the three provinces will remain vacant until elections can be held there, commission spokesperson Nawar Najmeh told SANA.
While diplomatic reactions remained limited, the recognition of famine could bolster proceedings before international courts for 'crimes against humanity' against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, and for 'genocide' against the State of Israel.
Emine Erdogan says was inspired by letter sent by US first lady to Putin regarding children in Ukraine and Russia
An Israeli military spokesman says troops will deepen the damage to the "terror infrastructure" held by Hamas.
The ICC called these sanctions a 'flagrant attack' on their independence, though the move was praised by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been under an international arrest warrant since November 2024.
Attacks come as Israeli-induced famine grips the besieged Strip amid calls for Israel to accept a mediated truce.
August 20, 2025 Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
The Center for Constitutional Rights says it sued because the US government did not comply with a records request submitted last month
Israel approves controversial settlement project in occupied West Bank that would cut territory in two
The meeting was thought to be the first meeting between a senior Israeli official and Qatari officials since Hamas's response to the hostage deal proposal.
We asked Sir Trevor Chinn why he’s donated so much money to Labour, after he held an undisclosed meeting with Britain’s foreign secretary.
The discussions between the Israeli and Syrian sides focused on de-escalation and non-interference in Syrian domestic affairs.
Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance.
The site did an “investigation” into preexisting conditions in starving kids in Gaza — the same logic that would have you believe typhus killed Anne Frank.
Pakistan has been battered by monsoon rains, which has caused irreparable destruction for thousands
After the Israeli prime minister condemned Macron's plan to recognize Palestinian statehood, claiming it 'encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking [France's] streets,' the Elysée Palace responded by insisting that it 'protects and will always protect its Jewish citizens.'
Hamas agreed to proposal on Monday
It comes a day after Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a 60-day truce, during which around half of the 50 hostages would be freed.
The political and media establishment has finally begun to acknowledge Palestinian suffering, but this shift remains hollow until those complicit in Israel’s genocide are truly exposed
August 18, 2025 Leaked audio recordings broadcast Friday reveal remarks by Israel's former chief of military intelligence about the price he believed Palestinians should pay for Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
The proposal from regional mediators would see Israeli hostages released in two batches during a 60-day truce, according to a Palestinian official.
A Hamas source told Al Jazeera the group has agreed terms for a ceasefire in Gaza, as a step towards ending the war.
When asked for comment on whether the US wanted to wind down UNIFIL, a State Department spokesperson said: “We don't comment on ongoing UN Security Council negotiations."
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has the right to "massive" development and that it does not violate international law
A senior Hamas official told reporters that the militant group had accepted the proposal introduced by the mediators, without elaborating. Israel's plans to expand the offensive in Gaza have sparked international outrage and infuriated many Israelis who fear for the remaining surviving hostages.
Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options
A reporter in Gaza finds a Catholic community grieving their family members killed by Israeli bombs, but still worshipping together.
Reversal comes following fierce global condemnation of ‘appalling’ humanitarian conditions inside besieged enclave
The IDF also announces a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza, after mounting pressure and warnings of starvation.
The decision to loosen up the flow of aid came as the Palestinian civil defense agency said over 50 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes and shootings Saturday, some as they waited near aid distribution centers.
Nigeria claim their tenth WAFCON title, ‘Mission X’, as they come from behind to beat Morocco 3-2 in Rabat.
Israeli officers and a US probe say Hamas didn’t steal aid, exposing Israel’s starvation policy
Agents have claimed coup after coup since the embarrassment of October 7, from a hit on Iranian soil to the pager blasts that stunned Hezbollah
As starvation rises in Gaza, prompting global outrage, Israel’s military said it would restart airborne aid delivery there and make land deliveries less dangerous.
July 26, 2025 Israel's military said the airdrops would begin Saturday night in Gaza, after mounting accounts of starvation-related deaths. Israeli officials also said humanitarian corridors will be established.
Those killed in the strikes include four people in apartment building in Gaza City
TEHRAN – Armed militants affiliated with the terrorist group Jaish al-Zulm launched a coordinated assault on a courthouse in Zahedan, the capital of Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan Province, killing six and wounding twenty-two on Saturday morning.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders had allegedly encouraged the efforts to develop EMP weapons because it wouldn’t violate Khamenei’s fatwa.
Israel’s Parliament voted in favor of annexing the West Bank. Other Democrats interviewed by The Intercept condemned the move.
At night, we sit together to see who among us journalists is still able to write, and who might collapse tomorrow from sheer exhaustion.
Large crowds fill 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv to call for fighting to cease and the release of all remaining hostages by Hamas.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there were 'just a small number' of visas issued to children in need of medical aid, but they were accompanied by adults, so Rubio explained the need to 'pause' the program and 'reevaluate how those visas are being vetted' for security purposes.
The al-Khasfa site, near Iraq’s second-largest city, could contain 4,000 remains and possibly thousands more.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is in a difficult predicament: he wants complete control over all of Syria but has lost the trust of the minorities.
Egypt has condemned Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, calling it a war crime and ethnic cleansing
US stops issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care
Plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas, amid move to seize Gaza City.
Protestors in Israel demand end to war and release of hostages
August 16, 2025 The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
"They need a Nakba from time to time to feel the price," former IDF Military Intelligence Directorate chief Aharon Haliva said.
According to audio recording broadcast by Israel's Channel 12, Aharon Haliva said mounting death toll will serve as 'a message for future generations'
Often portrayed as driven solely by a desire to cling to power, Benjamin Netanyahu is actually pursuing a structured political agenda, writes international relations researcher Amélie Férey in an op-ed for Le Monde.
OPEC+ is opening the oil taps again, while Donald Trump’s tariffs target Russian crude buyers.
The three countries' foreign ministers wrote a letter to the UN that said they were ready to trigger the 'snapback mechanism,' which allows the Western parties to reimpose sanctions if Iran breaches the existing deal.
Sharp comments come as country pushes forward with divisive US plan to disarm Iran-backed militant group
Clocking in at nine whole pages — down from 103 in 2024 — the new State Department human rights report is “functionally useless.”
Hulileh has been giving interviews to Arab media in what appears to be a bid to gain support for the role
Israel has not ruled out the possibility of sending a delegation for talks on a potential deal, but has made clear that no decision has been made yet.
Three countries say Iran must resume negotiations with US over nuclear programme
Mediators say a deal can be pushed through in the weeks before Israel's planned expansion of the war.
Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel has waged a campaign against solidarity with Palestine. The group is now being referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
The countries demanded "immediate, permanent and concrete steps" to facilitate the entry of aid to Gaza.
Israel's GPO denounced NYT's interview as "glossing over" key moments in Zubeidi's career, including how his re-arrest in 2019 was due to ties with terror attacks, not an amnesty breach.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce deferred to Israel's claim that Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was 'part of Hamas'
Israel has silenced the voices of six journalists in Gaza, but the bombing across the city has not stopped.
Attacks by jets and tanks are thought to be precursors to a larger offensive, while a Hamas official has arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks
Hamas leader due in Cairo for talks about US-backed ceasefire plan
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized the importance of respecting national sovereignty in a Tuesday phone call with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan, as the two discussed recent developments in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process and regional connectivity initiatives.
Egypt claimed to be working, together with Qatar and the US, on a deal for a 60-day ceasefire, with 'some hostages and some Palestinian detainees' to be released, and 'humanitarian and medical assistance' to enter Gaza.
Nearly 1,000 soldiers have been deployed to battle wildfires. Spain’s meteorological agency has issued red-level “extreme risk” alerts for five regions amid rising temperatures.
A US military contractor hired by Britain to conduct surveillance over Gaza operated above Nuseirat refugee camp the night before an Israeli bombing killed over 30 Palestinians in December 2024.
August 12, 2025 Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them.
Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez completes $62m move from Premier League champions Liverpool to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
Others were reported killed by Israeli operations, as an upcoming deadline for the evacuation of Gaza City has been reported.
Over a month on from the ban on the direct action group, pressure is mounting on the government to reverse its decision
On Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet greenlighted plans for a major operation to seize Gaza City, launching a wave of both domestic and international criticism. A group representing the families of hostages said as many as 100,000 people participated in Saturday's rally.
"Ceasefire negotiations are currently stalled. I am not a mediator in the true sense of the word, but I share your suffering," Bahbah wrote on Facebook.
An Israeli journalist explains how a national conversation dominated by the 2023 atrocities means suffering in Gaza takes second place for many
Israeli army kills at least six Palestinians collecting aid, says Gaza civil defence agency
The Israeli cabinet agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military plan, but the quandary of who will eventually govern Gaza remains intractable.
August 9, 2025 In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and leading to conspiracy theories.
TEHRAN – Iran has made significant progress in the field of stem cells and cell therapy, advancing to the eighth place in the world from the 12th in the previous year.
Israel says it targeted correspondent Anas al-Sharif, accusing him of leading a Hamas cell, which he had denied. Israel provided little evidence for the claim.
Anas Al Sharif’s will is a heartfelt plea for dignity and justice amid Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza
Anas al-Sharif along with four other Al Jazeera journalists have been killed by an Israeli attack.
August 10, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his plan for Israel to seize control of Gaza City and the remaining sliver of Gaza not already under Israeli control.
Critics of the prime minister’s plan said it risked becoming ‘Israel’s Vietnam’ and called for a nationwide strike in favour of a peace deal
The decade-long cyber war between Israel and Iran has heated up significantly after the June war.
This is not the first time the Israeli prime minister has called for one final military drive to dismantle Hamas and end the war.
Activists in London were protesting the government's decision to ban the Palestine Action group. The 522 arrests are thought to be the highest ever recorded at a single protest in the UK capital.
Israeli prime minister defends planned military offensive in Gaza
Israel says it targeted correspondent Anas al-Sharif, accusing him of leading a Hamas cell, which he had denied. Israel provided little evidence for the claim.
The IDF has admitted targeting Anas al-Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s star reporters, claiming he was a ‘terrorist’ in disguise
Al Jazeera, five of whose reporters the broadcaster said were killed by an Israeli strike, has angered governments across the region that claim it gives voice to terrorists. The outlet denies that.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israel’s assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza.
The resolution supports boycott campaigns against Israel and principles outlined by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
TEHRAN – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has underlined the “special and distinguished” status of Yerevan’s ties with Tehran, calling the relationship “strategic” and pledging that all major decisions would be made in close consultation with Iran.
International recognition of a Palestinian state does not automatically lead to the state’s creation.
Prime minister says Israel is ‘approaching end of the campaign’ against Hamas
The French President's comments on Monday added to the wave of criticism by worldwide leaders to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan.
August 11, 2025 Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.
Several thousand men protested on Thursday, answering the call of rabbis advocating religious disobedience and rejecting military conscription. The prime minister's coalition is under strain.
The proposed settlement is the highest yet, as Trump continues pressure universities to submit to wide-ranging demands.
The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.
Anthony Aguilar says contractor leading security in Gaza not experienced to lead UG solutions and is part of group that purports to tackle 'jihadism'
Netanyahu has convinced his cabinet to back a greater push into the territory, but the head of the IDF is worried for troops and hostages
Move to expand Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory would expel close to a million residents from their homes
Israel's defence minister says countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions "will not weaken our resolve".
TEHRAN – Iran’s top military commander has warned that any future act of aggression against Iran would be met with a “decisive and crushing” response, unlike any seen before.
Britain and the United States may disagree about how to address the crisis in Gaza but they share common goals in the region, Vance said at the start of the meeting.
The International Rescue Committee’s Bob Kitchen unpacks how Israel’s war and aid restrictions, not food shortage, are driving Gaza’s hunger crisis.
August 8, 2025 Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City despite demands by families of hostages and mounting international calls for Israel to end the war.
‘Mainstream’ journalists have failed to investigate the UK’s complicity in Israel’s genocide. Here is what every minister should be asked.
Israel has faced criticism from several world leaders, including from the UK and Germany, as the UN warns of more "killings and massive destruction".
The protest group Palestine Action does not promote violence against people. But after it damaged military property, the British government banned it as a terrorist organization.
The exemption of many ultra-Orthodox men from military service done by other Jews has long been a contentious issue in Israel. Earlier this week, authorities arrested two brothers, both full-time seminary students, for failing to heed their conscription orders.
Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposal could displace a million Palestinians in the first phase of a new escalation
US Muslim group highlights the legal statutes that it says enable the Trump administration to investigate the incident.
Timing of any military manouvere remains unclear but likely to take weeks to deploy required forces
August 7, 2025 A photo of an emaciated child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Our producer in Gaza meets the child and his family, we hear about how he is doing now and about the food insecurity many in Gaza are facing.
Medford City Council voted to divest from companies that contribute to war crimes to 'support the needs of peacetime in daily life'
Once the hope of the post-Assad era, Ahmed al-Sharaa’s leadership has faltered because of sectarian violence, political divisions, and loss of credibility.
Johnny “Taz” Mulford, who works for a security contractor in Gaza, has tattoos of Crusader-style crosses that have been co-opted by the far right.
Ilay David says the Hamas video showing his brother Evyatar emaciated and weak is a "new form of cruelty" that has left his parents shattered.
Israeli media says the prime minister is assembling his war council this week to discuss a possible expansion of the war in Gaza
Attorney General Baharav-Miara has opposed the government since it took office, challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decisions, most recently his move to fire Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency.
Many families face agonising wait to find out why loved ones never returned from distribution hubs run by notorious GHF.
The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic since official boycotts on Israeli firms are rare.
Prominent Jewish figures including Michael Rosen, Gillian Slovo, Alexei Sayle and Andrew Feinstein have signed a letter addressed to the prime minister and home secretary
136 aid pallets were dropped by six countries on Monday.
August 4, 2025 New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas.
Outlets like the New York Times have downplayed the famine by pointing to underlying medical conditions. But these ailments only make the suffering worse.
More than 60 per cent of Israelis back a ceasefire that will bring all 50 hostages home
Ali Larijani’s selection seen as a moderating force and attempt to rein in hardliners
The boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank on Sunday as it headed toward Abyan governorate in southern Yemen.
US president’s comments come amid warnings that expanding Israeli operations would be ‘catastrophic’ for Palestinians.
After facing international criticism for its hand in Gaza’s food shortage, Israel has allowed nations to parachute in aid. However, international aid officials say it’s still not enough.
Israeli prime minister’s proposal, which was opposed by the head of the IDF, is said to include seizing the entire territory
“The protection of human rights must be institutionalized, violations must be stopped, and the rule of law must be restored," commission head Abdul Latif said.
Norway's government will review the fund's investments after a newspaper revealed it invested in a company providing parts to Israeli fighter jets
Unclear if PM considering extended occupation or short-term operation aimed at dismantling Hamas and freeing hostages
TEHRAN – In a move to recalibrate Iran’s national security architecture, President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed seasoned statesman Ali Larijani as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on Tuesday.
Lack of unity has weakened Palestinians as they face “darkest moment.”
Downing Street files show Tony Blair was prepared to allow Israel to take over part of the West Bank and to give Israel a “privileged” alliance with Nato and the European Union.
Anger as Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister, leads hundreds of activists to pray at Temple Mount in violation of a long-standing convention
Hamas said it would allow Red Cross access if humanitarian aid corridors were opened into Gaza.
Israel vehemently denies there is a starvation crisis in Gaza
The vessel had 154 Ethiopian migrants on board and sank in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday; 74 people remain missing, and only 12 survived the shipwreck. Hundreds of African migrants have died in recent months while trying to reach wealthy Gulf Arab countries.
The defense council will be chaired by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and consists of the heads of the three government branches, senior armed forces commanders, and relevant ministries.
The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest — migration and smuggling routes.
State media says armed groups violated the truce agreed in the predominantly Druze region.
TEHRAN- Iran and Pakistan signed 12 documents for cooperation in different areas, in Islamabad on Sunday, during the visit of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan.
Far-right national security minister led hundreds of settlers in storming Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, where they loudly performed Jewish Talmudic prayer, sang and danced
In the United Kingdom, Muslim communities and young urban voters have turned away from Labour, disappointed by its lack of initiative on the Palestinian conflict. Many say they are ready to join Jeremy Corbyn's new party.
Al Jazeera Media Network signs joint letter stating journalists being starved to death ‘deliberately, and in real time’.
After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.
Pro-Israel Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service accusing the Council on American-Islamic Relations of terrorist links
It’s at the national courts, not the ICC or ICJ, where Palestinians have the best chance to see justice.
Israel says troops fired warning shots when crowds approached its forces
TEHRAN — An alleged humanitarian aid initiative backed by the United States and Israel — the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — is drawing sharp criticism from UN human rights experts, who say the program conceals military and political objectives beneath a false veneer of relief.
The veteran politician says American efforts to normalize relations with Ahmed al-Sharaa risk legitimizing a man with a history of mass killings
Britain is so short of aircraft that it has been paying a private company to film from the sky in search of Israeli hostages
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
PM says that unless Israel acts to end ‘appalling’ situation in Gaza, the UK will recognise Palestinian state at UN general assembly in September
Only 32 percent of survey respondents said they approve of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, down 10 points from last year.
July 29, 2025 Earlier this year, Iran ordered Afghans living illegally in the country to leave. Since then, the government has labeled them Israeli spies, targeted their housing, employment and banking.
Many voters in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary were moved to cast a ballot due to the fallout from Israel's war on Gaza
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that France will organize 'in close coordination with the Jordanian authorities, four flights carrying 10 metric tons of supplies each for the Gaza Strip.'
Even though Hamas was supposedly defeated and down to one brigade and a few battalions, it suddenly was able to re-appear in northern Gaza with thousands of fighters.
It comes as aid agencies warn Israel's recent measures to increase aid supplies are not enough.
“It seems incredibly hypocritical to suddenly be shocked by these images when every humanitarian agency has said no one can replace UNRWA.”
Netanyahu reported to be considering annexation of parts of Gaza Strip
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will persist in its progress across multiple sectors and that Western pressure will not deter the nation from the independent course it established over 46 years ago.
Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
President asked Steve Witkoff to reorganise arrangements for food as he inspects centres run by Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.
Fourteen countries in Europe and North America have accused Iran of plotting killings and kidnappings on Western soil.
Johnnie Moore attacked the media and the United Nations for discrediting the aid distribution points where 1,000 Palestinians have been killed so far
The White House announced that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ahead of his visit to Gaza the following day. Israel is under mounting international pressure to agree to a ceasefire and allow the world to flood Gaza with food.
Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state
“At the end of the day, Hamas is sitting there saying: We’re winning the PR war. We’ve got all these countries lining up on our side of this argument."
July 31, 2025 Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights say they feel betrayed by Syria's interim government.
Mark Carney says it depends on Palestinian democratic reforms, while Donald Trump says it could stymie a US-Canada trade deal.
Abbas Araghchi tells FT ‘road to negotiation is narrow’ as he lays out conditions for renewed diplomacy after war
Steve Witkoff reportedly offered the families personal reassurances that he and President Donald Trump were working to return the remaining hostages. Of the 251 hostages taken during the Hamas attack, 49 are still being held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead.
As many as 300 young people will be allowed to enter the UK for specialist care
Defence Ministry accuses Kurdish-led SDF of injuring four army personnel, three civilians in rocket attack near Manbij.
The defense ministry accused the SDF of carrying out a rocket barrage on one of the army's outposts in the city's countryside, injuring four troops and three civilians.
The circulation of videos created by Hamas showing Israeli hostages living in dire conditions incited families to protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand a ceasefire and the return of their loved ones.
Nuclear negotiations have not resumed since US joined Israel’s attacks on Iran in June
Evyatar David's family says Hamas is starving him, as the group shows a video of him being kept in a tunnel.
August 2, 2025 Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.
TEHRAN – Tehran is set to activate a new "Supreme Defense Council" as part of significant structural changes within the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), according to reports from Iran's Fars and Tasnim news agencies published Friday and Saturday.
US envoy Steve Witkoff claimed that Hamas had promised to 'demilitarise' in order to end the war
Some say Britain's decision is an important first step – while others worry it won't make a real difference, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.
August 1, 2025 The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
Relatives of slain Chicago resident Khamis Ayyad urge Trump administration to launch probe into 40-year-old’s killing.
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claimed Netanyahu was not serious about reaching a ceasefire deal.
More and more, his Mideast policy is being driven by hawkish staff and donors who have his ear, which could explain the shift in messaging
Death of Odeh Hadalin, prominent peace activist featured in Ocsar-winning film No Other Land, highlights ongoing settler violence in West Bank
Dozens of demonstrators, calling for a flood of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, were arrested at the Manhattan offices of New York’s two senators.
France will air-drop 40 tonnes of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said.
Steve Witkoff visits controversial aid distribution centre amid humanitarian crisis and killings of Palestinians seeking food
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that while the path to diplomacy remains open, any resumption of nuclear negotiations hinges on serious commitments from the United States, including compensation for the recent joint U.S.-Israeli aggression and firm guarantees against future attacks during talks.
Americans on the scene who tried to help Palestinians said Israeli authorities detained them — all as settler attackers roamed free.
‘Common’ to find ‘deep unease’ among British troops over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, military insider tells Declassified
TEHRAN – In a message marking the 40th day since the martyrdom of Iran’s top military commanders and nuclear scientists in unprovoked strikes by the Zionist Israeli regime, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei affirmed that both the country’s military and scientific advancements will now move forward with renewed speed and determination.
Israel faces increasing pressure from Western allies to lift restrictions into the flow of aid into Gaza.
Despite the threats, some airlines continue to schedule flights through the airspaces of Iran, Iraq, and Yemen—regions with significant risks of missile fire and terrorist attacks.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’ll recognise Palestine only as part of a wider peace deal.
Unrwa's director of communications says claims distract from the real issue, which is the mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza
Emily Damari says she was kept in a cage with up to six other hostages and left in constant pain after her fingers were shot and amputated
British PM Starmer, President Macron and Chancellor Merz will spoke on Friday about deepening crisis in Gaza, with aid groups saying that 'mass starvation' is spreading after more than 21 months of conflict.
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates were expected to begin airdrops in the coming days, but experts warned that the bulk of necessary aid could come only by land.
July 25, 2025 Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."
AIPAC did its second poll this year on potential candidates to challenge members of Congress who have criticized Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Reports on starvation were extensively reported in daily news programmes for the first time this week, often ahead of the ongoing war coverage and ceasefire contacts
Cowardice, confusion and fear of Israel’s many friends defines the BBC’s coverage of Gaza genocide.
President Trump will have to decide whether America intends to take a leading role in confronting one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century.
Antonio Guterres calls for ‘a decisive turning point’ at international conference boycotted by the US and Israel.
Iran-backed group says it will attack ships belonging to any company trading with Israel
Israel has been participating in the EU’s research programmes since 1996
Awdah Hathleen, a Palestinian activist who helped film 'No Other Land', was allegedly shot in the chest by an Israeli settler
July 28, 2025 New light has emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, with the latter disputing Israel's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza.
TEHRAN – Iran's Ministry of Intelligence published a statement on Monday detailing some of its operations launched to counter U.S.-Israeli plots during the 12-day war that broke out in June.
Hubert Védrine, former Elysée diplomatic adviser and ex-foreign minister, praised President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize the State of Palestine. He says France had to act in response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza.
Gazan reports have indicated that the purpose of bringing in the humanitarian aid is to ‘flood’ the markets, leading to lower prices and ensuring the residents do not attack aid trucks.
The US president's comments come after Israel's prime minister said claims of hunger were a "lie".
France is set to do it and Britain may follow suit in the future — but does America’s veto at the UN security council make it a meaningless gesture?
More malnutrition deaths are reported as the UN's aid chief says aid delivered over the weekend is still only a "drop in the ocean".
July 27, 2025 Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.
Israel attacks ‘safe zones’ in Gaza as six more Palestinians, including two children, die from malnutrition.
Saying that journalists in the territory, like many Gazans, are facing starvation, the groups urged Israel to allow more food in.
Binyamin Netanyahu has changed tack and is now lifting restrictions on United Nations convoys
The Houthis stated that any country that wants to avoid escalation should "pressure the enemy to halt its aggression and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip."
Hamas official says Israel’s sudden withdrawal from talks proves it prefers genocide over peace and is wasting time
TEHRAN – In a detailed Sunday interview recounting the recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Iran’s decision to enter a pause and pursue negotiations stemmed from strength, unity, and strategic calculation—not weakness or submission.
