Israel's bid to crush Hamas's capabilities and bring the hostages home dominated talks between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister said, even as the Palestinian militants vowed no surrender in Gaza. Netanyahu's visit to Washington -- his third since
More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026. The northern region of Kurdistan has long promoted itself as a haven of relative stability in an
Attorneys appealing on behalf of the Foreign Press Association in Israel stress that the significance of press coverage of first-hand testimonies in the Gaza Strip increases in light of talks of a cease-fire, despite security risks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he discussed efforts to release hostages held in Gaza and the ongoing military campaign to defeat Hamas during talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump. The meeting on Tuesday was the second in 24 hours between the
With its air defenses shattered by Israeli strikes in the recent war, Iran is scrambling to rebuild amid growing public doubt over the reliability of its "strategic alliances."
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Israel and Hamas could agree to a 60-day truce and the release of 10 living hostages by the end of the week.
The meeting in Mecca comes as Saudi Arabia steps up its diplomatic engagement with key global powers with the aim of managing regional tensions.
A source who spoke with Haaretz said the PM Netanyahu thinks Israel should run the Rafah camps in the short term, until Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates take over, saying that they are 'relieving Gazans of Israeli control' and evading accusations of collaboration with
United Airlines said Tuesday it would resume service between Tel Aviv and its Newark/New York hub on July 21, 10 days earlier than previously planned. The carrier joined a large group of international airlines that suspended service to Israel on June 13 as fighting between
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest days for Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory this year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lamented a "difficult morning" as he visited Washington for talks
Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The strike came as Israel and Hamas held ceasefire talks in Qatar and after five
As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.
As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.
The Israeli army said that the houses in the Tulkarm refugee camp must be demolished to widen roads, but the 11 Palestinian appellants who live in the four disputed houses argued that their homes are located next to open areas – meaning that there is no need to demolish them in
The Dinah Project report documents sexual violence during the Hamas-led October 7 attacks and in Gaza captivity, urging Israel and the UN to prosecute these crimes and recognize them as part of Hamas' war strategy
Syria has been combating massive wildfires in coastal Latakia province for six days.
Brushing aside increasingly urgent official warnings to stay clear of Iran, some European tourists still head to the Islamic Republic, which is accused by Western governments of practicing "hostage diplomacy". Lennart Monterlos, an 18-year-old French-German national who
A shift in Iranian nuclear rhetoric reveals technical readiness and new strategic ambiguity – echoing historical precedents from Israel and Pakistan
At least four people were killed and 27 injured in a fire at a major telecomms centre in Egypt's capital that caused widespread disruptions, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Internet and phone connections were still heavily disrupted in Cairo on Tuesday, with the Egyptian
Hebron's would-be emirate and Gaza's Abu Shabab militia survive only due to Israeli support. Four decades of failed experiments show that imposed Palestinian leadership collapses, fuelling the next war
At least 1,580 healthcare workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Amid mounting international criticism, the IDF has rejected claims of deliberately targeting the health system, but has yet to offer alternative explanations for its
Each side fought for different goals and claimed different victories. Israel did manage to achieve a few of its objectives; but Iran maintained its defensive position on everything it really needed
Gaza's civil defence agency on Tuesday said that 29 people were killed in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory devastated by 21 months of war. Among those were nine people killed in a drone strike on a camp for displaced people near Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza,