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The Israeli Air Force on Thursday attacked a Gazan terror cell in Khan Yunis, the second "attack of choice" in two days after a pause in such attacks since a new US-Hamas deal in late July.
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkiye’s defence ministry says.
Residuos de petróleo cerca de botes pesqueros en la isla de Qeshm, Irán, el 13 de agosto de 2026, en medio de los continuos ataques de guerra contra embarcaciones e infraestructuras en y alrededor del estrecho de Ormuz. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
Latest updatesIran war latest: Ships must take permission to safely transit Strait of Hormuz, Iran says
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will establish political and military mechanisms to co-ordinate their defence and security policies under a pact signed last week, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, as the three countries deepen military and defence industry co-operation.
Iranian military commanders and politicians have recently underlined a shift in Iran's military doctrine, moving from a defensive to an offensive strategy against US forces in the Middle East.
A German court this month decided that comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is protected legal speech, highlighting a growing conflict between constitutional protections and Berlin’s political commitment to Tel Aviv.
US President Donald Trump claims on Aug. 12, 2026 that the United States has 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz and will 'keep it.' Trump said on Truth Social that the US naval blockade of the waterway had been described as a 'wall of steel' and said Iran lacked the capability to challenge it. Despite Iran's …
A high-level Iraqi security delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for talks aimed at easing tensions over alleged drone attacks by Iran-backed militias, cross-border strikes, and broader security co-operation, Iraqi state media said.
Strait of Hormuz Becomes Leverage in US–Iran Power Struggle
Haitham Rashaidh was among the last to leave his home near Ein al-Auja, a natural spring and waterfall north of Jericho in the occupied West Bank.
The residents of Taybeh, a village east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, continue to face settler attacks despite an Israeli military order declaring the surrounding area a closed military zone.
The Tel Aviv District Court placed Yossi Mosli under house arrest until the eve of Yom Kippur on Thursday, using an unusual legal measure that allows restrictions to be imposed on suspected organized-crime figures without an indictment.
Brent crude futures held near recent highs of $90 a barrel before fading to around $87 early Thursday morning, as traders awaited progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Stalled US-Iran negotiations and tightening global fuel supplies continued to support prices and concern some top energy experts, who warn …
International condemnation of Israel is mounting as settlers lay siege to Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for a fifth day and reports mount that Israel is planning a military operation in the village.
The U.K. economy is showing further signs of a long-awaited rebound, but the picture is complicated by the fallout from the Iran war and high energy prices.
The UK's Charity Commission has issued "regulatory advice" to trustees of the Edgware United Synagogue in London, which hosted a real estate event that promoted properties in illegal Israeli settlements in June, Middle East Eye can reveal.
The UK's Charity Commission has criticised trustees of the Edgware United Synagogue in London for hosting a real estate event that promoted properties in illegal Israeli settlements in June, Middle East Eye can reveal.
A billboard in Karachi displays the leaders of Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
A new organisation was launched in London on Thursday to represent the families of political detainees held in Egypt, according to a press relese shared with Middle East Eye.
Today, six years ago, on August 13, 2020, the Middle East changed. US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed, announced an agreement for full normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Iran has accused the US of allowing faulty intelligence to drive it into war, as new reports revealed that CIA analysts doubted an Israeli warning that triggered a secret security operation during President Donald Trump’s visit to Turkey.
Turkey confirmed on Thursday for the first time that it had joined efforts to establish a multinational maritime defence coalition aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
Dark oil residue collects in shallow coastal waters on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
Observers say diverging strategic interests and a weak mutual security capacity will be the main challenges facing the agreement
Observers say diverging strategic interests and a weak mutual security capacity will be the main challenges facing the agreement
A former Border Police officer was indicted on Wednesday on multiple counts of sexually harassing a child under 14 through Instagram, the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID) announced on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia is weighing whether to back a Yemeni ground campaign to retake the Red Sea coast from the Houthis, an offensive that would test forces Riyadh has spent seven months assembling out of rival Yemeni militias.
The ongoing violence in the Palestinian village of Kusra has left residents feeling helpless, with resident Marmar Odeh stating it was "the first time in [he felt] there was no law in the State of Israel," in an interview with KAN Reshet Bet on Thursday.
Senior US and Israeli officials on Wednesday night denied in conversations with The Jerusalem Post a Reuters report that Israel and Lebanon had already agreed on the countries that could participate in a future international mechanism in Lebanon that would oversee Hezbollah's disarmament and verify the Lebanese mili…
Turkey confirmed on Thursday for the first time that it had joined efforts to establish a multinational maritime defence coalition aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
The Israeli army says it has dismantled "two illegal outposts" on the outskirts of the Qusra and Jalud areas in the occupied West Bank, which Israeli settlers were using to trap two Palestinian families inside their homes.
‘When I assumed my position as chairman of HaBithonistim,” says Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Winner, “I defined the greatest threat to Israel as the war for our home.”
Ali Safiuddin is the head of the Civil Defence in Tyre, and in his life and career as a first responder, he has had to come to terms with life and loss.
Soldados israelíes hacen guardia junto a colonos frente a viviendas palestinas que estos bloquearon en la localidad de Qusra, al sur de Nablus, en la ocupada Cisjordania, el 12 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Nidal Eshtayeh)
Incheon airport had 38.39m international passengers in first half of 2026, as traffic diverted from Middle East hubs
Israel has killed at least one person and injured seven in the Gaza Strip in the past day, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
The city of Burgas in Bulgaria has been selected to host the 71st Eurovision Song Contest in May next year, the show's organizers said on Thursday.
Current and former Likud lawmakers, ministers, and deputy ministers will remain barred from competing for district positions in the party’s upcoming primary, after MK Afif Abed withdrew his Supreme Court appeal late Wednesday night.
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management," the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Hamas plans to participate in the upcoming Palestinian elections, a senior official from the Iran-backed terrorist organization told Hamas-operated Al-Aqsa TV on Wednesday.
Qusai Abu Ridi, a Palestinian resident whose house in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus in the West Bank, has been targeted by radical Israeli settlers in recent days, said that despite actions taken by the Israeli military on Wednesday to remove the makeshift outpost outside his house, settlers are still presen…
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will form political and military mechanisms under a defence pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkey's defence ministry said, adding the alliance would also deepen defence industry cooperation.
A death sentence against a once-feared cousin of Bashar Al Assad has helped assuage a mass thirst for retribution in Syria.
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nidal Eshtayeh)
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A recent controversy involving Palestinian medical staff at Haifa’s Rambam Hospital reveals several important things about the position of Palestinian citizens of Israel, particularly within the healthcare system.
The United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has said a days-long siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers amounts to “terror”.
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to Fars news agency.
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