Middle East
Israel Hits Nuclear Sites, Iran Strikes Hospital as War Escalates
Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight, as the week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an off-ramp. Following the strike that damaged the Soroka...
Israeli Foreign Minister Slams Turkey’s Erdogan for Defending Iran, Comparing Netanyahu to Hitler
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for once again comparing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler and accusing Israel of committing "state terrorism" in its campaign against...
US Pulls Out of Two More Bases in Syria, Worrying Kurdish Forces
US forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop drawdown that the commander of US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces said was allowing a resurgence of Islamic State. Reuters reporters who visited the two bases in the past week found them mostly deserted, both...
Suspected Israeli Hackers Claim to Destroy Data at Iran’s Bank Sepah
An anti-Iranian government hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts on Tuesday that it had destroyed data at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah. The group — known as Gonjeshke...
Qatar Says Its Output at Gas Field Shared With Iran Is Steady, Following Israeli Strike
Qatar's gas production at the South Pars field is steady and supply is proceeding normally, it said on Tuesday, after the...
Iran Asks Gulf States to Mediate for Ceasefire With Israel, Sources Say
Iran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to...
Hezbollah Holds Fire After Israeli Strike on Iran, Signaling Weakened Posture Amid Pressure From Lebanese Gov’t
The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah announced it will not carry out a retaliatory strike against...
Fragment of Yemeni Ballistic Missile Hits Palestinian Village Wounding Three Children After Israel Strikes Iran
The first ballistic missile fired against Israel in response to its strikes against Iran hit...
Israel Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Military Leadership; Iran Responds With Drone, Missile Attacks
Israel launched a broad preemptive attack on Iran overnight on Friday, targeting military installations and...
Israel Hits Nuclear Sites, Iran Strikes Hospital as War Escalates
Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight, as the week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an off-ramp. Following the strike that damaged the Soroka medical...
Israeli Foreign Minister Slams Turkey’s Erdogan for Defending Iran, Comparing Netanyahu to Hitler
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for once again comparing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler and...
US Pulls Out of Two More Bases in Syria, Worrying Kurdish Forces
US forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop drawdown that the commander of US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces said was allowing a resurgence of Islamic State. Reuters reporters who...
Suspected Israeli Hackers Claim to Destroy Data at Iran’s Bank Sepah
An anti-Iranian government hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts on Tuesday...
Qatar Says Its Output at Gas Field Shared With Iran Is Steady, Following Israeli Strike
Qatar's gas production at the South Pars field is steady and supply is proceeding normally, it said on Tuesday, after the world's largest gas field was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, prompting Iran to partially suspend its production. Qatar, the...
Iran Asks Gulf States to Mediate for Ceasefire With Israel, Sources Say
Iran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Iranian...
Hezbollah Holds Fire After Israeli Strike on Iran, Signaling Weakened Posture Amid Pressure From Lebanese Gov’t
The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah announced it will not carry out a retaliatory strike against the Jewish state in support of Tehran, following a warning...
Fragment of Yemeni Ballistic Missile Hits Palestinian Village Wounding Three Children After Israel Strikes Iran
The first ballistic missile fired against Israel in response to its strikes against Iran hit a Palestinian village in the West Bank, according to the...
Israel Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Military Leadership; Iran Responds With Drone, Missile Attacks
Israel launched a broad preemptive attack on Iran overnight on Friday, targeting military installations and nuclear sites across the country in what officials described as...
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Says Hamas Killed, Abducted Aid Workers
Several aid workers from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were killed Wednesday night when Hamas gunmen attacked a bus transporting local staffers, according to the US-...
Egypt Deports Dozens Planning Pro-Palestinian March, Organizers Say
Egyptian authorities have deported dozens of foreign nationals who arrived in Egypt to take part in a pro-Palestinian march and dozens more face deportation, the organizers and airport and security sources said on Thursday. Hundreds of...
Israeli Military Says It Arrested Hamas Members in Syria
Israeli troops entered southwestern Syria in the early hours of Thursday and arrested several people who the Israeli military said were members of Palestinian terrorist group Hamas but which Syria's interior ministry said were civilians. The arrests in the...
Syria Wants Burkinis on Public Beaches, Official Denies Ban on Western Beachwear
Syria's Islamist-led government has said women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body on public beaches, though an official denied there was any ban on Western beachwear and said the decision was misunderstood. The...
Palestinian Authority’s Terror Support, Lack of Credibility Undermine UN Conference on Statehood, Experts Warn
The Palestinian Authority has demanded that Hamas disarm and vowed to implement internal reforms ahead of a United Nations conference this month on Palestinian statehood...
