Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza
Read full article: Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for GazaIsraeli forces have intercepted the remaining vessels from an activist flotilla challenging Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade
Read full article: Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockadeThe Israeli military has intercepted boats off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.
Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks
Read full article: Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacksAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad.
Spain's Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans torn
Read full article: Spain's Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans tornSpain is boycotting this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, after repeatedly expressing disapproval over Israel’s participation.
Israeli minister criticizes Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for waving Palestinian flag
Read full article: Israeli minister criticizes Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for waving Palestinian flagThe defense minister of Israel has criticized Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal for his waving of a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win.
Palestinian man shot dead while climbing West Bank barrier into Israel in search of work
Read full article: Palestinian man shot dead while climbing West Bank barrier into Israel in search of workPalestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.
Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament
Read full article: Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmamentNickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, says the truce hinges on Hamas’ disarmament hinges on Hamas' disarmament.
Soros' Open Society Foundations commit $30M to groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
Read full article: Soros' Open Society Foundations commit $30M to groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hateOpen Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.
Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
Read full article: Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackersIsraeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza.
Businesses are facing rising costs during the Iran war, and economists expect more strains ahead
Read full article: Businesses are facing rising costs during the Iran war, and economists expect more strains aheadCosts are piling up for businesses during the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran — and many economists see a bleak outlook, with some bracing for a downturn in hiring and investment in the coming months.
Israel's military said a Palestinian family could bury their father. Then the settlers arrived
Read full article: Israel's military said a Palestinian family could bury their father. Then the settlers arrivedA Palestinian family in the West Bank says Israeli settlers forced them to dig up their newly buried 80-year-old relative.
Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risks
Read full article: Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risksTwelve U.S. Democratic Senators have asked the U.S. Central Command about coordination with Israel on evacuation zones in Lebanon and Iran.
The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz
Read full article: The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of HormuzPresident Donald Trump says he has paused the U.S. effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war.
Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon
Read full article: Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern LebanonA branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon.
Activists’ detention deepens Spain-Israel tensions as aid group says men have begun hunger strike
Read full article: Activists’ detention deepens Spain-Israel tensions as aid group says men have begun hunger strikeSpain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has demanded the immediate release of a Spanish-Swedish activist detained by Israel after an aid flotilla bound for Gaza was intercepted in international waters.
Israeli authorities taking 2 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla to Israel for questioning
Read full article: Israeli authorities taking 2 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla to Israel for questioningIsraeli authorities say they are taking two activists detained in international waters and who led an aid flotilla bound for Gaza to Israel for questioning.
Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid flotilla and plans to drop off activists in Greece
Read full article: Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid flotilla and plans to drop off activists in GreeceActivists attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza say Israeli forces have intercepted their flotilla near the southern Greek island of Crete.
Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say
Read full article: Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials sayIran has offered to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and ends the war.
Palestinian authorities call local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank a success
Read full article: Palestinian authorities call local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank a successPalestinian authorities say local elections in Gaza and the West Bank are a success and mark a step toward a long-delayed presidential election.
Two former Israeli prime ministers join forces against Netanyahu in upcoming elections
Read full article: Two former Israeli prime ministers join forces against Netanyahu in upcoming electionsTwo Israeli political heavyweights say they will join forces in upcoming elections in an effort by their parties to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of Gaza
Read full article: Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of GazaPalestinians have voted in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the Israeli occupied West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza.
Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister
Read full article: Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign ministerPresident Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran’s foreign minister as officials in the South Asian nation push to revive ceasefire talks.
Federal judge orders release of family of man charged in Colorado firebomb attack
Read full article: Federal judge orders release of family of man charged in Colorado firebomb attackA federal judge has ordered the release from immigration custody of the family of a man charged in a fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, last year.
Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
Read full article: Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of HormuzU.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
Read full article: Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeksPresident Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House.
Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire
Read full article: Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefireThe Israeli army has been destroying homes in areas of southern Lebanon it has occupied since agreeing last week to a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says
Read full article: Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper saysRescue workers say a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
The Latest: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire
Read full article: The Latest: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefireU.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran as a new round of peace talks was on hold.
Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank
Read full article: Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West BankAuthorities say an Israeli army reservist has shot and killed two Palestinians near a school in a village east of Ramallah.
Mideast crises divide Europe as it grapples with rising fuel costs and policy toward Israel
Read full article: Mideast crises divide Europe as it grapples with rising fuel costs and policy toward IsraelEurope's top diplomats are meeting in Luxembourg to address multiple crises, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and economic instability due to the conflict in Iran.