Genocide, as defined by the 1948 convention, requires both certain criminal acts to be committed and genocidal intent. While the requisite acts have been proven in Gaza, legal scholars are divided over the intent. South Africa has filed a genocide complaint against Israel with the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Israeli fire kills 17 and wounds 50 waiting for aid trucks on Sunday, Gaza officials say
France to become the first G7 state to recognise the state of Palestine, as Israeli PM Netanyahu condemns decision.
Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move
President Trump’s special envoy said that “we will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home,” though it was not clear that negotiations had halted.
Senior British MP's comments come with release of Foreign Affairs Committee report calling for return of UN-led aid distribution in Gaza and ban on imported goods from illegal settlements
Analysts warn Israel seeks pretexts for new conflicts with Iran amid speculation over covert operations.
July 24, 2025 Germany, France and the United Kingdom will hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days after the three European nations warned they would reimpose stiff sanctions on Tehran.
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he will formalize the decision at the UN General Assembly in September, noting that the most 'urgent' issue 'is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved.' The Israeli PM reacted in a statement shortly after, saying that France's decision poses an existential threat to Israel.
President Macron announced his decision on X, saying the end of the war in Gaza was an ‘urgent priority’
Israel did not stop killing us during a weeks-long internet outage in Gaza.
"While the war may be over, the campaign against the Iranian regime continues," Sabti said at the outset of the interview.
“What we’re doing has actually been unbelievably effective,” said the chair of the Israeli-backed and U.S.-run aid group.
Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian says uranium enrichment will continue on Iranian soil in full compliance with international law, reaffirming Tehran’s principled opposition to nuclear weapons on religious, strategic, and humanitarian grounds.
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, accused Hamas of not ‘acting in good faith’
The UN's humanitarian agency warns only a "trickle" of aid is getting into Gaza - Israel says 800 trucks are inside Gaza waiting for collection.
Three Israeli strikes hit homes and a tent in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people, mostly women and children.
The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.
"The delegation will come to Iran to discuss the modality, not to go to the (nuclear) sites," Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister told reporters.
US envoy says Syria may find it needs a 'federal system' and that President Sharaa's 'theme isn't working'
Israel stands in the way of our simplest wishes.
Steve Witkoff will reportedly meet Israeli minister of strategic affairs and senior Qatari envoy
After France recognized Israel's right to defend itself following the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, it has continually called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Yet its words seem to have had no effect.
Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to finally recognise Palestinian statehood, but is a two-state solution still viable?
July 23, 2025 More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
Right-wing groups present what they say is a clear future for Gaza - a land without Palestinians and only for Jews
AFP has issued a humanitarian alert as its own journalists in the enclave suffer malnutrition and exhaustion
Aid organisations issue warning while the UN says a thousand Palestinians have been killed queueing for food in the past two months
The Middle East has been transformed since 7 October, and almost two years on, the conflict in Gaza is at another inflection point.
Khalil, who continues to be targeted for deportation, says he will continue to advocate for Palestine and free speech.
July 22, 2025 In Gaza, one of the last relatively safe zones is now under fire, as Israel expands its military ground operation into the central city of Deir al-Balah. And we visit the tiny desert village in Chile that fills with music for Fiesta de La Tirana.
The World Health Organization accused Israel of attacking its site in central Gaza after the Israeli military expanded its operations in the city of Deir al-Balah.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Hosam Saraya, adding that the US was providing consular assistance to the family. She declined to provide further details.
TEHRAN - As public attention in Tehran centers on the massive new mural erected in Enghelab Square, a wall-sized tribute to the Iranian children killed during Israel’s 12-day military aggression, recent comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reignited deep collective mourning and fierce anger within Iranian society.
By providing the technology, Dell belongs next to Google, Amazon, Intel and Microsoft as a corporate profiteer of occupation, apartheid and mass murder.
Jean-Noël Barrot also called for an 'immediate ceasefire' in the Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel expanded military operations to the central city of Deir el-Balah. 'There is no longer any justification for the Israeli army's military operations in Gaza,' he said.
Following a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on food going into Gaza, a new and contentious Israeli-backed aid distribution system has been unveiled in the territory. Critics, including the United Nations, say it is a dangerous plan that could accelerate an Israeli military goal to displace people from northern to southern Gaza.
Itamar Ben-Gvir called for tougher action in Gaza as Hamas indicated that the latest ceasefire proposal failed to meet its demands
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that one person was killed and three members of the Syrian army's 70th division injured when their patrol was hit by a remotely detonated landmine on Wednesday.
Hamas says Israeli response to Gaza ceasefire offer presented by US fails to meet group’s demands
Scenes of chaos and looting in parts of Gaza persist as food shortages continue.
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says 33 people have died from malnutrition in the last 48 hours, including 12 children.
"We cannot give up enrichment because it is an achievement of our own scientists. And now, more than that, it is a question of national pride," Araghchi told Fox.
130 Palestinians killed in 24 hours, one of the highest totals in recent weeks, says Gaza’s health ministry
Houthis promise more attacks unless Israel ends its offensive on Gaza and lifts the siege.
July 21, 2025 Many injured in Gaza while seeking food at distribution sites are sent to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. NPR speaks with Dr. Nick Maynard, a British surgeon volunteering there.
David Lammy, the foreign secretary, called the Israeli aid system ‘grotesque’ after at least 85 people were killed on Sunday while trying to get help
Israel's bid to carve out a zone of influence in Druze majority southern Syria conflicts with Trump's plan for a unitary state led by Damascus
Over the weekend, Israeli soldiers shot Palestinians near an Israeli-backed aid site and a U.N. convoy. Both episodes pointed to Israel’s refusal to allow new governance structures to emerge.
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
The signatories, including Australia, Canada, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, urged Israel to 'comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law.'
Delegations seek to pressure their own governments after Egyptian crackdown.
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has firmly rejected any attempt by the European troika – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – to trigger the so-called “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying such a move would be “null and void” in light of the E3’s own violations and abandonment of their commitments.
TEHRAN – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has submitted a detailed and updated report to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council outlining war crimes committed by the Israeli regime during its 12-day military aggression against the Islamic Republic.
The IDF has attacked Deir al-Balah, where it is thought Hamas holds hostages, while 79 people were killed seeking aid on Sunday, Hamas officials say
Victims include 79 aid seekers who were gunned down in the north and 13 others killed in the south, medics say.
Earlier in July, the UN said that nearly 800 aid-seekers had been killed since late May, including on the routes of aid convoys.
Plus, a film takes us back to the pandemic.
Turkey’s deputy culture and tourism minister, Batuhan Mumcu, accused Spotify of sharing “content that targets our religious and national values and insults the beliefs of our society.”
UN, MSF warn of rising infant deaths and catastrophic hunger in besieged Gaza
July 20, 2025 Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.
Port accounts for up to 7% of Israeli maritime trade and is part of the security apparatus for southern Israel
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "fired warning shots" and disputed the number of reported deaths.
Troops re-enter southern Sweida after US and Arab states broker deal between Damascus and Tel Aviv
More than 100 others were also injured near two sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to the Hamas-run health ministry and civil defence agency.
The anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab says he’s no collaborator or criminal, just an ordinary Palestinian with a plan to save his people
July 19, 2025 Palestinians were shot dead during a food distribution on Saturday at a center run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, hospital officials said.
Medical sources say the 116 people killed on Saturday include 38 desperate residents seeking food at a GHF site.
Two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has praised the nation’s resilience in the face of recent aggression by the Zionist regime, saying the people have defeated the enemy through their unity and unwavering support for the country.
The Iraqis claimed they had ”launched a wide-scale search operation” in response to these attacks.
Police arrested 55 people outside parliament during a protest against the use of anti-terror laws to ban direct action groups
The latest deaths add to U.N. figures showing that more than 670 Palestinians have been killed since May near sites built under a new Israel-backed aid system.
The transitional president yielded to Israeli pressure in favor of the Druze and has struggled to impose a moderate line on his forces.
Lone soldier programs recruit American teens to provide reinforcements to the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Premier says propaganda pushed by Muslim minorities is driving European condemnation of latest offensive
It’s been two days since Israel agreed to allow ‘minimal amounts’ of aid into Gaza, but soup kitchens remain bare
Many nations have condemned the Israel military, which says a delegation visiting Jenin deviated from an agreed route.
British police say Mo Chara displayed a flag of Lebanon’s Hezbollah at a concert.
Israel has faced massive pressure to halt its expanded offensive and allow aid into Gaza. The army stepped up its offensive at the weekend, vowing to defeat Gaza's Hamas rulers, whose October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war.
The event in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, came amid rising tensions between Israel and its foreign partners.
Taoiseach calls for EU to suspend preferential trade deal with Israel
Iran’s rapid progress towards a nuclear bomb, nearing weapons-grade uranium, prompted the attack, raising the stakes in the Middle East
Tehran begins retaliatory strikes while US says it is helping to shoot down missiles targeting Israel
Most key lawmakers of Trump's Republican Party quickly rallied behind Israel, whose prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is a hero for many on the US right and has long called Iran an existential threat. But Trump's populist 'America First' base has been skeptical.
The radiological threat from the targets of the earliest attacks are relatively minor.
Iran’s UN envoy told Security Council Israel’s attack amounts to ‘declaration of war’ and promised a ‘decisive’ response.
Many Arab outlets dismissed Israel’s posture of operational independence in the strikes on Iran, with Al Jazeera Arabic describing Israel as the West’s ‘crazy friend'
Live updates: Israel indicated it would next set its sights on the enrichment facility known as Fordo, Iran’s second-largest and most fortified nuclear complex
Five experts spoke to Middle East Eye to address deniability, impunity, and the laws of war
No endorsement emerged from the meeting between Zohran Mamdani and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, but both said the gathering had been productive.
House of Representatives rejected cutting $500m in US funding for Israel, hours after bombing the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza
A Syrian military official said correspondence with the US had led Damascus to believe it could deploy forces to Sweida without Israel confronting them.
The announcement on Saturday came as clashes continued between Druze groups and members of Bedouin clans in Syria’s southern Sweida province. Israel, which bombed the Syrian military in Sweida and Damascus earlier this week to put pressure on the government to withdraw, said Friday that it was sending aid to Sweida's Druze community.
The 13-year-old was hit with live ammunition near Jenin and reportedly denied medical treatment by Israeli soldiers.
Government forces are preparing to return to the city of Sweida to intervene as fighting, which prompted Israeli strikes this week, erupts once again
Group was due to arrive in Dublin on Friday but was denied entry by Department of Justice
July 18, 2025 The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.
Israel's prime minister says it "deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit" the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City.
Government withdrawal from southern Sweida province follows days of sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes
Rare admission from Israeli PM follows pressure from Trump after the attack in which three people were killed and a friend of Pope Francis was injured
Some US officials are demanding new terms to a deal that would see 500,000 of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips go to UAE, citing China concerns
More than 1,000 Israeli Druze crossed the Syrian border to defend their community, and many want Israel to launch a military operation. Several Israeli ministers have issued inflammatory statements against the new Syrian regime led by former jihadist Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Palestinians recount chaos, suffocation at GHF stampede and the extreme hunger that drove them to risk their lives.
A clearer picture begins to emerge of what the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites achieved.
Despite reports indicating the strike was carried out by Israel, Channel 12 reported that the Israeli military had not conducted the strikes.
July 17, 2025 Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.
Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
Deadly attacks come as UN agencies say they may have to stop their operations if fuel shortages continue.
Despite decades of peace, mistrust deepens between Cairo and Jerusalem.
The Russian president is keeping a delicate balance between his alliance with Iran and avoiding further conflict in the Middle East
BEIRUT — In a post on X, US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack has claimed that his statements to The National were not intended to threaten Lebanon, but rather to praise the Syrian regime's “impressive strides”.
Consulting firm advised private aid effort outside UN-led system, Financial Times reports
At least eight killed in strike Israeli military said was intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area
July 13, 2025 At least six children were killed in an Israeli strike on a water collection point. The Israeli military blamed a technical error which made its munition fall "dozens of meters from the target".
The wars waged by the Israeli army always last for years when external intervention, usually from the United States, fails to put an end to them.
Six children waiting for water are among those killed in an Israeli air strike, emergency service officials say.
