Turkey's National Intelligence Organization report found that the current infrastructure was inadequate for protection in modern warfare after assessing damage from the 12 Day War.
Nissim Vaturi, who is also Knesset deputy speaker, told MPs that 'Kahane was right in many ways where we were wrong'
Africa CDC recorded about 300,000 confirmed and suspected cases of cholera so far in 2025, a rise over last year.
More than 900,000 bottles of instant infant formula are also blocked
The move ahead of the Milipol expo next week breaks with the policy set by Paris last year to ban companies involved in the war in Gaza.
Frequency of visits is four times higher than previously reported.
November 13, 2025 Israel deported more than 150 freed Palestinian prisoners last month. Some experts in Israel warn it could have long-term consequences for Israeli security.
While the US sees diplomacy with Israel as crucial to peace in the Middle East, Arab leaders see it differently
Rubio's comments came after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Canada.
November 12, 2025 Israeli President Isaac Herzog added a rare and powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The head of the UN migration agency says more than 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan.
A coalition of Jewish groups signed a letter criticising the Anti-Defamation League and vowed to work with the NYC mayor-elect
Ron Dermer, a close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spearheaded months of negotiations that resulted in the Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal that took effect on October 10.
British officials are developing new ties with their Syrian counterparts complicit in recent killings, including former leading al-Qaeda operatives
In a letter to Hamas, the Yemeni group appears to suggest an end to Houthi attacks and is 'closely monitoring developments'
Israelis continue to attack Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza, as death toll in the latter tops 69,000.
Amid tensions with Israel and the US, Iran is ramping up diplomacy to build a "multipolar order," strengthening ties with Iraq, the UAE, and Uzbekistan to safeguard its regional influence.
Proposed law is aimed at deterring ‘Arab terrorism’, says Itamar Ben-Gvir
The French president also warned on Tuesday that any Israeli plans for annexation in the West Bank would be a 'red line' and would provoke a European reaction.
Activists had been pressuring the Human Rights Campaign, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ groups, to stand against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Images never-before published by British media show hooded detainees in stress positions weeks before death of Baha Mousa in 2003
Militant group says it is still unable to locate all dead hostages in Gaza
November 10, 2025 Since the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, Israel’s control of the West Bank has increased. Palestinians in the occupied territory are having their land confiscated at unprecedented rates.
Trump offered Sharaa a careful and media-light reception, but later praised him and said the US wanted to make Syria 'successful'
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's landmark visit to the Oval Office came just days after Washington removed him from its terrorism list. Sharaa's group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), was formerly affiliated with Al-Qaeda. He is the first Syrian leader to visit the White House since the Middle East country's independence in 1946.
About 200 Hamas fighters remain trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel refuses to grant them passage, threatening the truce.
US renews temporary waiver of sanctions
A senior Israeli official suggests the need to act before Trump's presidency concludes, as tensions rise over Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
Decision reflects wider regional doubts about terms of US-drafted plan to disarm Hamas
One woman's husband was taken from his job as an ambulance paramedic two years ago. She waited after the ceasefire, but he never came home.
As Israel hands over nameless bodies of Palestinians, will the UK fund efforts to identify the dead – as it did in other conflicts?
Regional leaders fear proposal to rebuild half of enclave under Israeli control will lead to long-term partition
Davie’s exit caps week of attacks on UK’s public broadcaster, with Trump press secretary calling it ‘100% fake news’.
Israel’s defense minister rebuked Turkey’s move to charge Netanyahu and IDF leaders with “genocide,” calling the warrants “ridiculous.”
Lieutenant Hadar Goldin is the 24th deceased hostage whose remains have been returned by Hamas since the start of the ceasefire on October 10.
November 9, 2025 Hadar Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire took effect ending that year's war between Israel and Hamas.
The Irish Football Association says Israel broke Uefa rules by allowing 'settlement clubs' in the occupied West Bank
Exclusive: Mohammed Baraka’s case alleges discrimination on basis of nationality after EU counterparts were transferred
The raids come ahead of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Washington in an effort to join a US-led anti-Islamic State coalition.
Health ministry says 284 people added to total after their identities were verified between October 31st and November 7th
In the conservative desert region of Deir ez-Zor, in north-east Syria, Islamic State group jihadists have taken advantage of the gradual withdrawal of US troops to step up armed attacks against Kurdish forces.
FAI calls for Israel’s immediate suspension over its violation of UEFA’s statutes in occupied Palestinian territory.
November 8, 2025 A Israeli military court will weigh the fate of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly throwing rocks in the West Bank. U.S. lawmakers have urged his release.
Ennahda leader's protest follows that of opposition politician Jawhar Ben Mbarek, as critics accuse President Kais Saied of turning Tunisia into an 'open-air prison'
Khartoum's ambassador to Washington tells Middle East Eye he'd like to see the US president more personally involved
Severe access restrictions and ongoing shortages continue to hamper relief efforts as the US says it will take over administration of aid in the war-ravaged territory.
US has rolled back sanctions that could complicate Syria’s efforts to rebuild following years of devastating civil war.
The report by the New York Times cited seven diplomats saying that US officials offered President Trump's Gaza deal as the only way to a peaceful solution for the situation in the Strip.
November 7, 2025 For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.
Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild.
Israa al-Areer’s searches through bodies returned by Israel for husband and brother missing since start of war on Gaza.
Scotland's former first minister, Humza Yousaf, tells Middle East Eye that a transatlantic alliance is in order
An American force in or near Damascus at a strategic site such as an airport could be just the thing Syria needs at the moment.
Israel claims it is hitting Hizbullah targets and trying to stop group from rebuilding despite year-long ceasefire
Of the 28 hostages who were killed by Hamas and were to be handed over under the deal, 21 have been returned so far.
UN nuclear chief says inspectors have not been granted access to country’s most important facilities
Mamdani has received congratulations from both expected and unexpected quarters
Aid groups call for unimpeded assistance to Gaza as displaced Palestinians turn to local community kitchens for help.
The resolution, submitted by the US with the objective of establishing the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, has not yet been discussed in Israel.
Of the 28 deceased hostages Hamas agreed to hand over under the deal, it has so far returned 21: 19 Israelis, one Thai national and one Nepali – excluding the latest body.
A Sudanese massacre foretold. Plus Margaret Atwood on our dystopian world
Israeli military says it killed two Palestinians who approached an area it occupied in a ‘threatening’ way
Itay Chen's remains were returned to Israel via the Red Cross on Tuesday, meaning seven dead hostages now remain in Gaza.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
Voters tell MEE that Zohran Mamdani's focus on affordability and his relatability as a New Yorker drove them to the polls
The US says the warring parties have agreed to a humanitarian truce
Israeli fire kills man in Jabalia in north of Strip, health authorities say
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who have been imprisoned in Iran since 2022, are 'on their way to the French embassy in Tehran,' French President Emmanuel Macron announced on X.
Israeli forces will now transfer the remains to the National Centre of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv for identification.
It is yet undetermined which nations will be involved in the International Security Force, nor what the force's responsibilities will be.
November 4, 2025 A political scandal has erupted over allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians. A military official, who had leaked a video, disappeared briefly on Sunday. She was found later and is now being held in prison.
Surveillance footage showed alleged abuse of Palestinian inmate at notorious Israeli prison
The remarks come ahead of the Saudi crown prince's visit to Washington later this month
The attacks in two towns come a day after Israel threatened to escalate its assault on alleged Hezbollah targets.
Abbas Araghchi decried claims of "imminent nuclear threat" from Iran as a "heinous lie."
The actor Pejman Jamshidi, briefly arrested and then released, left the country for Canada after a young woman accused him of sexual assault.
Netanyahu: ‘We are systematically eliminating Hamas pockets in Gaza’
Former Conservative party treasurer told an Israeli diplomat: ‘You still have friends close to number ten!!!’
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking a video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
November 3, 2025 Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year.
Israeli prime minister does not rule out further strikes against Hizbollah and Houthi rebels
Despite the ceasefire, Israel’s strikes and severe restrictions on aid leave Gaza’s civilians struggling to survive.
Israel announced on Sunday that the remains will be examined by forensic experts, as health officials in Gaza struggle to identify bodies without access to DNA kits.
“Hezbollah is rebuilding far more quickly than the Lebanese Army can disarm it,” Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post last week.
The remains will undergo formal identification in Israel, as the return of deceased hostages under a ceasefire continues.
Killing has led to widespread anger over repeated violations of Lebanese sovereignty by Israel
Judge blocks transfer of Sami Hamdi out of California as legal challenge over alleged retaliation for free speech unfolds
Israel’s defence minister accuses Beirut of delaying efforts to disarm militant group a day after deadly Israeli airstrike
Gaza Government Media Office says just 24 percent of agreed aid allowed into Gaza since ceasefire deal came into force.
By opening the museum, Egypt was "writing a new chapter in the story of this ancient nation's present and future," Sisi said at the opening.
