Middle East conflict

Israel’s recent offensive against Iran has escalated the conflict in the Middle East, raising concerns about a potential wider war. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his closest advisors are now grappling with critical decisions to navigate this...

As someone who served four Israeli prime ministers and was deputy head of the country’s National Security Council, Eran Etzion’s judgement was trusted at the highest levels of the state.A longstanding critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he is...

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon reported that Israeli tanks breached one of its positions early Sunday morning. According to a statement from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks forcibly entered a...

US President Joe Biden has said he is "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers during its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, following two incidents in 48 hours. On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in a highly anticipated 30-minute phone conversation, their first known communication since August. The discussion focused on Israel's planned response to Iran’s missile strike last week.The White House...

Israel's prime minister has called on the Lebanese population to reject Hezbollah in order to prevent the "devastation and suffering similar to what is occurring in Gaza." Benjamin Netanyahu's statement on Tuesday coincided with Israel intensifying its offensive against Hezbollah,...

At least 10 firefighters were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a border region in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The ministry's statement noted that the firefighters were preparing for rescue operations from a municipal building in...

A tragic shooting in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba has left a policewoman dead and 10 others injured, according to local authorities. The incident occurred at the city’s central bus station, where police believe it was a "suspected...

At least four hospitals in Lebanon announced on Friday that they are halting operations due to ongoing Israeli airstrikes. Meanwhile, a Hezbollah-affiliated health organization reported that 11 paramedics were killed in the past 24 hours. These closures come after two...

Over the past year, there have been numerous moments of heightened tension, but none as perilous as this.In the past seven days, Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated, Israel has commenced a ground offensive in Lebanon, and Iran has...