Survivors condemn a UK court for allowing more arms exports to Israel.
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is fully prepared to take the appropriate diplomatic and military measures should the U.S. and Israel decide to once again engage in war with the Islamic Republic.
“Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.
New president condemns group who targeted Druze religious minority in south of the country
Announcing the new ceasefire on Wednesday, Syria's interior ministry said there would be a 'total and immediate halt to all military operations,' as well as the formation of a committee comprising government representatives and Druze spiritual leaders to supervise its implementation.
Attack follows days of deadly sectarian clashes in southern part of country and marks significant escalation of campaign
Al-Jaleel NGO provides vital aid to disabled Palestinians but faces demolition under Israeli military plans in Jenin.
July 16, 2025 Israel said it struck military targets in Syria's capital to intervene after clashes between Syrian security forces and Bedouins against the Druze in southern Syria.
The Trump administration has been working with Turkey and Gulf allies for an integrated Syria, but Israel prefers zones of influence
Nearly 170 killed in this week’s violence, says Syrian Network for Human Rights
Rubio said that steps must be taken by "all parties to deliver on commitments they have made and this is what we fully expect them to do."
July 17, 2025 Throughline's Middle East Coverage
TEHRAN – The war between Iran and Israel appeared to grind to a halt on Tuesday, after a dizzying 12 days in which the world watched President Donald Trump demand the evacuation of Tehran's 10 million residents, threaten to assassinate Iran's Leader, advocate for "regime change," launch strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, and then claim he harbored no beef with the Iranian government and even wish for God to "bless Iran."
While Syrian authorities had initially attributed Sunday's suicide attack on a church in Damascus, which killed 25 people, to the Islamic State group, the jihadist group Saraya Ansar Al-Sunna has now claimed responsibility.
Initial classified US assessment of strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites says they are only likely to set back programme by months
The New York Times reported on Friday that Qaani was killed during an Israeli strike in Iran, citing an Iranian source.
At least 46 people waiting for aid have been killed by Israeli fire in two incidents, rescuers and hospitals say.
President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.
The White House has called the claims reported by US media ‘flat-out wrong’
Israel says Iran's nuclear programme was set back years, but initial US battle assessment casts doubt on public comments
Here are the key events as a ceasefire was declared in the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict.
President claims another Middle East war has ended — just days after the US joined it
If people can no longer get to the books, then the books must come to them.
The United Torah Judaism party has decided to leave Prime Minister Netanyahu's government over its failure to secure military service exemptions, a highly contentious issue in Israeli society. The party's departure leaves Netanyahu's government with an extremely slim majority in parliament.
Francesca Albanese addresses delegates from 30 countries to discuss ways nations can try to stop Israel’s offensive.
Netanyahu says he is protecting Druze minority from sectarian violence
Israel launched several deadly airstrikes that targeted Syrian government forces in Sweida. The attack came as sectarian violence flared between Druse fighters and Bedouin tribal groups.
If Iran and the US cannot reach a deal by August, Germany, France, and the UK will reimpose UNSC sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 Iran deal.
Omer Bartov joins a growing list of prominent Israeli and Jewish scholars who have called Israel's war on the enclave a genocide
July 15, 2025 Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.
TEHRAN — A delegation of military attachés from 20 foreign embassies stationed in Tehran visited Evin Prison on Tuesday, touring the sections recently damaged during an Israeli missile attack.
Israel blames ‘technical error’ for strike that killed children at distribution hub
Binyamin Netanyahu said he had instructed his military to intervene to ‘prevent harm to the Druze’ minority in the southern Syrian city of Sweida
TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met on Monday with several families affected by the recent Israeli aggression during a visit to a temporary shelter center in Tehran Province.
Mahmoud Abdul Rahman's son, Abdullah, was among six children who died at a water distribution point in Gaza on Sunday.
Troops sent in to de-escalate situation after fighting breaks out between Bedouin clans and Druze militias
The attacks come amid a worsening hunger crisis as Israel severely restricts entry of food, fuel, water and medicines.
Defence minister Katz calls attack a warning to new government after violence between Bedouin and Druze clans
The kingdom has been scaling back large-scale construction and investment projects amid rising costs and lower oil prices
EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ahead of Monday's meeting that there have been some signs of progress on Gaza aid but not enough improvement on the ground.
July 14, 2025 Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the dictator has been deposed and the country is trying to recover. Many ex-pat Syrians, including a large number in Turkey, are looking at what they have left in Syria and deciding whether to return.
'If the negotiations must be conditioned on stopping enrichment, such negotiations will not take place,' said an advisor to Iran's supreme leader on Monday. Israel and Western nations accuse Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran has consistently denied.
With banks closed or destroyed and ATM machines scarce, residents are resorting to desperate measures — including repairing damaged banknotes
Exclusive: Parliamentary standards boss announces investigation after Declassified revealed donation from Israeli state-owned arms firm.
TEHRAN - Benjamin Netanyahu, like all other Israeli leaders, is defined by bloodshed. In just the past 20 months, he has overseen the death of over 60,000 Palestinian civilians and the near-total obliteration of homes, schools, hospitals, and mosques in Gaza.
The director of al-Awda hospital describes its deteriorating conditions and eventual closure in voice notes sent to the BBC.
Khalil, a Columbia University student and prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader, had been in immigration detention since March. The order from a federal judge to release him is a blow to the Trump administration's effort to deport foreign students over their activism against the Gaza war.
Could a US strike against Iran threaten support for President Donald Trump?
Iran has consistently denied any intention of developing nuclear weapons, claiming that the facility is for medical research, despite US intelligence suggesting otherwise.
UN urges an end to the conflict with Israel as contamination detected at nuclear site struck in Tel Aviv’s continuing bombardment of the country
During a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday, Iran’s top diplomat said there was “no room for talking” until Israel stopped its attacks.
E3 ministers spoke in advance to Marco Rubio who signalled US open to direct talks even as it considers joining Israeli strikes
A lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order banning refugees offers hope to families who had been approved for resettlement in US
First high-level face-to-face diplomacy with Tehran since attacks began
Divinity School insiders said Harvard’s practices are at odds with the public perception that the university is fighting Trump.
Negotiators struggle to overcome differences on future role of Israeli forces in Palestinian territory
The Iranian attack on June 23 came as a response to 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' the American bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran on June 22. Meanwhile, Trump has downplayed the retaliation strike as a 'very weak response.'
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, met several times with President Trump, amid rising hopes of a cease-fire in Gaza, but there are still obstacles to a truce with Hamas.
Rights advocates call on the Trump administration to ensure accountability for the killing of Sayfollah Musallet.
TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned recent U.S. military strikes against Iran during his address at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, labeling the attacks a "violation of international law and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)."
He was accused of harassing and intimidating pro-Palestinian students and staff members and left before any determination was made public
The Super Tucano is a multimission aircraft that can be used for training and light attack.
UN human rights office says most victims died close to sites run by controversial Israeli and American-backed foundation
In the occupied West Bank, life is constantly under threat with illegal Israeli settlements rapidly on the rise
Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries.
Palestinian authorities and family members said Israeli settlers beat and killed a Palestinian-American man. Israel said the violence began when Palestinians threw stones at Israeli civilians.
The picture, shared to Instagram, appears to portray two large nuclear explosions with fallout across Israel.
Advocates say 20-year-old American citizen Sayfollah Musallet was ‘lynched’ while US officials stay silent.
The activists were protesting for a second consecutive week against the group’s proscription under anti-terrorism laws
TEHRAN – Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Asghar Jahangir categorically dismissed claims justifying the June 23 airstrike on Tehran’s Evin Prison, revealing that not a single Israeli spy held at the facility was harmed in an attack that instead martyred 80 Iranians.
July 12, 2025 A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.
Referring to the 12-day Israeli bombardment of Iran's nuclear and military sites, and the US strike on June 22, Iran's foreign minister said that if the US and others wish to resume talks with Iran, 'there should be a firm guarantee that such actions will not be repeated.'
Truce talks in Doha faltering over disagreements over withdrawal, Palestinian and Israeli sources say
A total of 10 crew members have been rescued so far after Yemeni militants sank a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea.
Eight children were killed Thursday as they waited for malnutrition treatment outside a clinic in Gaza, according to the territory's civil defense agency. The attack was one of several Israeli strikes that left at least 66 people dead across the enclave.
A senior official testified in court that the 'Tiger Team' compiled a list of pro-Palestinian voices, 'most of whom' came from the doxxing website
The report from the London-based news source cites imagery they obtained from a private satellite firm.
July 10, 2025 Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR's Anas Baba is from Gaza, and in the 21 months he has been reporting on the war, he's also been living it. Over the course of the war, he has lost a third of his body weight, and until his food supplies ran out several weeks ago, he was getting by on just one small meal a day.
Hamas and Israel remain far apart on key points, not least the fact that Binyamin Netanyahu wants the war to continue
Francesca Albanese critical of Israel’s military assault on Palestinians
Eight children were among 15 people reportedly killed while queuing outside a clinic in the central town of Deir al-Balah.
Exclusive: The UK government suspended fighter jet exports to Israel but still allows the sale of parts which help Israeli pilots learn to fly F-35s and F-16s.
Yemeni rebels have scaled up assaults on commercial shipping this week
Rebel group claims responsibility for two attacks in a week, including first fatalities in the sea corridor for more than a year
The Yemeni militia, backed by Iran, said it had sunk a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea. Liberia said the attack killed two crew members.
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose more tariffs on nations aligning themselves with BRICS.
The Islamist group said it would release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks brokered by Qatar. The statement came after the United States signalled its belief that an agreement for a 60-day truce would be struck before the end of the week.
Move comes as wealthy foreign buyers send neighbouring Dubai's real estate market to a level matching New York City and London combined
July 9, 2025 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 86 years-old and his political power is weakened following the short war with Israel. Our correspondent explores who, or what, could replace Khamenei upon his death.
Refineries purchase Iranian oil, and then transfer payments to these front companies, who in turn, move funds to other front company accounts also controlled by IRGC-QF, OFAC stated.
Trump’s Middle East envoy indicates Israel and Hamas nearing agreement on a ceasefire deal
The Home Office briefed the Times that Palestine Action could be funded by Iran, and then UK media kicked into action spreading the story.
Each aid box distributed is designed to sustain a family of 5.5 individuals for approximately 3.5 days.
Tehran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi visits Saudi Arabia for the first time after Iran’s 12-day war with Israel.
The current projects total more than $250m, with future ones expected to exceed $1bn
Report lays out legal framework for prosecutions, even when ‘direct attribution to individuals is impossible’
The determination of the US and Israel to remove the United Nations from Gaza has already led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians during distributions of 'inhumane aid,' writes Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.
TEHRAN – Iran’s former foreign minister has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza cannot nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace prize.
The Handala Hack group have targeted the Iran International journalist Mojtaba Pourmohsen, who has written articles against the regime in Tehran
The incident occurred a day after Houthi militants in Yemen targeted another vessel, their first assault on shipping since President Trump announced a truce with them.
The US president said talk were going "very well", but a Palestinian source tells the BBC they have not made headway.
US president hails ‘tremendous success’ with Israel and claims progress on plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza
July 7, 2025 Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli goods from the shelves.
Israel bombed three ports and a power station in Yemen hours after initial attack on the bulk carrier Magic Seas
TEHRAN – In a display of Global South solidarity, the expanded BRICS bloc representing 11 nations and nearly half of humanity issued a resounding condemnation of the U.S.-Israeli military aggression against Iran during its 17th summit in Rio de Janeiro.
The two confronted an array of high-stakes Middle East issues. But first they took a victory lap, including the Israeli leader telling President Trump he had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Masoud Pezeshkian says he would be open to renewed dialogue with the US over country’s nuclear programme
The Islamic Republic is trading oil for Chinese air defence missiles as it looks to rebuild capabilities destroyed by Israel, sources say
A 16-month-old Palestinian baby is among a growing number of children in Gaza suffering from meningitis.
In an interview with US media figure Tucker Carlson on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Israel 'did try' to kill him. At least 1,060 people were killed in Iran during the conflict, according to Iran's Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs.
Pezeshkian blamed Israel for the collapse of talks that were in place when Israel began its strikes on Iran on June 13, starting a 12-day air war with Israel.