Middle East Eye details Israeli attacks, arrests and aid blockades since last month's truce
After initial enthusiasm, people fear ceasefire does not mean end to war but just less frequent, more unpredictable violence
November 1, 2025 The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said, the latest setback that could undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Israel's military said that a forensic analysis revealed that three bodies it received via the Red Cross on Friday were not those of any of the deceased captives still to be handed over as part of the ceasefire deal.
The resolution supports Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara, a stance backed by Trump’s administration.
The Caesar Act imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Syria targeting individuals, companies, and institutions linked to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Mamdani has garnered strong support from young Jews while also exposing a strong divide in some Jewish communities
Israeli military attacks Gaza Strip for fourth day, killing three people
Strikes on the Palestinian enclave, a humanitarian blockade and diplomatic tensions are severely testing hopes for a lasting peace plan.
Hundreds of thousands of Haredim converge on Jerusalem to oppose mandatory military service
Reports of massacres by Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur’s city of el-Fasher.
The bodies were identified as those of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
US plans to allocate most of the slots to South Africa's white minority, as thousands of other refugees are left in limbo
Israel and the Trump administration insist that the ceasefire is still in place. Dozens of residents in Gaza disagree.
A sea of black filled Jerusalem's streets on Thursday as haredim gathered to protest being enlisted into the army.
Draft-dodging religious students under pressure as IDF seeks recruits amid burnout and casualties from Gaza war
Forty-nine Syrians have begun training in Turkey, as part of a new program that will allow Syrian troops to use Turkish military barracks and academies.
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
Arms control expert calls the scale of visits “a moral failing of massive proportions”.
Military launched barrage of overnight attacks in response to killing of Israeli soldier
As the mayoral election nears, Mamdani is showing what it takes to maintain a lead with the Jewish population in NYC.
Israel said it struck an arms depot in northern Gaza hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a US-brokered truce, warning it would keep operating against what it called 'imminent threats' despite mounting international calls to preserve the ceasefire.
Israel Defense Forces carried out attacks across Gaza following killing of Israeli soldier
Among Palestinians, support for Hamas has increased over the last two years, while frustration with rival Fatah runs deep
“In the end, only a broader dialogue between Israel and Lebanon can advance and improve the situation on the ground,” a Western diplomat told the Post.
Rapid Support Forces, which claimed control of El Fasher on Sunday, reportedly killed at least 460 people ‘in cold blood’
US President Trump says "nothing" will jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence.
October 29, 2025 Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.
Book review: Peter Oborne spares neither Labour nor the Conservatives in his searing history of Gaza’s destruction.
Palestinian militants deny responsibility for Rafah attack and delays in releasing hostage remains as peace accord frays
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza
'The Iraqi cultural attache in London formally informed the ministry about the seizure of the 185 artifacts. Archaeological experts subsequently confirmed their Iraqi origin.'
Netanyahu ordered airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, raising the question of whether the U.S. would hold him accountable for maintaining the ceasefire.
The Israeli prime minister had earlier ordered 'powerful' strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire by returning remains identified as those of an Israeli hostage killed earlier in the war.
Hamed and Rida Aliwa have taken up the responsibility of raising dozens of their grandchildren after losing their sons.
Hamas accused of delaying hostage return as militant group denies involvement in fire on Israeli troops
Qatar's top diplomat refuted Fine's false allegations against the Gulf state and his Islamophobic remark about 'Muslim pilots'
Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire as the group's civil defence agency says nine people have been killed in the strikes.
October 28, 2025 Israel has strengthened its security with a series of sweeping military victories in the past two years. It has also become far more isolated internationally, with no clear path ahead.
UN condemns Houthi detentions of staff in Yemen, with 59 held as security forces raid offices, seizing equipment, making aid delivery harder.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit western Turkiye Monday night, causing at least three buildings to collapse.
The latest exchange came as both senior Israeli officials and an association representing the families of the October 7 hostages demanded that Hamas speed up the transfer, which has slowed since it released its 20 living captives.
If confirmed by forensic testing, Hamas will have returned 16 of the 28 hostages it was holding before the start of the ceasefire.
Company run by Emirati national security advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon, may have shared dual-use technology with China
Make-up of international stabilisation force still unclear
Israel says its latest post-ceasefire attack in Gaza was targeting an Islamic Jihad militant
UNIFIL claimed that an Israeli tank fired a shot towards UN peacekeepers on the Israel-Lebanon border on Sunday.
Israel asserts it has veto power over the force’s composition; Palestinians are not consulted.
Refusing to recognize a Palestinian partner immediately undermines Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, just as it did with his so-called 'deal of the century' in February 2020, which ultimately came to nothing.
Entisar al-Hammadi's case was described by HRW as 'marred by irregularities and abuse'
Trump administration excludes use of US troops in force aimed at securing 20-point plan for ending war
Mohammed Ibrahim is one of more than 300 Palestinian children being held indefinitely in Israeli custody.
Al-Hayya, deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau, appeared on Qatari news site Al-Jazeera to talk about the terrorist organization's negative stance on disarmament and the state of the ceasefire.
Egyptian officials enter Palestinian territory to help locate bodies of hostages taken captive by Hamas
For the past two weeks, there has been a fragile truce, brokered by US President Donald Trump, between Hamas, an ally of Islamic Jihad, and Israel. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to journalists as he left Israel on Saturday, did not address the strike directly but noted that incidents are common in the immediate aftermath of ceasefires.
US president holds talks with Qatari leaders on Air Force One as Washington pushes to reach second phase of Gaza plan.
Egyptian media says Anas Habib was accused of surveilling and threatening the Egyptian president
Around 15,000 Gazans are waiting for urgent medical treatment, according to the UN.
"There are only 2 million people like me in the world who can see both sides. We both have the same goal: No more terrorism."
A fire engine given to Palestinian firefighters by Scottish ones has documented clearance, but Israeli officials refuse to let it through customs
Angry US reaction to Knesset vote to annex occupied West Bank.
The Intercept has learned that Amazon sold cloud services to Israeli weapons firms at the height of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
Fadwa Barghoui appealed to the US president to intervene on behalf of her husband, the jailed Fatah leader seen by many as a potential unifying figure.
Photographs show bodies with multiple signs of injury and wrists tied behind their backs.
Dozens of British nationals could be subject to war crimes investigations after serving in the IDF during its war on Gaza.
Move by parliament prompts heated exchanges between US, Arab allies and Israeli far right
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the importance of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Arab and Muslim countries may need UN seal of approval for international force to become reality
Knesset endorses preliminary reading of Bill to annex West Bank as far-right minister insults Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed confidence in the truce after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, just hours after US Vice President JD Vance concluded his own visit to Israel. At the end of the trip, Vance reiterated that the 'West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel.'
The court rejected journalist Anas Fteiha's case alleging that German media giant Axel Springer smeared him as a Hamas propagandist.
Highly unusual court application alleges more than 10 individuals breached foreign enlistment laws
He described the new Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel as “a key mechanism” for ensuring that Gaza’s transition toward stability and civilian governance is both secure and sustainable.
Vice-President Vance says the move by far-right lawmakers was "stupid", while Secretary of State Rubio warns of the impact on Gaza peace plan.
October 23, 2025 Vice President Vance's scathing remark came as he wrapped up an Israel trip, as the Trump administration attempts to keep up momentum on the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Advisory opinion from top court follows de facto ban on UNRWA operating in devastated strip
Group of 27 Congress members call for release of Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, held in Israeli detention for eight months.
The deal, facilitated by the UK, is estimated to be worth several billion dollars.
Gaza journalist Anas Fteiha took German media giant Axel Springer to court for smearing him as a Hamas propagandist.
Report shows how 63 states, largely European, sustained the genocide against Palestinians while Arab states failed to take ‘decisive action’
Iranian citizen Mahdieh Esfandiari, who was arrested in France in February and accused of promoting terrorism on social media, was conditionally released on Wednesday. France and Iran are discussing releasing Esfandiari in exchange for Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, a French couple detained by Iran in May 2022.
Netanyahu hints at opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza as part of ceasefire monitoring
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells the BBC far more aid is needed to start tackling mounting problems in Gaza.
October 22, 2025 Several top U.S. officials are in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire and attempt to bring about a permanent end to the war. They acknowledge the next phase poses serious challenges.
Aircraft contracted to look for hostages continues to fly from UK base despite ceasefire, with drones also spotted.
US vice-president joins Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Israel after concerns over escalation in violence
What can the release of Palestinian detainees tell us about the ceasefire and the future of Israeli occupation?
Marwan Muasher reveals Gulf states were not even consulted on bankrolling rebuilding efforts
Defence secretary says UK will play ‘anchor role’ in US-led civil military coordination centre
The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.
During a visit to Israel on Tuesday, the United States Vice President JD Vance also said the US would not send troops to Gaza, limiting the country's implications to 'useful coordination.'
The US has agreed to provide up to 200 troops to support the force without being deployed in Gaza itself.
Israel and Hamas have accused each other of repeated breaches of ceasefire since its signing
October 21, 2025 Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.
