Middle east

The Russian Supreme Court lifted a ban on the Taliban as it deepens relations with the Islamist group ruling Afghanistan

A Syrian tent city near the Turkish border is reportedly being readied to receive hundreds of thousands of Gazans as a result of Turkish and Qatari efforts

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the areas will be "added to the security zones of the State of Israel"

Over a dozen aid workers were recovered from what the UN has described as a "mass grave" following attacks by Israeli forces in Southern Gaza

The Israeli Defense Forces said it targeted the main command center of Hamas' Daraj-Tuffah Battalion in Gaza City during overnight attacks

A doctor working at a Gaza hospital said she had difficulty to describe the "level of horror" she witnessed after Israel's attack on Gaza on Tuesday

A senior Houthi leader stated U.S. airstrikes against Yemen on Saturday were "unjustified," adding that it "will result in a response."

Ariel and Kfir Bibas, along with their mother Shiri, were taken from Nir Oz kibbutz on October 7, 2023. Their father, Yarden, has been released

More than 350 rabbis came together to place a full-page ad in the New York Times, voicing their opposition to President Donald Trump's planned takeover of Gaza.

A leading Israeli human rights organization has spoken out against the raiding of a decades-old prominent Palestinian bookstore in east Jerusalem by Israeli Police, who alleged that the store was selling texts that promoted violence and terrorism.

His office is accusing Hamas of last-minute attempts to go against a clause that grants Israel a veto over the release of "mass murderers who are symbols of terror"

The president-elect said there would be "hell to pay" if a deal was not announced by the time of his inauguration

About 98 hostages are believed to still be in Gaza, half of them alive.

The Israeli official called on others to join him in condemning the ceasefire deal and threatening to leave the government if it is enacted.

Two schools in Belgium have boycotted a Holocaust memorial ceremony, citing the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

"Operation Many Ways" sought to destroy the underground facility that mostly supplied Hezbollah in Lebanon

The IDF said it gathered information from a list of Islamic Jihad operatives discovered during operations in Gaza

As Syrian rebels celebrated the overthrow of Assad, experts warn the coalition's leading group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, seeks to impose a strict Islamist regime.

Massad Boulos is a Lebanese-American billionaire who is connected to the Trump family by marriage.

A drone fired at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea from Lebanon is confirmed to have hit the politician's residence, cracking a window, by both Israel and Hezbollah.

Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Rob O'Neill said Israel going after the heads of terrorist organizations is the right one

The IDF had already showed images of Sinwar's last moments, throwing a stick at a drone that spotted him

A drone entered the building he was hiding in after an initial attack. His face covered with a bandana, he had seemingly lost his right hand

The message was conveyed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Conditions also include laying down their weapons and live the Gaza Strip

Different accounts describe how a random encounter led to the killing of the October 7 attacks' mastermind

Photos of the corpse started circulating before Israeli authorities confirmed it belongs to the Hamas leader and mastermind of the Oct.7 attacks

Yahya Sinwar was both the military and political leader of Hamas after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July

The leaders of Venezuela and Cuba have close ties with Teheran and have focused on criticizing Israel's actions. Colombia , Bolivia and Nicaragua have taken similar positions

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa, may rename a major street after Leila Khalid, a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane over 50 years ago.

Trump said Iran's attack on Israel is evidence of failed leadership and that Biden and Harris have allowed for adversaries to grow stronger