The Latest: Pakistan prepares for upcoming peace talks despite US seizure of Iranian cargo ship
Read full article: The Latest: Pakistan prepares for upcoming peace talks despite US seizure of Iranian cargo shipPresident Donald Trump is defending his Iran war strategy, attacking critics and skeptics on Monday as “TRAITORS, ALL” after a second round of talks with Iran were thrown into doubt by the U.S. Navy’s seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Latest: Iran threatens to respond after US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged cargo ship
Read full article: The Latest: Iran threatens to respond after US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged cargo shipPresident Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.
Macron says a French soldier was killed and 3 were wounded in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
Read full article: Macron says a French soldier was killed and 3 were wounded in attack on peacekeepers in LebanonFrench President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
The Latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again
Read full article: The Latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions againIran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway.
A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head home
Read full article: A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head homeA fragile calm has settled over parts of Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States takes hold between Israel and Hezbollah.
House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump
Read full article: House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with TrumpThe House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.
Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them
Read full article: Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block themMore than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.
Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids' path to school with tear gas and barbed wire
Read full article: Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids' path to school with tear gas and barbed wirePalestinian schoolchildren trying to return to class this week for the first time since the Iran war started were blocked by an impromptu barbed wire fence erected overnight by Israeli settlers.
Consecutive Israeli strikes kill 4 Lebanese medics as Israel-Hezbollah war grinds on
Read full article: Consecutive Israeli strikes kill 4 Lebanese medics as Israel-Hezbollah war grinds onParamedic groups say the Israeli military has killed four Lebanese rescue workers and wounded six others in three consecutive, targeted strikes.
Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain
Read full article: Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from SpainDozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza have set sail from the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional election
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional electionA special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday will fill the House seat most recently held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
The Latest: Iran threatens to disrupt Gulf trade in response to US naval blockade
Read full article: The Latest: Iran threatens to disrupt Gulf trade in response to US naval blockadeThe leader of Iran’s joint military command has threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports, while U.S. Central Command says no vessels have made it past U.S. naval forces during the first 48 hours of the blockade.
Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel
Read full article: Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to IsraelDozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel.
Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US
Read full article: Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the USA senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese militant group will not abide by any agreements made in upcoming direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in the United States.
Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon's government to cancel Israel talks as battle rages in strategic town
Read full article: Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon's government to cancel Israel talks as battle rages in strategic townHezbollah's leader has urged Lebanon to pull out of direct talks with Israel scheduled in Washington.
US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement
Read full article: US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreementU_S_ Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a_m_ EDT Monday, or 5:30 p_m_ in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations."
The Latest: US Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iran ended without an agreement
Read full article: The Latest: US Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iran ended without an agreementU.S. Vice President JD Vance says negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.
By the numbers: US thrashed military targets in Iran, but some capabilities remain
Read full article: By the numbers: US thrashed military targets in Iran, but some capabilities remainSince the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. was announced, leaders in President Donald Trump's administration have been quick to say the Iranian military and its capacity have sustained significant damage during the weeks of fighting.
US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
Read full article: US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fireWith the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials.
Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges
Read full article: Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emergesLebanon is reeling after the deadliest day of renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
The Latest: Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon after Israeli strikes imperil Iran ceasefire
Read full article: The Latest: Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon after Israeli strikes imperil Iran ceasefireIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors.
Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts
Read full article: Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire effortsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors.
Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
Read full article: Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait againA ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats
Read full article: US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threatsU.S. President Donald Trump pulls back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate.
A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life
Read full article: A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily lifeA black banner hangs over the border crossing and portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stare down, promising vengeance against the United States and Israel.
Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches
Read full article: Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approachesPresident Donald Trump has expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his Tuesday ultimatum approaches.
The Latest: Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened
Read full article: The Latest: Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopenedU.S. President Donald Trump repeated his threat to hit Iran’s critical infrastructure hard if the country’s government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline.
Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge
Read full article: Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emergeU.S. President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-filled threat to escalate strikes on Iran if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline.
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilot
Read full article: Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilotU_S_ President Donald Trump has again warned Tehran over his Monday deadline to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and allow ship traffic to flow again, and Iran has responded by threatening to open “the gates of hell.”.
No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region
Read full article: No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across regionThere has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack.
Iran soccer players meet FIFA head Infantino before World Cup warmup and honor child victims of war
Read full article: Iran soccer players meet FIFA head Infantino before World Cup warmup and honor child victims of warFIFA President Gianni Infantino has promised to “continue to support” Iran’s preparations for the World Cup.