Visit by US envoys comes day after series of attacks threatened to derail fragile accord
Israeli PM signals expectation to forge more regional peace pacts in tandem with Donald Trump
People are raising awareness about the incarceration of Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, who has been in an Israeli prison for eight months
October 20, 2025 As a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to hold and Gaza starts to emerge from war, the immense challenges facing the territory in its eventual recovery are becoming clear. Around ninety percent of buildings damaged or destroyed, there are no funds for reconstruction and unexploded bombs are buried beneath debris. We hear from the U.N. program that has a team on the ground working to clear rubble and rebuild infrastructure about the challenges that lie ahead.
Israel has breached the Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, killing dozens of Palestinians.
As Hamas hands over the body of one Israeli captive under a US-brokered ceasefire, violence persists in Gaza, with four Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid ongoing disputes over the truce.
Iraqi diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordanian hotel, now she demands investigation and is receiving tribal support.
US seeks to downplay seriousness of attacks over weekend as Palestinian officials arrive in Cairo for further peace talks
The deadliest day of attacks since the truce took effect on 10 October raises questions as to whether it will last.
A military agreement Britain and Israel signed in 2020 has not been modified despite Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Ministry of Defence admits.
Military says it bombed dozens of targets after two soldiers killed in Hamas attack
Hamas maintains it is abiding by ceasefire as Israel launches at least 20 air strikes on targets in southern Gaza.
Israeli military says strikes in Rafah area came after blatant violation of ceasefire agreement
Israel and Hamas accused one another of breaching the deal, which came into force on 10 October.
The man was accused of transmitting information to Israeli websites and "intelligence collaboration."
Israeli strikes in Rafah and Beit Lahia killed at least 13 people, according to Gaza's civil defense agency, after Israel accused Hamas of attacking its troops – a claim that Hamas has denied.
UN says over 1,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since October 2023 - 43 percent of all West Bank deaths in past 20 years
"Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire," the State Department said.
Hamas says it needs heavy machinery to retrieve bodies from under the rubble.
The Israeli military said it had fired at a "suspicious vehicle" it said had crossed the line demarcating the area occupied by its forces.
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt to reopen on Monday, but situation around aid still unclear
Court upholds arrest orders for Netanyahu and Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza
Tehran said that all restrictions under the 2015 Vienna agreement are now void but insists that it remains committed to diplomacy.
Palestinian group requests help, heavy machinery to search for bodies still trapped under rubble after Israeli strikes.
The frontrunner largely held his own as he faced questions and attacks about Gaza and Trump
The Israeli military says "a coffin of a deceased hostage" is now on the way to its troops in the territory.
The European External Action Service proposed to use further diplomatic channels to pressure the US to ensure that the viability of the PA as the leaders of a Palestinian state is not undermined.
Only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals are even partially functioning, according to WHO
Hundreds of people released as part of the first phase of the peace agreement discovered the extent of the destruction and, in some cases, learned of the deaths of their loved ones.
The debate over Mamdani’s candidacy highlights the ongoing identity crisis within the Democratic Party as voters turn against Israel over its genocide.
Death of Major General Mohammed Abdulkarim al-Ghamari marks highest ranking casualty in conflict with Israel
After the implementation of the Trump plan, and now that the hostages have been released and the war in Gaza has halted, the political scientist, in an interview with Le Monde, is calling on both Israelis and Palestinians to engage in soul-searching to break the cycle of violence.
Arab Barghouti tells Al Jazeera Israel wants to ‘silence’ his father amid reports Israeli guards beat him last month.
The US has slowly amassed a powerful military armada in the Caribbean, as Nicolas Maduro warns CIA is plotting a coup d'état
Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria.
Senior Hamas official said Israel killed at least 24 people in shootings in recent days
October 16, 2025 A shaky ceasefire is holding. Now the Palestinian territory is in urgent need of a functioning government, order on the streets, and resources to start rebuilding the shattered territory.
Hamas says it has returned the bodies it can reach in Gaza's ruins, but needs specialised equipment and more time to retrieve others.
Leaked emails expose how Conservative Friends of Israel director Stuart Polak consulted top Israeli diplomat and US billionaire on new funding streams.
Israel receives bodies of two more hostages, with 19 yet to be handed over
In Tel Aviv, residents have celebrated since Monday the release of their fellow citizens who had been held in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, and have not hidden their anger, as Hamas has returned only seven bodies of deceased captives out of 28.
Health officials in Gaza say many of the 90 returned bodies bore marks of violence and possible executions.
October 15, 2025 “A New and Beautiful day is rising.” That’s what President Trump told a gathering of world leaders this week.
Trump hand-picked loyalists for the posts, but his Yemeni-born pick for Kuwait faces steep opposition
"Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word. If Israel could go in and knock the crap of them, they’d do that," Trump was quoted as saying.
Return of bodies has potential to upset ceasefire deal along with other major issues yet to be resolved
“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”
Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.
Palestinian militant group’s move comes after Israeli authorities said they would impose limits on aid into Gaza
The US President has urged leaders in the Middle East to move past conflict.
October 14, 2025 Nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons were released into Gaza and the occupied West Bank as part of phase one of the ceasefire deal. All 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas after spending more than two years in captivity in Gaza. We hear reaction from Gaza and Tel Aviv.
According to the Iranian judiciary's website, the two unidentified French citizens were convicted of multiple charges, including spying for Israel, and given prison sentences ranging from 5 to 17 years.
The Palestinian Authority "strongly condemned" the reported field executions carried out by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a statement shared by the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) said.
Violence reported as Hamas attempts to reimpose authority in Palestinian territory amid fragile ceasefire
Less then one day has passed since Trump's victory lap in the Middle East, but his ceasefire saw early wobbles
Trump's Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it.
US president signs Gaza ceasefire deal and addresses Knesset after release of all remaining living Israeli hostages
There have been conflicting reports on whether Israel would free prominent Gaza medic as part of the truce agreement.
US president applauded in Knesset over ceasefire deal, asks for pardon for Binyamin Netanyahu
Trump soaked up pageantry during Gaza Peace Summit, as Arab diplomats hope it is enough to keep him engaged on difficult details ahead
A major hostage and prisoner exchange marks a significant step towards ending two years of war in Gaza.
Hamas has killed at least 32 people since the beginning of the ceasefire.
UG Solutions, which works with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, said its “cadre of American veterans” was ready to keep working in Gaza.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the Gaza deal 'closes a painful chapter in human history' and sets the stage for a two-state solution. As part of Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, Hamas on Monday freed the last 20 surviving hostages it held after two years of captivity in Gaza, and Israel released 1,968 prisoners held in its jails.
October 13, 2025 With start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and release of hostages and prisoners, here are some key figures related to the Gaza war and the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked it.
Under the terms of a plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza, Hamas is to release by Monday noon the remaining 47 hostages (living and dead) who were abducted on October 7, 2023, and Israel will begin releasing around 2,000 detainees in exchange.
Hamas is due to free Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners by Monday
Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked ‘militia’ fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.
Freeing of 20 Israelis will trigger release of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire deal terms
The US president will then meet world leaders at a Gaza summit in Egypt, as Hamas has until 12:00 local time (10:00 BST) to release the Israeli hostages.
According to Gazan reports, Aljafarawi — one of the most prominent pro-Hamas voices online in the Gaza Strip — was found shot in the head.
Social media activist was shot dead whilst covering clashes between Israel-backed militia and Hamas fighters, Al Jazeera reports
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world
Israelis celebrate at rally in Tel Aviv as remaining hostages expected to be released on Monday
US Special Envoy Witkoff says Trump is "owed deep gratitude", while Hamas recalls fighters to reassert control over Gaza.
Activists campaign to suspend Israel from European football, calling for accountability for genocide.
The disarmament of Hamas, which now sees rare international consensus, is indispensable, but it must not conceal another necessary step: disarming religious Zionism, explains Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets calling for the root causes of violence to be addressed
Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.
October 11, 2025 Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
Trump's ceasefire gives Israel many advantages, but it internationalises Gaza in a way that leaves more room for Gulf states and Turkey
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians head back to ‘unrecognisable’ Gaza City on first day of ceasefire.
October 10, 2025 A ceasefire is now in effect between Israel and Hamas, and the Israeli military has pulled back from certain positions in the Gaza Strip. In the coming days, a hostage and prisoner exchange is set to begin, and hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks are expected to be allowed into Gaza.
A Hamas official told Sky News, "No one can deny us the right to resistance by all means, including armed resistance."
Netanyahu’s office said the cabinet early on Friday approved ‘outline’ of a deal to release all hostages
The US Pentagon confirmed Israel had completed the first phase of a pullback laid out in Trump's peace plan. By the end of Friday, about 200,000 people had returned to the north of the territory.
Hamas has until 12:00 local time (10:00 BST) on Monday to release the hostages under the terms of the agreement approved by Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet votes for the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace deal
Ceasefire due to start day after Israeli ratification and hostages could be released 72 hours later
World leaders, and people in Gaza and Israel have welcomed the tentative deal between Israel and Hamas.
US President Donald Trump pressed Israel’s prime minister to agree to a ceasefire deal.
October 9, 2025 After two years of bloodshed, Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a ceasefire deal.