US president has previously stated his belief that a peace deal can be agreed
A civil defense worker, a doctor, a reporter, and a photojournalist tell their harrowing stories of responding to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Israel's prime minister is under pressure from Donald Trump and people at home to agree a new ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Britain’s obedient defence correspondents are refusing to report a story of clear public interest in the middle of a genocide.
Gideon Saar, the Israeli foreign minister, cited “positive signs” in the long-moribund cease-fire talks to end the war in Gaza and free the hostages held there.
The group, which is studying the US-led ceasefire offer, was given the instruction by Qatari mediators
Qatar and Egypt will deliver the proposal to the group, according to US president
Talks lay groundwork for a summit between EU and Chinese leaders in Beijing on July 24 and 25.
No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.
July 2, 2025 An NPR journalist in Gaza describes his harrowing experience seeking food from a distribution site run by private American contractors. He found himself facing Israeli military fire, crowds fighting for rations, and masked thieves.
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris who have been detained for more than three years in Iran have also been charged with 'conspiracy to overthrow the regime', diplomatic and family sources told AFP on Wednesday.
US Senator says Occupied Territories Bill would cause Ireland ‘self-inflicted economic harm’
The list includes a former US State Department official and a former United Nations rapporteur
A Hamas official tells the BBC the group is "ready" for a deal if it ends the war, but optimism remains low.
Exclusive: Aircraft said to be damaged “beyond repair” are already flying again, Declassified can reveal.
A brother and sister joined their mother to get food at a U.S. aid site in Rafah. Israeli forces shot her before their eyes.
US president adds that next week will be ‘very big’ in determining course of war between Israel and Islamic republic
Israel's military says troops in central Gaza fired warning shots at a group posing a potential threat, but that it was unaware of injuries.
‘Mop’ bomb capable of penetrating the mountain that houses Tehran’s uranium enrichment facility, analysts say
TEHRAN – In a Wednesday message, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned Washington against involvement in the ongoing Iran-Israel war, threatening severe consequences.
"Iran will continue to exercise its right to self-defense, with pride and bravery, and we will make the aggressor regret and pay for its grave error," Araghchi wrote on X.
The US president said he spoke with the Russian president over the phone on Tuesday and said, 'Do me a favor... let's mediate Russia first, okay?' On Thursday, Putin said that a deal to end fighting between Israel and Iran was possible and he did 'not even wish to discuss' the idea Israel might assassinate Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.
Iranian TV has aired footage of what it says is Iran’s air defences shooting down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone.
Bombing fordow is more likely to mark the beginning of US activity in Iran, not the end, history shows from Libya to Iraq
Carlson stood out for challenging Sen. Ted Cruz’s brainless warmongering. That doesn’t mean we have to hand it to him.
Israeli attacks on Tehran kill an estimated 585 people by Tuesday, while Iran’s supreme leader calls US president’s rhetoric ‘absurd’
Exclusive: As Israel uses F-35 fighter jets to bomb Iran and Gaza, we reveal parts for these warplanes were transported via London last month.
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime's war against Iran started suddenly and unexpectedly. The regime assassinated top military generals, nuclear scientists, and civilians in airstrikes, a move that prompted a response within 12 hours, much to their dismay.
US President Donald Trump says a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel could occur this week as truce talks resume in Qatar.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s attendance at ceremony follows speculation about his safety
“Let’s be realistic here, there’s barely anything left of the security structure. Most of the leadership, about 95%, are now dead,” the Hamas official told the BBC."
Israeli military to target three ports and power station
Under mounting pressure to end the war, the Israeli prime minister is due to meet with President Trump on Monday: 'We are working to achieve this deal that we have discussed, under the conditions that we have agreed to.'
Fires continue to leave a trail of destruction in western Syria, with authorities saying at least 10,000 hectares of forest and farmland have been destroyed
The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.
Binyamin Netanyahu is due to meet President Trump on Monday
Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Washington as momentum gathers in negotiations for a US-sponsored deal
July 6, 2025 NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is seeking changes to a proposal for a ceasefire deal that Israel has accepted.
It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, have undercut Israel’s standing among the world’s democracies.
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended an Ashura night ritual in the Imam Khomeini Husseiniyeh in Tehran.
Hopes that pause to the killing may be agreed were boosted despite 24 Palestinians being killed including 10 seeking aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Hamas’s requests for changes to truce proposal ‘unacceptable’.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri will be responsible for reaching an agreement with Hezbollah, given his strong ties with the organization.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emerged in public for the first time in 12 days. The 86-year-old leader had spent the war in a bunker as threats to his life escalated.
Previously unheard testimony reveals that victims were stripped, raped and shot by Hamas fighters
US president says it was good Hamas had responded in ‘a positive spirit’
Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism
Militants threw grenades at an aid centre in Khan Younis, the controversial relief organisation says.
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
The Israeli prime minister said he was sending a negotiating team to Qatar on Sunday for talks on a truce in Gaza, but rejected Hamas's earlier ceasefire proposals.
It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the Gaza war.
Brazil’s Fluminense earn hard-fought 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal to book place in semifinals.
Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in US
Khanna expressed pride in standing 'side by side' with Congressman Randy Fine, who has called for Gaza to be destroyed
July 4, 2025 More than 60 of those killed were waiting for aid, according to Palestinian health officials. President Trump said Friday that talks over a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are at a crucial stage.
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: American-Israeli Dan Brotman has travelled across the Middle East as a citizen journalist in order to "understand the world" unseen by mainstream media.
American officials are optimistic that Hamas will agree to a 60-day respite in fighting and release 28 hostages
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday dismissed as “fake news” a statement by the German Foreign Office that Tehran's move in suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency “eliminates any possibility of international oversight of the Iranian nuclear program.”
Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, had said that the US needed to show it had a genuine desire for peace with Iran.
The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the chain of command suggests the group will hold firm to its position demanding a total end to the war before releasing all remaining hostages.
Progress on deal, which calls for ‘serious’ talks to permanently end the war, comes as Trump prepares to meet Netanyahu
With the US president saying he has 'nothing to offer' Iran and Tehran refusing to negotiate with Israel's main ally, the diplomatic outlook for a negotiated solution remains extremely uncertain, writes Le Monde's Philippe Ricard in his column.
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
An Israeli drone attack killed at least one person and injured three others near Beirut, Lebanon, during rush hour.
Iran passes legislation to suspend co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency
New party could see over ten MPs join in major headache for Labour
Heavily edited Hamas footage showing several captives pleading for their lives released by families pushing for new ceasefire
Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover — and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.
The Madleen was boarded overnight while on a humanitarian mission to bring supplies to the besieged territory
UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese brands US-backed Gaza aid system ‘humanitarian camouflage’, ‘tactic of this genocide’.
To Israelis, the location of an underground passageway highlights Hamas’s abuse of civilians. To Palestinians, Israel’s decision to target it highlights Israel’s own disregard for civilian life.
Alarm had been sounded on the Madleen warning of possible interception
Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza.
The report comes after a recent special International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report said that Iran had carried out multiple implosion tests.
Israeli defence minister says aid ship should 'turn back' and will not be allowed to reach besieged enclave
Former defense minister and opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, stated on Thursday that the government was 'transferring weapons to groups of thugs and criminals.'
Hamas official says militant group is ‘ready and serious regarding reaching an agreement’
The American president has said that Binyamin Netanyahu ‘wants to end this war’ as the Israeli military increased its air strikes on Gaza
The loading of the mines - which have not been deployed in the strait - suggests that Tehran may have been serious about closing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war.
Blurring the line between preemptive and preventive strike risks sending the world into a state of perpetual war.
The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.
TEHRAN — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received a written message from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al Sadegh, on Monday.
The oversupply in oil markets helped keep energy prices subdued during Israel-Iran conflict
Until the visit, there had been no news about Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who have been detained in Iran since May 2022, after Israel bombed Iran's Evin prison on Monday, June 23, where they had been held.
July 1, 2025 The cafe, one of the few businesses to continue operating during the 20-month war, was a gathering spot for residents seeking internet access and a place to charge their phones.
Judges say Britain can supply fighter jet parts to Israel, but the case has exposed how the government conceals its own evidence of Gaza war crimes.
Israeli prime minister’s comments come as country expresses interest in building ties with Lebanon and Syria
US Treasury says it removed 518 Syrian individuals and entities from its list of sanctions after president’s decree.
Footage captured the aftermath of the strike, showing the cafe awash in the blood of the dead and the wounded. Tables and seating were smashed and strewn about from the blast.
Punitive measures will remain in place for former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and human rights abusers, the White House said
Accommodation websites accused of helping to sustain the presence of settlers on Palestinian land
TEHRAN – Throughout the Iran-Israel war, and in the days following the cessation of hostilities, considerable attention has focused on the Republic of Azerbaijan and its potential role in the regime’s aggression against Iran.
Israel claims it is close to full occupation of the strip. But as dozens more Palestinians are killed, pressure is mounting for a ceasefire deal
In 2020, the UN described “deeply troubling” reports of executions and abuses at the hands of HTS law enforcement authorities. Human Rights Watch documented how HTS, killed 149 Alawites.
France, Germany and Britain condemned 'threats' against IAEA chief Rafael Grossi after Iran rejected the agency's request to visit nuclear facilities bombed during the war.
Americans still have fresh memories of the death and destruction of the previous US imperial adventure in the region.
The suspect, identified only by the initials “R.F.” and known by the alias “Qassoura,” was arrested during a series of targeted raids based on intelligence gathering.
‘James Bond’ operation that hit nuclear bunkers also wiped out programme to make regime ‘No 1 ballistic missile producer’, Foreign ministry claims
A 'terribly hard to watch' film exposing Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals finds a home on Channel 4
TEHRAN - Millions of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran early Saturday to attend a funeral ceremony for top military commanders and nuclear scientists martyred during Israel’s 12-day war against Iran.
Three children and their parents reported killed in Israeli strike on tent camp in Muwasi near city of Khan Younis
Thousands marched through Tehran to honor top officials and civilians, including senior officers and a nuclear scientist.
June 28, 2025 Israel was stunned by a surprise Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Since that day, Israel has delivered devastating blows to rivals and has reconfigured the Middle East.
Nuclear experts say the president’s rejection of the restrictive deal forced him to neutralize an Iranian threat of his own making.
The band Bob Vylan led a crowd in a chant of “Death, death to the I.D.F.” while performing at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival.
President claims to have destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability, but head of a UN watchdog says the country could start enriching uranium again in months
Comments by IAEA’s Rafael Grossi follow week of conflicting claims about damage done by US and Israeli strikes
Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israel’s unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza.
Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial and reinforcing impunity
GHF announced that twelve of its local staff have been murdered, and others have been tortured.
Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war
TEHRAN – Iran and Gaza have been front and center for global protesters in the past few days, who have been taking to the streets to condemn the Israeli regime’s unchecked aggression plaguing the region since October of 2023.
June 29, 2025 Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told CBS that Iran had a "a very vast ambitious" nuclear program.
At least 86 people were killed as the result of Israeli attacks in the 24 hours before midday Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry said.
More than 95% of farmland has been damaged or lies in areas inaccessible to farmers, as the Palestinian enclave suffers from famine.
Eye witnesses to an Israeli massacre believe British intelligence contributed to the slaughter.
Zohran Mamdani’s parents, a filmmaker and a professor, gave him the foundation for his run for mayor of New York. But their own political views may open him up to attacks.
The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed since the GHF took over aid distribution.
Hamas is reportedly trying to detain the members of Abu Shabab who are trying to take over Nasser Hospital.
European Union summit fails to act on trade agreement despite findings of human rights abuses.
US president says he would consider bombing Iran again if it is enriching uranium to worrying level
For the first time in a generation, Arab rulers got to see how Israel fared in a conventional conflict. Now, their leverage has increased
June 27, 2025 What 5 academics and former diplomats told Morning Edition about the U.S. strikes on Iran and fallout with Israel.
New documents seen by The Times reveal Mossad has been gathering intelligence from within the enemy nation — and could still be doing so
TEHRAN – The modern world, crafted in the image of the West, has always had its enforcers – figures who, under the banner of international law, primarily served the interests of Western powers and their prized colonial venture, Israel.