President Donald Trump said that peace was on the table, but admitted some details need to be worked out
The US president said he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the Gaza peace deal and be there for the release of hostages by Hamas.
The IDF rejected the aid due to "serious concerns" about its contents and the intentions of the Italian organization.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?
US president says all hostages to be released ‘very soon’ as he hails breakthrough deal
The 20-month Unrwa study shows acute malnutrition correlates with periods of severe aid restrictions in the strip
The Skeik building, in a quiet road in western Gaza City, has seen many families pass through it since the war began.
US envoy Steve Witkoff, president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Qatar prime minister and Turkey’s intelligence chief gather in Egypt
Experts argue Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics among world leaders of 'the genocide in Gaza,' introduced the decree on Wednesday. Spain's government will ban all exports of defense equipment, products or technology to Israel and imports of such goods from the country, among other measures.
This is not the time for supporters of Palestinian self-determination to be quiet. It’s the moment for us to demand more.
Gaza did not die despite a world that willed its erasure.
Nine defendants were sentenced after being accused of plotting to use drones and missiles in attacks on sensitive locations within Jordan.
Meloni said on Tuesday that she had been named in a filing by an advocacy group for Palestinians that accused her and others of complicity by supplying arms to Israel, which has been accused of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, amid its two-year war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Senior Hamas official says group intends to release captives in stages linked to the withdrawal of Israel’s military.
October 7, 2025 Israelis are paying heavy costs for the longest war in their history: a mental health crisis, trauma, unprecedented division during wartime, animosity abroad and apathy for Palestinian suffering.
Negotiator Khalil al-Hayya expressed concern that Israel has reneged on its agreements twice before and continued to bomb Gaza
The talks in Egypt are expected to be among the most consequential since the start of the war two years ago.
Swedish activist alleges she and others were subject to torture during detention in Israeli prison
The death followed months in immigration detention — and human rights groups’ condemnation of Belgium’s crackdown on protests.
Exclusive: Declassified captures first footage of an American spy plane taking off from a Royal Air Force base bound for Gaza.
The ceasefire applies to northern and north-eastern Syria.
Slow place of reform adds to pressure on Ahmed al-Sharaa’s fragile new government
The Hamas terror organization shared a statement celebrating the two-year mark since the October 7 attacks, with an AI video that showed Yahya Sinwar and footage from the terror attack.
Negotiators to meet in Egypt after partial acceptance of Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza
Israel-Premier Tech cycling team will drop Israeli ties after multiple protests at the Vuelta a Espana race.
Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that while Pakistan believed it was a good start, there is more that could be done
The close ties between former British prime minister Tony Blair and Benjamin Netanyahu have made him a key player in Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.
Strikes have continued in Gaza as negotiators prepare to head to Egypt for talks starting on Monday.
Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews and artist Tadhg Hickey among group of 16 en route to Ireland via Greece
As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world.
October 6, 2025 Israel and Hamas appear closer than ever to a deal to end their two-year war — but questions remain. Delegations from Israel, Hamas, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are meeting on Monday.
US President Donald Trump warned that “time is of the essence” in Gaza ceasefire talks, urging negotiators to act quickly to avoid “massive bloodshed” and saying progress has been “very positive.”
The meetings are set to take place on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, and will be Hayya's first since Israel targeted him and other Hamas leaders in strikes on Doha last month. The Israeli delegation will depart for Egypt on Monday, while Trump has sent his special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to help finalize the deal.
Iran FM warns that Europe has ‘eliminated justification for talks’ with nuclear watchdog after triggering UN sanctions.
Police investigating attack on UK south coast which was caught on camera as attackers attempted to break in
Strikes have continued in Gaza as mediators prepare to head to Egypt for talks starting on Monday.
Israel has reduced large areas of the territory to rubble. It will take decades and tens of billions of euro to repair the damage
October 5, 2025 Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December.
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Hamas says ‘yes’ to parts of President Trump’s plan for the Strip.
Binyamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce release of all hostages in ‘coming days’
October 4, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he hopes Hamas will have returned all remaining hostages by Oct. 13.
Le Monde's Jerusalem correspondent entered the Palestinian urban area for a few hours on Friday, October 3, under escort from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The territory, largely destroyed by airstrikes and bulldozers, was utterly deserted, with nearly all residents having fled south within the enclave.
The 20-point proposal seeks to end the fighting immediately in return for the release of hostages and detained Gazans.
Middle East Eye talks to Co-Deputy Leader Mothin Ali and party organisers about left-wing politics and their vision for Britain
Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave
Hamas has responded positively to Trump’s Gaza peace proposal, but differences remain.
Donald Trump: Believe Hamas is ready for a lasting peace • Mousa Abu Marzouk: Deadline of 72 hours to release all living, deceased hostages 'unrealistic'
US President Donald Trump welcomed the statement and demanded that Israel 'immediately' stop bombing Gaza
Hamas said it was willing to return all remaining hostages according to the plan. US President Trump reacted by saying he believes Hamas is 'ready for lasting peace,' and ordered Israel to stop bombing immediately.
October 3, 2025 Hamas said it has accepted some elements of President Trump's plan, including giving up power and releasing all remaining hostages, but that others require further consultations among Palestinians.
The 20-point proposal seeks to end the fighting immediately in return for the release of hostages and detained Gazans.
Egypt’s foreign minister warned of escalation if the Palestinian group rejects plan to end the nearly two-year conflict.
The funding was released at a time when the Republican president's administration had been slashing many foreign assistance programs.
October 1, 2025 Israeli navy forces boarded most of the vessels and detained dozens of activists and a number of European lawmakers aboard a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza, drawing condemnation from around the world.
The National Iranian American Council tells Middle East Eye that the community was targeted following the Israel-Iran '12-day war'
At least 52 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Thursday, among them a Doctors Without Borders employee. The charity said Omar al-Hayek was killed while waiting with colleagues to reach an MSF field hospital, despite wearing clearly marked vests.
Hamas still considering response to Trump’s peace proposal aimed at ending two-year war in Palestinian enclave
Palestinians have not forgotten Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq.
President Trump's proposal, accepted by Israel, stipulates that Hamas disarm and have no future role in governing Gaza.
Trump’s executive order comes weeks after Israel launched missiles targeting Hamas leaders in Doha
Irish Senator Chris Andrews ‘detained’ by Israel, according to Sinn Féin
An Israeli air strike has killed journalist Yahia Barzaq, who was known for his creative portraits of newborn children.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves event at Liverpool party conference before the government is criticised by the Israeli deputy ambassador
October 1, 2025 The Global Sumud Flotilla, with Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela's grandson and European lawmakers aboard, includes some 50 boats and 500 activists and is carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid.
Acitivists aboard the nearly 50-vessel convoy say Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla as it tried to deliver aid to Gaza and challenge Israel's blockade.
The defence minister warns Palestinians to leave, saying those remaining will be considered "terrorists and supporters of terror".
The source said in the report that Hamas has the right to make some amendments to the proposal "if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowed to do so."
“This is a continuation of the occupation, if not a continuation of the war by other means.”
Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich describes proposal as ‘resounding diplomatic failure’ that will ‘end in tears’
Trump's administration recently listed the seven wars it said he has ended: Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda; Pakistan and India; Israel and Iran; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan. Trump said that if the Gaza plan works out, 'we'll have eight in eight months.'
Donald Trump says if Hamas rejects the plan, Israel will have US backing to "finish the job of destroying the threat" from the armed group.
Victor Osimhen scored an early penalty as the Turkish giants beat the English champions in Istanbul.
New poll shows massive public shift against Israel among registered voters in the US
Pope Leo praised Trump’s Gaza plan, urging Hamas to endorse it, while warning against violence as a Gaza aid flotilla nears Israel.
Arab and Muslim countries welcome 20-point plan to end conflict, with Hamas given `three or four days’ to respond
September 30, 2025 The leaders of the U.S. and Israel say they have agreed to a broad plan that could end Israel's war in Gaza. But substantial uncertainties remain.
Proposal calls for immediate end to conflict and release of all remaining hostages
Proposal calls for an immediate end to the conflict and the release of all remaining hostages
The US and Israeli leaders said they have agreed a peace plan for Gaza and warned Hamas to accept it.
Details and timelines remain vague in the 20-point plan, unveiled in the White House on Monday.
US president hails draft deal as ‘potentially one of the great days ever in civilisation’
The US president positioned himself as a peacemaker who was going to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East
September 29, 2025 In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to end the fighting in Gaza. Netanyahu said he has agreed to the plan for now, but underscored that Israel is ready to keep fighting if Hamas doesn’t agree to all the terms. Our reporter was there for the announcement and brings us more details.
Hamas has yet to comment on the 20-point plan, and Netanyahu warned that he was still ready to 'finish the job' against Hamas. The deal would require Hamas militants to fully disarm and to release the hostages. Following gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the borders would be opened to aid and investment.
Nothing about the ceasefire deal is perfect. No plan is, but perfection is not the choice before Israel.
Ahmed Al-Sharaa met with Ronald Lauder in New York during Al-Sharaa's visit to the United Nations.
The UN has reimposed sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal.
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.
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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.
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.
As India and Pakistan meet in the final, cricket players and fans are urged to let the bat and ball do the talking.
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
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
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
The International Court of Justice said France had requested 'the discontinuance of the proceedings' and that this 'was not opposed by Iran.' The two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, have been held in detention since May 2022, when they were arrested and accused of spying for Israel.
Many have been unable to leave the territory since the Allenby Bridge crossing was shut indefinitely on Wednesday.
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.
US president makes promise to Arab and Muslim leaders in meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly
On his first appearance at the UN General Assembly, Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa warned that Israeli strikes threaten to destabilize the region, even as he pledged commitment to dialogue and a break from decades of Assad family rule.
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.
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.
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.
Yvette Cooper spoke to the BBC as France and more countries prepare to follow the UK and recognise Palestinian statehood.
“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
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.
Israel says Hezbollah member killed in strike, but Lebanon says attack is a ‘crime against civilians’.
Canada, Australia and Portugal also announced the move on Sunday, with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accusing leaders of giving a "huge reward to terrorism".
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'
"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.
At least 76 killed in Gaza City alone as 450,000 flee Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave’s main urban centre.
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.
Washington's representative says the Security Council resolution does not go far enough in condemning Hamas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Assault comes as UN commission concludes Israel has committed genocide in the strip
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
Iran and several other nations also present at military show of force, held at a time of heightened global tensions.
‘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.
US secretary of state expected to discuss war in Gaza and drive by far-right Israeli ministers to annex areas of West Bank
Fatma Ali and her children find hope after reuniting with husband and father Shamoun Idris amid war in Sudan.
The Deputy Foreign Minister shared her thoughts on the legacy and future of the Abraham Accords.
The community's leaders have convened for a US conference to push back on Christian Zionism
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.
Their intervention comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Israel to meet the Israeli PM.
The United States' fierce campaign against international justice is an implicit admission of its complicity in the crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, historian Jean-Pierre Filiu argues in his column.
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.
Some 900,000 remain in the city amid reports that some who fled to al-Mawasi found conditions so dire, they moved back.
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
Israeli officials have recently provided French authorities with their own assessment of the airstrikes that targeted Tehran's nuclear arsenal in June. This information is particularly valuable to France after American intelligence agencies have halted all cooperation with their European partners regarding the Iranian nuclear program.
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.
Agreement comes after UK, France and Germany triggered mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions later this month
Qatar accuses the Israeli PM of leading the Middle East 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.
US issues rare censure after six killed in strikes on Gulf state
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
Meanwhile, the White House says the Israeli strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals".
Activists with the Global Sumud Flotilla claimed to have seen a drone above their boat off the coast of Tunisia, which 'dropped a bomb' before a fire broke out. Tunisian authorities said 'no drones have been detected.'
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
Israel's bombing of Qatar interrupted ceasefire negotiations in a war made possible by U.S. support.
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.
Benjamin Netanyahu has argued assault is needed to break Hamas
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."
The court said the state is legally obligated to provide enough food to ensure "a basic level of existence."
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.
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
After the strikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of a 'deepening' assault. Palestinian militant group Hamas, meanwhile, said later on Sunday that it was ready to 'immediately sit at the negotiating table to discuss the release of all prisoners.'
A hat-trick from Mikel Merino, a brace from Pedri and a Ferran Torres strike condemn Turkiye to a shellacking at home.
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
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 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
The video claims to show the two men in Gaza City, where Israel has begun a planned military takeover.
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.
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
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.
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’.
Emirati foreign ministry’s warning is strongest sign of frustration with Israel since accords signed in 2020
Houthi officials called for raids on United Nations premises, accusing UN personnel of espionage and bias.
The docu-drama, which recounts the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl, premieres amid tears.
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
Expectations that Netanyahu will back down from offensive fade as IDF mobilises reservists and plans strategy
Inquiry by parliament authorities found that Peter Prinsley was late to declare ‘solidarity’ visit, following Declassified investigation.
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.
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.
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.'
Palestinian families are forced from their homes as Israel intensifies its deadly attacks in push to seize Gaza City.
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 talks come as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City as a step towards full control of the territory.
The step further aligns President Trump's administration with Israel's government. At the September UN summit, France will be leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state.
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.
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.
Journalist murdered by Israel was my friend since childhood.
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.
Increase in attacks in Syria comes despite talks aimed at easing hostilities
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.
Security Council to vote to extend peacekeeping mission until end of 2026
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
The talks come as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City as a step towards full control of the territory.
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.
Despite an initial mood of wartime solidarity, Iranians across the political spectrum believe the conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the system
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December.
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.
A Syrian defense ministry official told AFP that an Israeli drone had targeted one of the military buildings of the 44th division of the Syrian army in Kiswah, west of Damascus. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since an Islamist-led alliance toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in 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
At least 20 people, including five journalists, were reportedly killed in Monday's strikes, which Israel's Netanyahu called a "tragic mishap".
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.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel "deeply regrets the tragic mishap" at Nasser Hospital.
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.”
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.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel over Gaza atrocities.
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.
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
Sixty-four people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said.
Israeli army says targets included military compound, power stations and a fuel storage site
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.
Deaths come a day after famine declared by UN-backed global hunger monitor
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
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
Police arrested the manager of a leisure park in the Pyrénées mountains for refusing entry to about 150 Israeli youth due to 'personal convictions.' Prosecutors are deciding whether to charge the man with discrimination based on religion.
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
Operation to take over Gaza City has begun, Israeli military says
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.
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.
Attacks come as Israeli-induced famine grips the besieged Strip amid calls for Israel to accept a mediated truce.
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 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.
Call-up letters have gone out to 60,000 reservists to bolster an operation which is expected to last until next year.
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.
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 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
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."
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.
A Hamas source told Al Jazeera the group has agreed terms for a ceasefire in Gaza, as a step towards ending the war.
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.
A BBC team was interviewing a Palestinian farmer when masked men charged towards them.
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
Israeli bombardment has created a "catastrophic" situation in the city's Zeitoun neighbourhood, the city's Hamas-run authority says.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Declassified files show Britain has long known of Israel’s criminality against Palestinians, as Whitehall has deepened its military, trade and diplomatic support.
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'
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.
More than 100 aid organisations say they are increasingly being told they are "not authorised" to deliver supplies.
Sharp comments come as country pushes forward with divisive US plan to disarm Iran-backed militant group
‘Stop killing children, civilians’ banners at match after tribute criticism over Palestinian player killed by Israel.
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
Top diplomats from the three countries wrote a letter to the UN that stated they were willing to trigger the 'snapback mechanism,' which allows one of the Western parties to reimpose sanctions if Tehran does not comply with its requirements.
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.
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.
The countries demanded "immediate, permanent and concrete steps" to facilitate the entry of aid to 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.
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.
The IDF has admitted targeting Anas al-Sharif, one of the channel’s star reporters, claiming he was a ‘terrorist’ in disguise
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.
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.
‘Mainstream’ journalists have failed to investigate the UK’s complicity in Israel’s genocide. Here is what every minister should be asked.
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.
Anas al-Sharif along with four other Al Jazeera journalists have been killed by an Israeli attack.
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
Anas Al Sharif’s will is a heartfelt plea for dignity and justice amid Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Ali Larijani’s selection seen as a moderating force and attempt to rein in hardliners
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.
The exemption of many ultra-Orthodox men from the military service performed by other Jews has long been a contentious issue in Israel; tensions have only increased as the war in Gaza drags on. Earlier this week, authorities arrested two brothers, both full-time seminary students, for failing to heed their conscription orders.
The Israeli PM says he seeks full control of Gaza, the removal of Hamas and then to transfer governance to another party.
Two children died of starvation on Thursday, as WHO warns 12,000 children aged under five suffering acute malnutrition.
A documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, he was consumed by the desire to find an ancient city in the Arabian desert known as Atlantis of the Sands.
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'
Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposals, which could displace a million Palestinians, have created a sharp divide within the Israeli government
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.
‘Mainstream’ journalists have failed to investigate the UK’s complicity in Israel’s genocide. Here is what every minister should be asked.
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.
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
Ali Larijani’s selection seen as a moderating force and attempt to rein in hardliners
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.
The boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank on Sunday as it headed towards Abyan governorate in southern Yemen.
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.”
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.
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.
Many families face agonising wait to find out why loved ones never returned from distribution hubs run by notorious GHF.
Israeli media says the prime minister is assembling his war council this week to discuss a possible expansion of the war in Gaza
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
Attorney General Baharav-Miara has been at loggerheads with the government since it took office, challenging the legality of some of Benjamin Netanyahu's decisions, most recently his attempt in May to fire the head of the Shin Bet security agency, Ronen Bar.
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.
TEHRAN – China appears resolute in maintaining its oil imports from Iran, with the country’s foreign ministry announcing in a statement that U.S. pressure would not influence its actions or decisions.
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
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.
Hamas said it would allow Red Cross access if humanitarian aid corridors were opened into Gaza.
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.
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s anti-Arab national security minister, broke rabbinical edict and led activists to pray at Temple Mount
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
Alawite women tell of being abducted and raped by gunmen while more than 1,000 people die in ‘revenge’ killings
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.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met with the relatives, who chanted 'Bring them home!' and 'We need your help.' At the meeting, Witkoff reportedly offered the families personal reassurances that he and President Trump were working to return the remaining hostages.
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
Relatives of slain Chicago resident Khamis Ayyad urge Trump administration to launch probe into 40-year-old’s killing.
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claimed Prime Minister Benjamin 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.
Layan and Mira were killed in proximity to IDF soldiers - the Israeli military says intentional harm to civilians is prohibited and their cases will be examined by the authorities.
‘Common’ to find ‘deep unease’ among British troops over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, military insider tells Declassified
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.
Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.
The US president’s envoy Steve Witkoff will visit an aid distribution site run by the Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Supporters of Palestinian rights say although bill to block arms to Israel failed to pass, vote shows ‘shift’ on issue.
Johnnie Moore attacked the media and the United Nations for discrediting the aid distribution points where 1,000 Palestinians have been killed so far
Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
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
In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.
Announcement follows similar ones by France and Britain, increasing pressure on Israel to end war in Gaza
Former Green Beret said he was told by mercenary firm not to oppose Israeli army's decision to shoot children at Gaza aid site
The US Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions for over 100 Iran-linked entities in move to place "maximum pressure" on the regime.
Steve Witkoff returns to Middle East as Israeli government considers its response to France and Britain saying they may recognise Palestinian state
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.
Only 32 percent of survey respondents said they approve of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, down 10 points from last year.
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
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.
This is an attempt to wrench the most intractable conflict of our times out of its rut. Will it work or, as Israel says, will it embolden Hamas?
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.
Palestinian residents of Sinjil protecting their land have been beaten with clubs and murdered by Israeli settlers.
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.
Syrian Red Crescent convoy enters Suwayda province, state media reports, as UN warns humanitarian access ‘constrained’.
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.
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?
Reversal comes following fierce global condemnation of ‘appalling’ humanitarian conditions inside besieged enclave
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.
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.
Israeli fire kills 17 and wounds 50 waiting for aid trucks on Sunday, Gaza officials say
The IDF also announces a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza, after mounting pressure and warnings of starvation.
Israeli officers and a US probe say Hamas didn’t steal aid, exposing Israel’s starvation policy
In the face of global anger, Israel announces planned humanitarian pause in civilian centres to enable aid distribution.
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.
The decision to loosen up the flow of aid came as the Palestinian civil defense agency said over 50 more Palestinians had been killed in Israeli strikes and shootings Saturday, some as they waited near aid distribution centers.
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.
A writer walked to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site in Rafah only to be shot at and forced to return home empty-handed.
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.
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.
Israel faces increasing pressure from Western allies to lift restrictions into the flow of aid into Gaza.
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.
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.
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’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’
US special envoy Steve Witkoff accuses Hamas of showing "a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza".
‘The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops,’ says French president
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.
Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
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.
Steve Witkoff will meet senior Israeli and Qatari officials to discuss a 60-day truce, access to aid and the release of hostages
US envoy says Syria may find it needs a 'federal system' and that President Sharaa's 'theme isn't working'
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.
Israel stands in the way of our simplest wishes.
Steve Witkoff will reportedly meet Israeli minister of strategic affairs and senior Qatari envoy
More than 100 aid agencies have accused Israel of denying them access to "tons" of crucial supplies.
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.
Khalil, who continues to be targeted for deportation, says he will continue to advocate for Palestine and free speech.
Right-wing groups present what they say is a clear future for Gaza - a land without Palestinians and only for Jews
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.
AFP has issued a humanitarian alert as its own journalists in the enclave suffer malnutrition and exhaustion
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.
The US president was also shocked by a strike on a Catholic church in Gaza and Father Gabriel Romanelli, the priest, has described the explosion
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.
The Middle East has been transformed since 7 October, and almost two years on, the conflict in Gaza is at another inflection point.
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.
Troops re-enter southern Sweida after US and Arab states broker deal between Damascus and Tel Aviv
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
"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.
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.
Troops re-enter southern Sweida after US and Arab states broker deal between Damascus and Tel Aviv
UN says starvation in Gaza is man-made as families in the besieged territory endure ‘catastrophic hunger’.
Israeli soldiers opened fire near the Zikim crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel, where a convoy of 25 trucks from the United Nations was entering the enclave.
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.”
The UN said earlier this month that nearly 800 aid-seekers had been killed since late May, including on the routes of aid convoys.
The IDF has also warned it is preparing to attack Deir al-Balah, the only city in Gaza yet to be invaded, where it is thought Hamas holds hostages
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
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 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "fired warning shots" and disputed the number of reported deaths.
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.
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.
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.
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
No endorsement emerged from the meeting between Zohran Mamdani and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, but both said the gathering had been productive.
On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus, while also hitting government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw and saying that Israel aimed to protect Syrian Druze.
The violence erupted a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure; about 200 tribal fighters clashed with armed Druze men from the city using machine guns and shells, leading the United Nations to call for an end to the 'bloodshed.'
House of Representatives rejected cutting $500m in US funding for Israel, hours after bombing the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza
TEHRAN – Israel likely believed it would rally the public support it failed to gain during the 12-day Iran-Israel war by sharing pictures of a female Israeli soldier writing "Mahsa Amini" on munitions destined for strikes against Iran. However, the move provoked mixed reactions—but not support—with many Iranians now questioning Israel’s role in the 2022 violence that shook Iran.
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.
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.
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.
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
Israel's prime minister says it "deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit" the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City.
Despite reports indicating the strike was carried out by Israel, Channel 12 reported that the Israeli military had not conducted the strikes.
Fr Gabriel Romanelli used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis
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.
New president condemns group who targeted Druze religious minority in south of the country
Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
Attack follows days of deadly sectarian clashes in southern part of country and marks significant escalation of campaign
Syria condemned Israeli attacks calling them a dangerous ‘escalation’ following days of unrest in Suwayda.
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.
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.
The Trump administration has been working with Turkey and Gulf allies for an integrated Syria, but Israel prefers zones of influence
Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Syria’s capital on Wednesday, and threatened to escalate unless Syrian government forces withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.
Nearly 170 killed in this week’s violence, says Syrian Network for Human Rights
How the global response to the Iran-Israel conflict shows up world’s lack of urgency in ending a genocide in Gaza.
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."
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.
Controversial American and Israeli-backed group running the distribution point blames Hamas for the stampede
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.
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 among Israeli society. The party's departure leaves Netanyahu's government with an extremely slim majority in parliament.
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
Mahmoud Abdul Rahman's son, Abdullah, was among six children who died at a water distribution point in Gaza on Sunday.
Binyamin Netanyahu said he had instructed his military to intervene to ‘prevent harm to the Druze’ minority in the southern Syrian city of Sweida
The attacks come amid a worsening hunger crisis as Israel severely restricts entry of food, fuel, water and medicines.
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.
The sectarian violence between Bedouin groups and militias from the Druse religious minority killed more than 50 people, according to a local health official and a monitoring group.
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.
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.
Troops sent in to de-escalate situation after fighting breaks out between Bedouin clans and Druze militias
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.
Negotiators struggle to overcome differences on future role of Israeli forces in Palestinian territory
Despite decades of peace, mistrust deepens between Cairo and Jerusalem.
Israel blamed for deadly Gaza aid attacks as UN warns fuel must enter now or vital ‘lifelines will vanish’.
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.
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.
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.
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
Senior Palestinian officials accuse Israel of deliberately stalling the negotiations in Qatar during the prime minister's US visit.
Rights advocates call on the Trump administration to ensure accountability for the killing of Sayfollah Musallet.
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.
He was accused of harassing and intimidating pro-Palestinian students and staff members and left before any determination was made public
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, US President Donald Trump has downplayed the retaliation strike as a 'very weak response.'
The Super Tucano is a multimission aircraft that can be used for training and light attack.
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)."
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
Yemeni rebels have scaled up assaults on commercial shipping this week
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
Civilians, including children, were waiting outside a health clinic to receive nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, when an Israeli strike hit.
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.
Rebel group claims responsibility for two attacks in a week, including first fatalities in the sea corridor for more than a year
Amid aid restrictions and violence, EU strikes new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza.
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.
Yemeni rebels have scaled up assaults on commercial shipping this week
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.
Over 700 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect aid from the US- and Israel-backed GHF aid sites.
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.
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.
Rebel group claims responsibility for two attacks in a week, including first fatalities in the sea corridor for more than a year
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’
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.
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
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.
The private dinner between the two leaders on Monday marks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington this year.
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.
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.
US president has previously stated his belief that a peace deal can be agreed
Israel bombed three ports and a power station in Yemen hours after the attack on the bulk carrier Magic Seas
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.
July 7, 2025 President Trump says he is hopeful to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal this week. In his meeting with Netanyahu, Trump could outline a plan for Gaza after 21 months of war between Israel and Hamas.
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."
US President Donald Trump says a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel could occur this week as truce talks resume in Qatar.