Israeli soldiers and officers have said they were ordered to shoot at unarmed civilians waiting for food in Gaza.
Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, particularly in the south, since a November 27 ceasefire meant to end over a year of hostilities, including two months of all-out war that left Hezbollah severely weakened.
Pouring paint on a plane is hardly 9/11. Non-violent protesters are not terrorists.
June 26, 2025 Shahar Segal — known for restaurants around the world that include Manhattan's Michelin-starred Shmoné — is a spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Preliminary assessments indicate Tehran was able to move much of its stockpile
Witnesses said Israeli drones fired at Hamas police members dressed in civilian clothing and wearing masks.
Ronaldo and his Saudi club side Al Nassr made the new deal official, putting an end to rumours he could sign elsewhere.
President Trump’s claimed Iran’s capabilities were “obliterated.” The full extent of the damage is still emerging.
But Spain’s prime minister accuses European Union of having ‘double standards’ on conflict
My father has always spoken proudly of his birth country and I’ve long dreamed of seeing it. Now it may be too late. It’s complicated
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is now the most senior European leader to describe Israel's campaign in Gaza as a genocide, as rescuers reported Israeli forces killed at least 65 people on Thursday.
The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran was assessing whether talks with the US were in its interest, following five previous rounds of negotiations that were cut short by Israel and the US attacks.
Trump's defence of Netanyahu comes after he lashed out at Israel to shore up the ceasefire with Iran
TEHRAN- In a video message published two days after fighting between Iran and Israel halted, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei thanked God, the Armed Forces, and the Iranian people for humbling both the Zionist regime and the U.S. government during the 12-day war that began on June 13 with Israeli airstrikes on Iran's soil.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns the US will ‘pay a heavy price’ in first remarks to the nation since the ceasefire between Israel and Iran was declared
The president said that Israel and Iran were 'both tired' after 12 days of war, and that talks would take place 'next week.' He also spoke about Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, urging that Israel's 'Great War Time Prime Minister' be exonerated.
Zohran Mamdani has promised to fight antisemitism, while consistently criticizing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its conduct of the war in Gaza.
CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged
The dead include teenage boy who succumbed to wounds after being shot in the neck, according to Health Ministry.
Without an agreement, the US might have to constantly bomb Iran and rely on Israel to keep its air defences destroyed
The “CIA can confirm that credible intelligence indicates that Iran’s nuclear program has been significantly damaged by the recent, targeted strikes,” Ratcliffe said.
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone conversation on Tuesday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expressing appreciation for Riyadh’s clear stance during the Israeli military aggression against Iran and for the Kingdom’s efforts in assisting Iranian pilgrims whose return flights were disrupted due to the crisis.
June 25, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran for decades, but the U.S. and his own security chiefs deterred him. Now he's basking in the moment.
The UK has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists.
TEHRAN - Iran demonstrated its might and courage by firing missiles at the U.S. military air base in Qatar on Monday evening.
President Donald Trump said on social media on Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a 'complete and total ceasefire' to be phased in over 24 hours.
The president hailed an end to the 12-day war by Tuesday afternoon after a choreographed attack on Al Udeid in Qatar
US president makes statement just hours after Tehran launched missiles at American base in Qatar
US president congratulates Iran and Israel on truce deal, but neither country has confirmed agreement to end war.
The comments came shortly before US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
The Pentagon said there were no reports of casualties after the strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and President Trump said it was time for peace.
US president says Israel and Iran will begin ceasefire within hours
Doha appears to have had advance warning of attack which followed US bombing or Iranian nuclear sites
President Donald Trump says US attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen will stop.
Macron had been criticized for hosting the former rebel Islamist chief, but the French president insisted the invitation was essential: '[Sharaa] has put an end to a regime that we condemned and fought against and he is ready to make commitments.'
The UN also expresses alarm after Israel approves a new plan that may include seizing all of Gaza indefinitely and controlling aid.
The bodies of Yonatan Samrano, Sgt Shai Levinson and Ofra Kedar were recovered on Saturday.
President Trump gave the order and must now contend with possible nuclear fallout and retaliation by the Tehran regime
The Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist returned to New York after more than three months in detention. The Trump administration is seeking to deport him.
Handful of Democrats criticise 'unconstitutional' attack while Republicans heap praise on US President Donald Trump for taking action against Iran
'If the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn't there be a Regime change???' Trump wrote Sunday on his Truth Social page after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the attack on Iran's nuclear sites 'was not and has not been about regime change.'
President’s social media posts contradict officials’ claims that US does not seek to topple government
Iran has had advisers in Iraq in the past, especially in the war against ISIS. Now, Iraqi sources informed Arab media that there could be several
Tehran vows to defend itself at all costs as its parliament approves move to close Strait of Hormuz
Tensions soar at UN as Iran, allies condemn US military action, while US, Israel reject censure.
TEHRAN – In the wake of the United States’ recent bombardment of Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities, described by President Donald Trump as a “spectacular military success,” a closer look at expert commentary from the Atlantic Council, a prominent American think tank, depicts a far more complex and contradictory picture.
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IDF attacks on alleged drone production sites came on eve of Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Friday, June 6.
When the issues are intractable, why not pivot to surefire red meat?
Israel Bonds target local governments and retail investors in the US with a low starting product at $36
Madleen, run by Freedom Flotilla Coalition, changed course after receiving distress call about sinking raft with 30-40 Sudanese on board
The complaint filed in the 'crimes against humanity' section of the Court of Paris states that Jacqueline Rivault's two grandchildren, who were French citizens, were killed in October 2023 by 'two F16 missiles fired by the Israeli army.'
An ally of the leader of the 1979 revolution, Khamenei doubled down on his hatred of Israel and made Iran a regional power
The UN human rights chief said Israel's "means and methods of warfare" were inflicting "horrifying, unconscionable suffering".
Tehran’s message to neighbours is that it will not negotiate over nuclear programme while under attack, diplomats say
If Iran is losing a conventional conflict, there is a danger that it will resort to unconventional means of retaliation
Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.
At the same time as explosions were being reported, US President Donald Trump called on Iranian civilians to "immediately evacuate Tehran."
As Tehran evacuates, an unpopular Iranian government must win over a panicked public facing an all-out war.
The Israeli leader insisted his country's deadly aggression to 'defang' Iran was justified, and equated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to a 'modern Hitler,' while US President Donald Trump addressed his own thoughts on Iran later on Monday via a Truth Social post.
With no guarantee of what would follow a potential Israeli assassination of Khamenei, it may not be a gamble the White House is likely to take
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime bombed the main building of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) while journalists were still in the complex covering the ongoing Iran-Israel war that began with the regime’s unprovoked aggression in the early hours of Friday.
Exclusive: Daniel Greenberg voiced support for Israeli war on Gaza months after taking up role as independent commissioner
Israel has struck nuclear facilities and eliminated senior commanders, while Tehran has hit back with numerous missile barrages
Israel bombs nuclear targets in Iran and Iran hits Israeli hospital amid escalating conflict
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met top US officials in Washington Thursday ahead of urgent nuclear talks with Iran, as European powers accelerate diplomatic efforts to halt a spiraling regional conflict and prevent military escalation.
Israel’s military accused Iran of using a type of weapon banned by more than 100 countries, though not by Iran or Israel. Experts said evidence offered support for the claim.
The move has sparked concern among international observers and human rights advocates, who warn it could undermine hopes for reform and reconciliation.
A White House spokesperson says President Trump will decide whether to attack Iran “within two weeks.”
TEHRAN – In a strongly worded statement, Iran’s top nuclear official held IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi responsible for 'inaction' regarding the Israeli regime's recent attacks on the country.
The group expressed its 'full support' for Iran following threats issued by US and Israeli officials against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.
Defence minister Israel Katz warns ‘a full response will come soon’ after two projectiles hit occupied Golan Heights
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says authorities investigating if family knew of planned ‘heinous attack’.
Gaza Humanitarian Fund is to close all aid centres on Wednesday after a mother was allegedly among 27 killed by Israeli gunfire in aid queue
Aid distribution will be halted on Wednesday, with Gazans warned by the IDF not to travel to collection points.
Iran may accept regional nuclear consortium idea but could push to build enrichment facility on one of their islands
Israeli prime minister’s trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust began five years ago and is set to last another two years
Exclusive: Pro-Israel lobbyist Trevor Chinn offered top diplomat ‘recommendations’ on Middle East policy.
Ahead of his state visit to France, the Brazilian president and outspoken advocate for peace discusses, in an exclusive interview with Le Monde, the urgent need for solutions in Gaza and Ukraine, and addresses the contradictions between oil exploitation in the Amazon and environmental protection.
The claims by the Israeli military came as aircraft tracker data indicated American B-2 bombers might be moving into position for joining the assault on Iran.
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a Saturday phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, emphasized that the Islamic Republic will deliver a “more decisive and crushing response” if Israel continues its acts of aggression.
The strike on the three Iranian F-14s was carried out "in the heart of Iran," IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin said.
Wassim al-Assad, cousin of former ruler Bashar al-Assad, is the first prominent figure from the Assad family to be arrested since Islamist-led forces toppled the government on December 8, ending five decades of one-family rule.
The B-2 stealth bombers, designed for long-range missions, seem to be heading to America’s airbase on the Pacific island of Guam
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian warns of ‘more devastating’ retaliation if Israel’s attacks continue
Continuing strikes from both countries are draining their economies.
Campaigners urge Amman to cancel 15-year gas deal, saying Israel broke its obligations
Israel’s attacks and the US bombing mission may have accelerated the overthrow of an unpopular regime. These are the dissidents that pose a threat
US president fuels speculation that America could join Israeli military action
TEHRAN - Hebrew media sources reported that air raid sirens were activated across central and northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories on early hours of Wednesday as Iranian missiles were fired toward Israel in the latest phase of Operation True Promise III.
A convoy of trucks brought food parcels into the territory, where civilians are at risk of starvation and have been suffering worsening conditions, with such aid shipments rare in recent weeks.
UN agency IOM says 743 people have died so far this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
The US president's 'peace through strength' policy is manifesting at every level of government communication
Iran has said its recent targets in Israel included 'sensitive' security sites, claiming attacks on the headquarters of the Mossad spy agency and air force bases. Meanwhile, Israel said it intercepted 'most' of a barrage of missiles fired from Iran after air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and northern parts of the country.
"The incident in question did not occur at a GHF site, but rather near a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) location," GHF said.
Israel-Iran conflict: Trump says Macron ‘publicity seeking’ after French leader said US president had made ceasefire offer
The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
It is potentially the deadliest of the almost daily shootings that have been taking place recently near aid distribution sites.
Prime minister said regime change in Tehran could ‘certainly be the result’ of Israel’s attacks
British nationals who were in Israel when Iran retaliated have called on the UK government to offer repatriation flights
Both sides threatened further destruction as Iran unleashed a new wave of missiles in retaliation to Israel's attack.
TEHRAN – We watched it happen to Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria over the past 20 months—Israel launching attacks on residential buildings, hospitals, places of worship, and civilian infrastructure. Yet Iranians never imagined that those scenes would be recreated in Tehran, Kermanshah, and Mashhad, with the international community still turning a blind eye.
According to IDF assessments, Iran began the current conflict with approximately 2,000 ballistic missiles of varying ranges and warhead types.
Iran has been forced to replace several military leaders, including the head of the army and the IRGC.
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to take out Iran’s supreme leader, US officials say
Four Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed and dozens more wounded after a missile struck their home in the northern town of Tamra
Countries exchange fresh rounds of missile strikes and step up threats of wider attacks
TEHRAN – Sirens blared north of the occupied territories late Saturday as Iran launched its second night of missile strikes against Israel, retaliating after the regime murdered Iranian civilians, officials, and scientists in unprovoked and unprecedented airstrikes.
Israel has already claimed responsibility for the deaths of nine scientists instrumental in Iran's nuclear program, as well as senior Iranian generals.
Tehran attacked Israel in retaliatory strikes without the support of regional allies.
Iranian and Israeli citizens in Tehran and Tel Aviv describe their nights under bombardment
Air defence systems firing in Iranian cities, signalling possible start of another Israeli attack, according to state television
Videos seen by Middle East Eye show fires and plumes of smoke in Haifa after scores of missiles target northern Israel and the central city of Tel Aviv
Information on the latest incident is scarce as the internet has been down in Gaza for more than two days.