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
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.
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.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri will be responsible for reaching an agreement with Hezbollah, given his strong ties with the organization.
The long absence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from public life had fueled speculation about his health and threats to his life.
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended an Ashura night ritual in the Imam Khomeini Husseiniyeh in Tehran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Hamas requests for changes to truce proposal ‘unacceptable’.
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
Foreign secretary says it is in UK’s ‘interests to support new government’ in first visit by British minister for 14 years
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.
London High Court upholds order that critics say puts the group’s anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.
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
The announcement came after Hamas held consultations with other Palestinian factions, and ahead of Monday's visit to the US by Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas ally Islamic Jihad said it supports ceasefire talks, but has demanded 'guarantees' that Israel 'will not resume its aggression' once the hostages held in Gaza are freed.
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.
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.
The group said it was ready to begin negotiations immediately after Donald Trump said Israel had accepted conditions for a 60-day ceasefire.
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.”
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 spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry claimed that there are back-channel efforts to reconvene diplomatic talks with the US after the events of "Operation Midnight Hammer."
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Qatar and Egypt will deliver the proposal to the group, according to US president
Al Jazeera Mubasher’s Omar Faiad recounts life aboard the Madleen aid ship headed to Gaza.
No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.
The US reiterates its claims that Iran’s nuclear facilities ‘have been completely obliterated’ by its airstrikes last month
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’
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that the recent U.S. airstrikes on the Fordow nuclear site have caused severe damage to the facility, though the full extent remains unclear.
The list includes a former US State Department official and a former United Nations rapporteur
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.
A Hamas official tells the BBC the group is "ready" for a deal if it ends the war, but optimism remains low.
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.
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.
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.
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.
US president says Qatar and Egypt will deliver proposal to Hamas
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
The American president has said that Binyamin Netanyahu ‘wants to end this war’ as the Israeli military increased its air strikes on Gaza
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.
Israeli prime minister’s comments come as country expresses interest in building ties with Lebanon and Syria
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.
US Treasury says it removed 518 Syrian individuals and entities from its list of sanctions after president’s decree.
Punitive measures will remain in place for former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and human rights abusers, the White House said
The outdoor cafe was frequently used by journalists, activists and local residents.
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
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.
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.
Comments by IAEA’s Rafael Grossi follow week of conflicting claims about damage done by US and Israeli strikes
Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial and reinforcing impunity
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
GHF announced that twelve of its local staff have been murdered, and others have been tortured.
The assessment widens the divide with President Trump, who has claimed that Tehran has given up its nuclear ambitions after a U.S. attack.
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.
US president denies multiple reports and accounts that say US strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
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.
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.
Americans still have fresh memories of the death and destruction of the previous US imperial adventure in the region.
‘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
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.
Hospital staff and witnesses said at least 11 people were killed after a strike near tents housing displaced people on Friday.
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.
Hamas is reportedly trying to detain the members of Abu Shabab who are trying to take over Nasser Hospital.
After Doha helped mediate, Qatari diplomat says the country is committed to efforts to de-escalate conflicts.
Mohsen Naghib-Hashemi, a graphic designer from Tehran, said his home and car were significantly damaged during the fighting between Israel and Iran. He described to The New York Times the challenges he faces in rebuilding his life.
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.
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.
Witnesses said Israeli drones fired at Hamas police members dressed in civilian clothing and wearing masks.
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
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.
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.
Satellite images show misfires in Jewish state and damage to Iranian nuclear sites as foes emerge from conflict
Zohran Mamdani has promised to fight antisemitism, while consistently criticizing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its conduct of the war in Gaza.
Trump lashes out after leaked Pentagon report suggests that airstrike on Fordow has set back Iranian nuclear programme by only months
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.
The US president, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, said that Israel and Iran were 'both tired, exhausted' after 12 days of war, adding that talks with Tehran were planned for 'next week.'
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.
The New York Times reported on Friday that Qaani was killed during an Israeli strike in Iran, citing an Iranian source.
Initial classified US assessment of strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites says they are only likely to set back programme by months
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.
June 24, 2025 Presidents have been known to use salty language behind closed doors. But President Trump may be the first to very deliberately drop an f-bomb on camera.
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.
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.
President claims another Middle East war has ended — just days after the US joined it
The comments came shortly before US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
On Monday, President Trump posted on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an 'Official END' to the war.
US president congratulates Iran and Israel on ceasefire deal, but neither country has confirmed agreement to end war.
TEHRAN - The Tehran Times understands that Donald Trump's claim of an incoming ceasefire between Iran and Israel is another one of the American president's lies aimed at pressuring the Iranians.
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.
The US president earlier condemned retaliatory attacks on US bases in Qatar and Iraq as ‘very weak’, while Iranians in Tehran celebrated the assault
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
The bodies of Yonatan Samrano, Sgt Shai Levinson and Ofra Kedar were recovered on Saturday.
President’s social media posts contradict officials’ claims that US does not seek to topple government
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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
'... 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 Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.
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.
Handful of Democrats criticise 'unconstitutional' attack while Republicans heap praise on US President Donald Trump for taking action against 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
Israel on Saturday struck sites in southwestern Iran that would most likely be on any potential flight path used by U.S. warplanes on the way to attack a key Iranian nuclear facility.
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
The director of al-Awda hospital describes its deteriorating conditions and eventual closure in voice notes sent to the BBC.
Could a US strike against Iran threaten support for President Donald Trump?
The director of al-Awda hospital describes its deteriorating conditions and eventual closure in voice notes sent to the BBC.
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
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.
Khalil, a Columbia University student and prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader, has been in immigration detention since March and is facing potential deportation under a Cold War-era law invoked by the Trump administration.
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.
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.
Israel bombs nuclear targets in Iran and Iran hits Israeli hospital amid escalating conflict
White House says there is ‘substantial chance’ of negotiations between US and Iran as president weighs options
The group expressed its 'full support' for Iran following threats issued by US and Israeli officials against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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.
An Iranian strike hit a hospital in southern Israel on Thursday, injuring 40; Tehran claims it targeted a military site.
Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.
US president adds that next week will be ‘very big’ in determining course of war between Israel and Islamic republic
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.
"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.
Iranian TV has aired footage of what it says is Iran’s air defences shooting down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone.
Ayatollah Khamenei has rejected the US president’s ‘unconditional surrender’ demand. At least 585 Iranians have been killed in Israeli strikes
Trump's comments came after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected his demands for an unconditional surrender and warned the United States of 'irreparable damage' if it intervenes.
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.
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.
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.
US president fuels speculation that America could join Israeli military action
The US president demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender and warned that its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was an ‘easy target’
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.
Tehran’s message to neighbours is that it will not negotiate over nuclear programme while under attack, diplomats say
As Tehran evacuates, an unpopular Iranian government must win over a panicked public facing an all-out war.
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."
Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty and tells UN Security Council its strikes on Israel are self-defence
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
The missile hit as a presenter criticised Israel live on air, while Iran has threatened ‘the largest and most intense missile attack in history’
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.
Prime minister said regime change in Tehran could ‘certainly be the result’ of Israel’s attacks
Exclusive: Daniel Greenberg voiced support for Israeli war on Gaza months after taking up role as independent commissioner
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.
Israeli premier said regime change in Tehran could “certainly be the result” of Israel’s attacks
'Leave the occupied territories because they will certainly no longer be habitable in the future," and shelters will 'not guarantee security', an Iranian spokesman for the armed forces said on Sunday. Tehran also reported that the intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards had been killed in an Israeli strike.
Iran has been forced to replace several military leaders, including the head of the army and the IRGC.
A devastating Iranian missile strike that killed seven in Bat Yam has left residents shell-shocked but defiant
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
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.
Iranian and Israeli citizens in Tehran and Tel Aviv describe their nights under bombardment
Israel intensified its military campaign against Iran, targeting key civilian and energy infrastructure.
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
Countries exchange fresh round of missile strikes and step up threats of wider attacks
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.
Second wave of strikes hits Tel Aviv amid Iranian reprisals to Israeli strikes that killed several of its top generals
TEHRAN - New volleys of Iranian ballistic missiles reached Israeli-occupied territories early Saturday morning, following initial launches hours earlier. Reports suggest Israelis were caught off gaurd as they believed Iran had wrapped up its retaliatory operation dubbed Operation True Promise 3.
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.
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.
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
Tehran begins retaliatory strikes while US says it is helping to shoot down missiles targeting Israel
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 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.
President Trump has ordered the evacuation of non-essential embassy staff from Iraq and other Middle East posts in case of reprisals
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.'
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
The BBC travels in an ambulance from the Gaza border to Amman with Siwar and her family
Commandos board the vessel in international waters
While the ruling does not order Khalil’s immediate release, it does undermine the US government’s case against Khalil.
A source familiar with the details told the Post there is "definitely a chance" that a sixth round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran will not take place.
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.
Turkey and Qatar's regional rivals face several setbacks as the two countries seal deals with US on energy and security in Syria
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
IDF attacks on alleged drone production sites came on eve of Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
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?
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.
The yacht, which was trying to carry aid to Gaza, was intercepted by Israeli forces in the early hours of Monday.
Zaher Birawi, a pro-Palestinian campaigner, said the allegations were ‘baseless’
Freedom Flotilla organisers have had no contact with activists since they were ‘kidnapped’ by Israel on way to Gaza.
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.
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.
Exclusive: UK-made munitions containers have been shipped to Israel’s largest arms firm amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.
IDF attacks on alleged drone production sites came on eve of Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
The remains were found in an underground tunnel, according to the Israeli military, after he was said to have been killed in an airstrike
Alarm had been sounded on the Madleen warning of possible interception
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports one dead and two others wounded in the Israeli attack on a vehicle.
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.
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.'
Ukraine’s destruction of expensive warplanes with simple flying bombs was Russia’s Pearl Harbor moment. The technology is changing faster than you think
The annual festival follows the Hajj pilgrimage and commemorates sacrifice and submission to God.
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.
When the issues are intractable, why not pivot to surefire red meat?
Last time Martin Fletcher was in Baghdad, he had a team of bodyguards and dodged snipers and landmines. Twenty years on, it’s a holiday destination
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
First acknowledgement Israel using armed gangs, which aid groups have accused of stealing aid from trucks.
Israel's military says it was targeting an underground drone factory of armed group Hezbollah.
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.'
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.
Israel's military says it was targeting an underground drone factory of armed group Hezbollah.
Aboard the Madleen, Greta Thunberg and Yasemin Acar discuss why they defy Israel’s blockade and sail toward Gaza.
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
Defence minister Israel Katz warns ‘a full response will come soon’ after two projectiles hit occupied Golan Heights
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.
Colin Clarke analyses the chaos of aid distribution in Gaza and why trained professionals must lead the effort.
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.
Defence minister Israel Katz warns ‘a full response will come soon’ after two projectiles hit occupied Golan Heights
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.
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
An outline by the Trump administration would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium at low levels while a broader arrangement is worked out that would block the country’s path to a nuclear weapon.
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.
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.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an independent inquiry into the mass shooting of Palestinians.
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
Activist was arrested with a Swedish woman in a Palestinian village largely demolished by Israeli forces in early May
IDF denies firing on civilians after more than 30 deaths among people headed to controversial humanitarian hubs
The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza.
The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has 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 [... ] carve out a piece of the French Riviera.'
Reports say an incident occurred in Rafah in the early hours of Sunday as people were queueing for aid.
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
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
Dr Victoria Rose says her third visit to Gaza since the invasion began has been the worst by far — a ‘constant delivery of kids with bits missing’
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.
The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
Hamas said it responded to the US's proposal of a truce, which would last for 60 days, according to sources close to the negotiations.
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
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.'
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
Itamar Ben-Gvir called for tougher action in Gaza as Hamas indicated that the latest ceasefire proposal failed to meet its demands
The US says Israel has "signed off" on envoy Steve Witkoff's plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas.
Scenes of chaos and looting in parts of Gaza persist as food shortages continue.
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.
Trump ‘has presented proposal to Hamas’
The deal, which is being reviewed by Hamas, is thought to include a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for hostage release and resumption of aid to Gaza
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.
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
Trump administration has relied on sweeping view of executive power to push for deportation of pro-Palestine students.
Four people died and several more were injured on Wednesday after hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse
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.
Majdi Nema − better known by his nom de guerre Islam Alloush − 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.
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.
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
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.
Videos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in Rafah.
UN insists humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the parties to the conflict
Yaqeen Hammad, 11, who posted videos on social media to share humanitarian updates and survival tips from Gaza, was killed by an Israeli airstrike
Premier says propaganda pushed by Muslim minorities is driving European condemnation of latest offensive
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 in Gaza, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said. Humanitarian aid must enter Gaza 'massively, without conditions and without limits, and not controlled by Israel,' describing the territory as humanity's 'open wound.'
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
Hamdi al-Najjar's "life remains in danger", a Bulgarian doctor working at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza tells the BBC.
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.
A British surgeon working in Nasser Hospital said he had operated on the doctor's surviving 11-year-old.
The president announced the sanctions relief in May, ahead of an unannounced visit with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.
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
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.
Elias Rodriguez faces charges of first-degree murder, murder of foreign officials and causing death with a firearm.
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
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.
Premier says propaganda pushed by Muslim minorities is driving European condemnation of latest offensive
Columbia University alumni burned diplomas and police arrested protesters outside a commencement ceremony.
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.
It’s been two days since Israel agreed to allow ‘minimal amounts’ of aid into Gaza, but soup kitchens remain bare
The UN agency says Israeli ground operations and evacuation orders are putting hospitals out of service or making them inaccessible.
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
Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan criticised the government at a press conference on Tuesday.
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
A neoconservative who fervidly opposed Communism and the fundamentalist regime in Iran, he wrote many books and articles, some of whose theories were later discredited.
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
Country begins allowing limited entry of aid after prime minister acknowledges strip is approaching starvation
Eyewitness video captured an Israeli airstrike hitting west Khan Younis in Gaza as people flee tents amid gunfire.
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’
Israel 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.'
Netanyahu said aid would be allowed into the Gaza Strip after global pressure to prevent famine for Palestinians
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
Nearly 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2024.
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.
US President Donald Trump has concluded his three-nation tour of the Gulf region.
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.
Israel continues attacks on healthcare in Gaza, striking the European Hospital and putting it out of service.
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 secretary of state's comments come as Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, according to hospitals and rescuers
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.
Handover of Edan Alexander comes ahead of Donald Trump’s trip to Gulf
Nato must develop a nimbler technological edge than during the cold war
US President Donald Trump has announced he’s lifting years of sanctions on Syria.
Satellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed.
In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.
The meeting between Ahmed al-Sharaa and the US president was the first of its kind in 25 years
The French president accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of 'unacceptable' behavior over its blockade of aid into Gaza in a televised interview on Tuesday.
In talks with American negotiators, the Iranians spoke of a consortium with several countries that would allow it to keep producing civilian grade fuel, but with more monitoring.
In Riyadh, US president focuses on business, shifting from Biden’s policy that prioritised Saudi Arabian-Israeli ties.
Washington is pressing for a deal that would free hostages and stave off the Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza
On Tuesday, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Trump with fighter jets and flag-waving cavalry, as the US President lavished praise on the kingdom: 'The transformation that has occurred under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed has been truly extraordinary.'
Handover of Edan Alexander comes ahead of Donald Trump’s trip to Gulf
Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen “starvation is spreading” inside Gaza.
The authority offered scant information about why it issued the ban in January, and it maintained that stance in announcing that it was rescinding it.
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.
Attacks come in retaliation after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport on Sunday
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 release will come ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East on Tuesday.
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.
The gift from the Qatari royal family would be potentially the biggest foreign gift ever received by the US government
Attacks come in retaliation after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport on Sunday
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.
Israel’s priority is a ‘wider colonial expansion’, the committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories said.
Attacks come in retaliation after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport on Sunday
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
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 single deadliest bombing took place near a popular cafe in Gaza City where at least 33 people were killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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.
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.
The president claims that the Houthis have indicated to US officials that 'they don't want to fight anymore (...) And we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings.' Omari Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi has confirmed the end of the US bombing campaign.
Trump said the US will ‘stop the bombings’ in Yemen in return
The UN also expresses alarm after Israel approves a new plan that may include seizing all of Gaza indefinitely and controlling aid.
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’
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.
Dozens of people are already dead from starvation as Israel bars trucks with food and aid.
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.'
Defence systems failed to stop a strike from Yemenis that temporarily closed Ben Gurion airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv and left four injured
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Syria pledges to ‘protect all components’ of society, including Druze, after Israel launches air raids near Damascus.
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
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.
Motivated by grievances against allies and foes, US president is ‘tearing down’ the modern global order, analysts say.
Criminal charges against media outlets have raised concerns about press freedom
The blockade on Gaza has left two million at risk of starvation, Palestinian representatives said at the International Court of Justice
Ronen Bar and the prime minister are facing each other in court as they trade accusations of lying and blame for the October 7 attacks
Following a blast on Saturday, April 26, the port on the Strait of Hormuz was still ablaze on Monday.
Naim Qassem’s comments came as the Israeli military said it carried out more than 50 strikes in Lebanon this month.
Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".
Since April 2023, the RSF has been battling Sudan’s army for control of the country in a brutal civil war.
In a speech in Jerusalem on Sunday, the Israeli prime minister insisted that any deal with Tehran must also address its ballistic missile capabilities.
But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".
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.
Four months after Assad tell, sanctions still cripple hospitals where mothers have caesareans without anaesthesia and infection is rife
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
The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer.
Women, girls and boys suffered reported sexual attacks in the latest violence.
The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer.
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.
Observers denounce punishment of pro-Palestine protesters and silence on far-right Israeli minister’s visit.
Gazan civilians are losing their fear of Hamas, openly criticising the group on the streets and online.
New research shows the culture that dominated the Mediterranean 2,500 years ago did not take over territories but instead absorbed their people