The Israeli strikes have led the Elysée to postpone the United Nations conference in New York with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which was initially scheduled for June 18.
With Israel’s attack on Iran, Netanyahu can distract from his many crises at home. Trump can appease both his faux anti-war backers and the hawks.
Their boat was intercepted on Monday as they attempted to break Israel's naval blockade on Gaza and deliver a symbolic amount of aid.
The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 149-12 with 19 abstentions. The resolution, drafted by Spain, 'strongly condemns any use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.' Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon denied that Israel was using starvation as a weapon of war, calling the accusation 'blood libel.'
US troops in the Middle East, shipping and oil facilities could be in Iran’s line of fire
The forces stirring action on the streets this week have been led by labor groups. But the voices at some rallies represent a wide range of causes.
Ten of the 12 activists taken from the Madleen by Israel have now been deported.
The newspaper cited a senior Israeli official as saying a strike could come as soon as Sunday unless Iran agrees to halt production of fissile material, which can be used to make an atomic bomb.
The US has put its officials in the Middle East on warning. Is it a ruse to pressure Iran amid gridlock in talks?
US pulls embassy staff from Middle East as threats emerge over potential Israel attack on Iran
John Healey tells Declassified he has ‘nothing more to add’ about the UK’s surveillance of Palestine
Turkey and Qatar's regional rivals face several setbacks as the two countries seal deals with US on energy and security in Syria
The BBC travels in an ambulance from the Gaza border to Amman with Siwar and her family
Additionally, on Wednesday, the US authorized the evacuation of certain personnel in Iraq in anticipation of a potential Israeli strike on Iran.
Khalil, a legal US resident, has been in custody since March 8, when federal immigration agents arrested him in his New York apartment building. US District Judge Michael Farbiarz argued that Khalil's continued detention has caused irreparable harm to his career, to his family and to his free speech rights.
Yair Yaakov was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The other hostage will be named later, the Israeli military said.
While the ruling does not order Khalil’s immediate release, it does undermine the US government’s case against Khalil.
Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right finance minister in Netanyahu’s war cabinet, will cancel a scheme allowing bank transactions in the West Bank and Gaza
About 2,500 people from more than 50 countries are expected to take part in pro-Palestinian walk to Egypt-Gaza border
The announcement marks the first time direct Libyan involvement in Sudan’s ongoing war has been alleged.
Swedish activist is one of several being flown home after their humanitarian attempt to sail supplies to the besieged territory
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it would deport four activists who were detained aboard an aid ship bound for Gaza, including the environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg.
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will face a travel ban and see their assets frozen
The State Department had already absorbed 80 percent of the agency's projects
The Maghreb Resilience Convoy's 300-vehicle caravan departed from Tunis on Monday morning, before crossing the Libyan border on Tuesday.
According to the enclave's Health Ministry, 106 people were killed in 24 hours. Humanitarian aid, which Israel had entirely cut off for two months, has been trickling back in since May 19.
Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will both face a travel ban.
As Israel’s war on Gaza enters its second summer, the annual all-expenses-paid tour of Israel is more popular than ever.
The police broke the law when they ransacked my house. When will they stop harassing pro-Palestine journalists?
Commandos board the vessel in international waters
Zaher Birawi, a pro-Palestinian campaigner, said the allegations of his connection to the terror group were ‘baseless’
Lawyers say it's a legally sound order, and the only way to challenge it is through legislative change
The civilian ship, called the Madleen, was on a mission organized by a group that opposes the nearly two-decade-old blockade of Gaza.
Macron claimed that the humanitarian blockade was 'shameful' and urged the immediate liberation of French nationals who had joined Greta Thunberg and other activists on a boat headed to Gaza, which was then stopped by Israel. The French government called on Israel to ensure the 'protection' of the activists.
Freedom Flotilla organisers have had no contact with activists since they were ‘kidnapped’ by Israel on way to Gaza.
Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestine activists on the Madleen expected to return to their home countries, Israeli foreign ministry says
In a statement, the council warned that any future Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities would be met with retaliation targeting Israeli nuclear sites using the intelligence gathered.
Israel's foreign ministry has branded it a "selfie yacht", while Thunberg says she has been "kidnapped" after Israeli forces boarded the vessel.
Exclusive: UK-made munitions containers have been shipped to Israel’s largest arms firm amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.
At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli bombing of Gaza City’s Sabra with more than 50 wounded, medics say.
Ukraine’s destruction of expensive warplanes with simple flying bombs was Russia’s Pearl Harbor moment. The technology is changing faster than you think
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed close to the controversial supply centre in Gaza.
The shooting deaths were the latest reported near the aid center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Fund in the southern district of Rafah.
Nattapong Pinta was abducted during the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza in 2023
Syrian Emergency Task Force says camp for displaced people now 'closed and empty' with residents returning home
Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.
Another tortured round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations, another set of headlines laying the blame solely on Hamas.
Decision will end an almost three-month blockade that has stopped food and medicine entering Palestinian enclave
After Israel said it was open to talks on 'ending the fighting' with Hamas earlier on Sunday, attacks were launched 'throughout the northern and southern Gaza Strip,' with dozens reported killed by rescue workers.
Israel gave the update shortly after announcing a new ground offensive in Gaza.
Netanyahu signals openness to deal with Hamas and says Israel will allow some aid into Gaza
Israel aims to press Hamas into releasing hostages and ultimately to destroy the group, but says it will now also allow some aid to enter the enclave.
Israel said earlier that it might end the war if Hamas was exiled rather than destroyed
Israel's military says it was targeting an underground drone factory of armed group Hezbollah.
Maersk ships between the US and Israel carrying F-35 components are routed through Rotterdam, a grassroots group claims.
Prime minister’s comments come after opposition leader claims country is sending weapons to ‘criminals and felons’
Muhammad Pahlawan was captured by American forces off the coast of Somalia in a raid last year that led to the deaths of two Navy SEALs.
The strikes marked the fourth time Israel has attacked Beirut since a ceasefire with Hezbollah went into effect last November
The four million Afghans living – undocumented or not – in the territory of the Islamic Republic are at risk of being sent back to their country. Once tolerated, these exiles are now also facing a violent anti-migrant campaign from Iranians.
US confident Israel could set Iran's nuclear programme back 'a few years', but Netanyahu's fear of Trump holds him back, experts say
Doctors in Gaza now donating their own blood to save patients, medical charity says
It is long past time Tzipi Hotovely was expelled from London. Starmer’s inaction proves he has no intention of stopping his support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza.
Limiting trade, travel and freezing foreign reserves would show the EU is willing to act independently of the US
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an independent inquiry into the mass shooting of Palestinians.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023 with Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on Israel.
A prestigious study program will not welcome students next academic year after a clash between museum officials and young artists who said they were censored.
The draft proposal echoes the Obama-era nuclear deal and includes a major climbdown by the Trump administration
The climate activist, who is sailing to Gaza in a group of campaigners, was criticised by Lindsey Graham on X
Reports say an incident occurred in Rafah in the early hours of Sunday as people were queueing for aid.
Motion comes as prime minister’s ultra-Orthodox allies threaten to quit government in dispute over conscription
Days after launching US-backed aid mechanism and killing dozens of aid seekers, Israel temporarily shuts all aid sites.
Gaza aid group halts distribution due to safety concerns after dozens killed seeking aid
The U.S. was the only member nation to veto the U.N. Security Council resolution. The resolution also sought the release of all the hostages and the continuation of full-scale aid deliveries.
The situation in Gaza surpasses "any acceptable, legal, moral, and humane standard", the ICRC tells BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
The Israeli military says Palestinians cannot enter the distribution sites or travel on roads leading to them for 24 hours
Senator Ted Cruz and Jared Moskowitz are leading calls for the political group to be banned
The US press secretary accused the BBC of relying on Hamas claims and pulling a report on Israeli gunfire in Gaza. The British broadcaster denied removing the article and said all death tolls were clearly sourced and updated as new information emerged.
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said that there is 'no such thing as an occupation' when it comes to the Palestinian territories, and that 'if France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state [it can] carve out a piece of the French Riviera.'
The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza.
IDF denies firing on civilians after more than 30 deaths among people headed to controversial humanitarian hubs
The Palestinians were shot and scores wounded as huge crowds assembled to try and get food from a new aid distribution center. An Israeli military official said soldiers fired warning shots.
Britain endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, aligning with France and the US
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a veteran Hamas commander and Israel’s most wanted operative, is now in charge of the group’s military wing in Gaza
Hamdi al-Najjar’s son Adam (11) remains in hospital following bombing of family home
Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.
A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.”
Latest warning on starving population comes as Hamas considers ceasefire proposal
In a sharp escalation of hostilities, Iran has pledged a “harsh and regretful” response to Israel’s recent airstrikes targeting Iranian military facilities. This development follows a deadly exchange that began with Tehran’s missile barrage into Israel, intended as retribution for the recent
Speaking at a summit in Singapore on Friday, President Emmanuel Macron said European countries should 'harden' their position on Israel, and that recognizing a Palestinian state, with some conditions, was 'a moral duty.'
The US says Israel has "signed off" on envoy Steve Witkoff's plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas.
Anthony Loyd takes the photographer back to Syria to chronicle Palmyra’s destruction — but the trip becomes a reflection on war, loss and friendship
The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".
Israel said it was unaware of injuries after reports tanks opened fire on Palestinians
Israel on Friday warned Hamas to either accept the deal and free the hostages held in Gaza 'or be annihilated.' In a response statement on Saturday, Hamas offered '10 living prisoners' for release, 'in addition to the return of 18 bodies, in exchange for an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners.'
Under the deal, 10 living captives will be freed, 18 bodies returned in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners.
Palestinian group offered to release 10 hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for prisoners
Militant group calls for changes to US proposal as IDF confirms it killed Hamas leader on 13 May
He was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader killed by Israel last year. Hamas did not immediately respond to the claim of his death.
Declassified files shed further light on how the UK government courted Bashar Al-Assad at the beginning of his rule, before trying to overthrow him
Since a joint U.S.–Israel plan put a nonprofit in charge of aid distribution in Gaza, at least nine people have been killed and 47 injured.
Arab delegation was set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
Fears of famine grow as Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, says only 20 of the 58 hostages still in Gaza are believed to be alive
Majdi Nema was found guilty by a Paris court and has been sentenced to 10 years. He was charged under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows states to prosecute suspects accused of serious crimes regardless of where they were committed.
Trump administration has relied on sweeping view of executive power to push for deportation of pro-Palestine students.
United Nations officials said that the new system, known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, violated humanitarian principles by requiring many Palestinians to travel miles to obtain aid.
Israeli forces kill at least 30 people including eight members of the family of a local journalist, Palestinian health officials say
Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in Rafah.
Iconic photographer Latif al-Ani travels across Iraq to find the people and places he took photos of before the wars.
It comes after UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy warns that Israel's war in Gaza is entering a "dark new phase".
Israel has allowed a very limited amount of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza on Monday after an 11-week blockade. The UN called it a 'drop in the ocean.'
Country begins allowing limited entry of aid after prime minister acknowledges strip is approaching starvation
Mr. Mahdawi, who led pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, was released from detention late last month and allowed to travel from Vermont to get his diploma.
Announcement that basic amount of aid will be allowed into Gaza described as ‘wholly inadequate’
Netanyahu said aid would be allowed into the Gaza Strip after global pressure to prevent famine for Palestinians
Dialogue with new leadership in Damascus follows spate of Israeli air strikes
Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.
As hundreds of Palestinians converged on an Israeli-backed aid distribution center in Rafah, Gaza, short bursts of gunfire caused the crowd to panic. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots near the compound.
Tuesday's move by Dublin comes a week after the EU ordered a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, a cooperation deal signed in 1995 that forms the basis for trade ties with Israel.
UN insists humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the parties to the conflict
Hundreds of Palestinians collect food from a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose work the UN calls a "distraction".
Yaqeen Hammad, 11, who posted videos on social media to share humanitarian updates and survival tips from Gaza, was killed by an Israeli airstrike
Today on The Stream: We dive into the space between cultural appropriation and appreciation.
Britain, France and Canada called the Israeli plans for escalation “disproportionate” and “egregious” at a time when the U.N. is warning the population is at risk of famine.
International criticism of the military campaign in the Palestinian enclave increases
Baby Niveen was evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment, but has now been sent back to Gaza.
Trump warns that Israel’s military campaign is deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and straining regional support
The UK, along with Canada, is determined to take the step at the conference organized by France in June at the United Nations. The intensification of Israeli attacks and the blockade of food aid to Gaza have overtaken the British government's reluctance.
UN says no aid distributed yet after Israel eases 11-week blockade
Kristi Noem says the US president ‘wants peace’ but will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Jean-Pierre Filiu, a French historian who has traveled to the Gaza Strip many times over the years, spent a month in the Palestinian territory from December to January. He answered questions from Le Monde's readers about what he saw there.
Uranium enrichment remains a core issue of contention between the sides
Children are among those who died in the attack, which Israel says targeted a Hamas command centre.
For months, Israel’s strongest allies had been reluctant to join a wave of global censure against the war. Now, even the Trump administration appears to be growing impatient.
Jake Wood says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation cannot implement Israel’s proposal without compromising on principles
The talks aimed to stop Israel's 'inhumane' and 'senseless' war, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said.
Hamdi al-Najjar's "life remains in danger", a Bulgarian doctor working at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza tells the BBC.
Joseph Neumeyer, who is also a German citizen, approached the building on May 19 with Molotov cocktails, officials say.
Yaron Lischinsky, 30, was buried on Sunday in the small town where his family lived.
Israel now controls 77% of Gaza Strip, says Hamas media office, as journalist and senior rescue official among latest casualties
A British surgeon working in Nasser Hospital said he had operated on the doctor's surviving 11-year-old.
British surgeon at mother’s hospital says the Gaza-based family had no political connections
Hostages and Missing Families Forum called on the government to ‘return to the negotiating table’.
Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.
Israel’s military says it had evacuated civilians from the area and ‘the claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review’
The destruction of schools, universities, hospitals, factories and roads – Israel's conduct of its war in the Palestinian enclave aims to deprive residents of any prospects for the future, pushing them to abandon their land.
The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.
More young Israelis are turning their backs on the Gaza war, but wider society shows little sympathy for Palestinians.
The federal government formally accused the university of violating civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students.
Since returning to office, Trump has revived his 'maximum pressure' campaign on Iran, backing talks but warning of military action if diplomacy fails. Iran wants a new deal that would ease the sanctions, which have battered its economy.
Gaza health system at breaking point as Israeli hostilities intensify, says WHO
Netanyahu is preparing to conduct strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities should the latest talks in Rome not succeed
Travellers who stand up to get their hand luggage and scramble for the exits before the plane has come to a stop will face a fine in Turkey
Parents say children are having to drink unsafe and salty water, as fuel shortages threaten desalination and hygiene facilities.
Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war.
The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, was charged with gunning down two Israeli Embassy workers outside a Jewish museum in Washington. Here is what we know about him.
Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar blamed European criticism of his country's stepped-up Gaza offensive, claiming 'a direct line connecting anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incitement to this murder': 'This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and international organizations, especially from Europe.'
Some flour reaches coastal enclave as blockade eases, but aid groups call for more
US President Donald Trump hails deals during his three-country tour of the Gulf region.
The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country’s president, a former jihadist.
The US president’s tour of the Gulf ends on an ambiguous note as he claims to have made a deal with Iran — ‘sort of’
After Emmanuel Macron described Israel's actions as 'unacceptable,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the French president of siding with Hamas. Bombings on the Palestinian enclave have intensified, and a new evacuation order was issued for Gaza City.
Satellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed.
Handover of Edan Alexander comes ahead of Donald Trump’s trip to Gulf
A convoy carrying Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage held in Gaza, arrived at the Reim Military Base on Monday after his release from Hamas.
The United States announced the new sanctions a day after a fourth round of talks with Iran concluded. No major breakthrough was announced after the talks, but both sides voiced cautious optimism.
Interior Ministry urges residents to stay home and avoid movement, warning of further instability.
US president suggests he may lift sanctions to give country ‘fresh start’
The BBC's Fergal Keane reports on the rise of malnutrition in Gaza's children.
The two commissions – one to investigate the fate of tens of thousands missing under Bashar al-Assad's rule, and another to pursue transitional justice – will aim to reckon with the brutal legacy of more than a decade of war and repression.
Mother who gave birth in January says Israel’s blockade means she can only offer her daughter saltwater soup
Israel and Hamas confirm indirect talks being held in Qatar as Israel expands ground offensive, killing dozens.
A new round of talks has taken place in Doha after Israel carried out airstrikes which killed hundreds.
Not long after the attacks, Yuval Raphael said, she resolved to follow her long-held dream of becoming a professional singer.
Gaza volunteer calls Israel’s intensified bombardment “shocking” as Palestinians face severe food and medical shortages.
IDF aiming to seize strategic areas as part of expansion of war against Hamas in attempt to force release of hostages
The lawmakers introduced resolutions as anger erupted over a series of deals involving the president, businesses linked to his family and several countries.
The Council warned that Israel's actions risk fueling future conflict, while the UN rights chief condemned the escalating offensive and blockade as tantamount to ethnic cleansing.
The secretary of state's comments come as Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, according to hospitals and rescuers
The Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander, met the US president in Riyadh before he travelled to the UAE
White House says agreements signed by the US and Qatar would lead to an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion.
Nato must develop a nimbler technological edge than during the cold war
In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.
Israel says it targeted top Hamas militants hiding among civilians at the Khan Younis hospital.
The French president accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of 'unacceptable' behavior over its blockade of aid into Gaza in a televised interview on Tuesday.
Iranian officials said their foreign minister had proposed a joint nuclear-enrichment venture, involving Arab countries and American investment.
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Trump with fighter jets and flag-waving cavalry, as the US President lavished praise on the kingdom.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia that he would lift sanctions on Syria.
Washington is pressing for a deal that would free hostages and stave off the Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza
Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen “starvation is spreading” inside Gaza.
Allies of the president say it is wrong to accept the Boeing 747-8 from a country ‘that has links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas’
Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire in the war-battered territory.
The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released.
The announcement, which did not say when the hostage, Edan Alexander, would be set free, came as President Trump planned to visit the region.
Attacks come in retaliation after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport on Sunday
Israel’s priority is a ‘wider colonial expansion’, the committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories said.
Any Trump administration efforts to send non-Libyans to the north African country would violate a prior court order
After the Blast
As Israel's humanitarian blockade of Gaza continues after two months, European Union foreign ministers, gathered in Warsaw on Thursday, did not have strong enough words to describe the situation on the ground.
UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to "weaponise" aid.
The rescue team has embarked on a two-year mission to protect sites of archaeological significance
Israel eyes full Gaza occupation. Plus, justice plays out as primetime radio drama in Ghana.
Lounge employee stripped of security pass after his organisation, raised £300,000, much of it at British universities, for aid for Lebanon
Following Hamas's terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, Le Monde published profiles of two families caught in the conflict: the Weissmanns, on the Israeli side, and the Redwans, on the Palestinian side. After a year and a half of a never-ending war, with the Gaza Strip under further bombardment, we spoke with them again.
Palestinian rights group says remarks criticising a Lancet analysis on impact of the conflict are ‘sickening’
When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value,” whether an archbishop or an unordained believer.
Israeli bombings on Wednesday devastated a market as well as two schools serving as shelters for displaced people. Since Israel broke the ceasefire in mid-March, dozens of Palestinians have perished under its airstrikes every day.
Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe.
A probe into the US journalist’s death in the West Bank suggests US had reason to believe shooting was ‘intentional’.
Mosab Abu Toha, a poet who has said Emily Damari was not a hostage, won the award for commentary
The agreement comes after Donald Trump announced that the US would end attacks against the Houthis after the rebels agreed to stop harassing ships, though the Houthis said attacks on Israel would continue.
Israel attacked Sana’s international airport after the Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel’s main airport.
Israel’s military unleashed another wave of attacks on Yemen, claiming to have “fully disabled” Sanaa’s airport.
Trump said the US will ‘stop the bombings’ in Yemen in return
It has been over 60 days since Israel ordered a halt to all humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Israel says the siege will continue until Hamas releases all of its hostages.
Ship hit by two drones near Malta on Friday; NGO blames Israel for attack.
In a video published on Telegram on Sunday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu promised retaliation, saying 'it will not happen in one bang, but there will be many bangs.'
Israeli spokesmen said the expanded ground operation would include “a wide attack, involving moving most of Gaza’s population,” as well as the “holding of territories” by Israeli soldiers for an indefinite period of time.
Israel claims the strikes on Yemen's western coast targeted Houthi-controlled areas.
To many, the close relationship between the US and Israel seems permanent and unshakeable.
US state’s attorney general says her office will no longer pursue the case due to delays and a ‘circus-like atmosphere’.
Private contractors will distribute aid as part of new strategy but UN agencies say essential supplies are being used as a ‘pressure tactic’
Families of captives say a wider Israeli Gaza assault risks their relatives’ lives.
Despite concerted American efforts, the Iran-backed Yemeni group continues to launch missile attacks against Israel and ships in the Red Sea
The mobilization could indicate that Israel is preparing to shift its tactics in its fight against Hamas.
Ahmad bin Mubarak says he was not able to take the decisions he needed to or to fully exercise his powers
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 20 new strikes hit military targets across Syria in the 'heaviest' assault carried out by Israel on its neighbor this year.
Since March 2, no commercial or humanitarian trucks have entered the Palestinian enclave. The United Nations estimates that the situation has reached its worst level since the beginning of the war.
Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated.
The former chief of staff to Senator John Fetterman last year wrote to a doctor who had treated him, pointing to “warning signs” that suggested the senator could be backsliding on his recovery from a mental health crisis.
A uneasy peace reigns in the town of Maaloula, where neighbours fought bloody battles during the civil war, as a priest calls for reconciliation
Many Palestinians depend on community kitchens, but one says they have only two weeks of supplies left.
Parts of Europe were brought to a halt on Monday after a power cut lasted for almost one day.
Gunfire erupted between the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters on Tuesday. Fighting broke out after an audio clip circulated of a man criticizing Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
Criminal charges against media outlets have raised concerns about press freedom
Syrian Druze leader condemns ‘genocidal campaign’ after dozens killed in clashes south of Damascus.
Sunni Muslim extremist groups targeted Jaramana and other areas with large Druse populations, clashing with militias, after an audio clip surfaced purporting to be of a Druse cleric insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
CMA CGM's regional director said the contract included a commitment to modernizing and expanding the port of Latakia for the next 30 years.
Thousands of reservists have joined calls to end the Gaza war and bring the remaining hostages back.
Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.
Rapidly spreading fires caused several injuries and prompted Defense Minister Israel Katz to declare the situation a 'national emergency.'
All available emergency forces have been mobilised and countries including the UK have been asked to provide aerial assistance
The blockade on Gaza has left two million at risk of starvation, Palestinian representatives said at the International Court of Justice
Following a blast on Saturday, the port on the Strait of Hormuz was still ablaze on Monday.
An Israeli drone strike has killed at least 12 Palestinians, including a number of children in Gaza City.
Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".
In a speech in Jerusalem on Sunday, the Israeli prime minister insisted that any deal with Tehran must also address its ballistic missile capabilities.
Since April 2023, the RSF has been battling Sudan’s army for control of the country in a brutal civil war.
But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".
The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.
Women, girls and boys suffered reported sexual attacks in the latest violence.
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who will attend technical talks in Oman on Saturday, last met Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on April 19, with both parties reporting progress. The first meeting was held on April 12.
The blast happened at the Rajaei port on Saturday morning. Social media videos showed black billowing smoke after the blast. Authorities have offered no cause for the explosion so far.
Mahmoud Abbas appoints veteran aide to newly created role, making him frontrunner to replace ageing leader
Four months after Assad fell, sanctions still cripple hospitals where mothers have caesareans without anaesthesia and infection is rife
Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah movement.
Gazan civilians are losing their fear of Hamas, openly criticising the group on the streets and online.
Observers denounce punishment of pro-Palestine protesters and silence on far-right Israeli minister’s visit.
New research shows the culture that dominated the Mediterranean 2,500 years ago did not take over territories but instead absorbed their people