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Batches of previously unreleased documentary footage give a behind-the-scenes look at the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's work to maneuver the United States into military conflicts on behalf of Israel, and the sheer joy he exuded when President Trump finally brought Graham's long-held dreams of an all-out war on Iran to …
Israel is expected to release 60 Palestinian detainees to the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israeli military and Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said, according to Haaretz.
The Lebanese army has accused Israel of obstructing its deployment and the return of residents to designated areas in southern Lebanon through continued attacks and the “systematic destruction” of homes.
A Palestinian woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned recent attacks on the kingdom, stating that it reserves the right to respond to them and deter those responsible, Al Jazeera reported.
Before we look at the week ahead, a quick look at the main event that defines the market this Monday morning: after 13 consecutive nights of US strikes aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping, Washington has refrained from further attacks since late Friday, while Tehran has publicly stated …
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told 103FM on Monday that he had ruled out another joint election run with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party, arguing that the two parties appeal to fundamentally different electorates.
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot is facing criticism from Cypriot politician and member of the European Parliament, Fidias Panayiotou, over a billboard campaign in Cyprus.
Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attack
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Brent crude drops 9% to below $88 a barrel, prompting UK government bond yields to fall
Both men scheduled to meet Trump at time where US policy towards wars in Iran and Ukraine in state of flux
A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period was recently found during archaeological excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Monday morning.
The Knesset told the High Court of Justice that Israel’s new judicial-selection system should not be struck down simply because the justices may consider the existing system better, arguing that only severe damage to the country’s democratic character could justify invalidating part of a Basic Law.
Shin Bet Chief David Zini officially visited Israel Police's Counterterrorism Unit (YAMAM) for the first time on Sunday, according to a statement from the Shin Bet and Israel Police.
Treasury has warned the Australian economy could be hit by an inflation spike and slower growth through the second half of the year as America’s war against Iran, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and Ukraine’s assault on Russian oil refineries upend the global petroleum market.
Iran-backed group Houthis said they launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure on Monday in response to incursions by the kingdom's drones.
Syria’s President Ahmed al Sharaa laid out a strategic vision for Syria and the region in recent interview comments. Speaking with Qatar’s Al-Jazeera, he described Syria’s attempts to manage tensions with Israel, while also dealing with Lebanon and Iraq. He also discussed internal issues, such as the Kurdish minorit…
Hezbollah and Iran took advantage of a gap in Lebanon’s education system to create schools that can indoctrinate the next generation of martyrs and elite in their cause, according to a new report by Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah published in the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.
A critically ill pregnant woman lost her unborn child after Israeli forces stopped the ambulance taking her to hospital in the Palestinian city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, state news agency Wafa reported.
There was a revealing post in the welter of reaction that followed the all too predictable dismissal of the Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday.
An Israeli attack targeted a group of Palestinian civilians in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, in front of an Unrwa school where they were sheltering.
The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
Three of Mohammad Bakri's children stood together on stage at Al Hussein Cultural Centre, each reading a statement in memory of the Palestinian actor and filmmaker, as the seventh Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film got under way.
Months after the United Nations Security Council backed a comprehensive framework to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Israel’s security cabinet has approved a highly constrained pilot project to allow foreign security forces into a narrow pocket of the devastated territory.
When Jimmy Carter occupied the White House, Menachem Begin was the prime minister of Israel. Carter viewed the world through a deeply religious and, at times, naïve lens.
The IDF said Monday that troops operating in southern Lebanon found two drawings of Adolf Hitler inside a private home in the village of Taybeh.
Two Israeli civilians were detained Monday after crossing the border into Syrian territory near Mount Hermon, the IDF said, as Syrian media separately reported that troops had arrested a Syrian citizen during an overnight raid in the Quneitra area.
The Iranian-backed Houthis have been escalating attacks and rhetoric against Saudi Arabia throughout July. This led to concerns that international shipping via the Red Sea could be disrupted.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed from Israel on Monday afternoon for talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington, where they are expected to discuss the situation with Iran, among several other issues, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed.
Saturday saw a final break in what was 13 consecutive days of tit-for-tat attacks between the United States and Iran, with US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz having confirmed to Fox News Sunday that President Trump is trying to give peace talks "some space".
Saudi Arabia and Jordan said on Monday that their air defences intercepted and destroyed drones targeting their territory, underscoring continued regional threats despite a temporary pause in hostilities between Iran and the US.
Saudi Arabia and Jordan said on Monday their air defences had intercepted and destroyed drones targeting their territory, underscoring the continued regional threat despite a temporary pause in hostilities between Iran and the US.
Maritime traffic in the Bab Al Mandeb strait has more than halved in the week since Houthi rebels declared an embargo on Saudi shipping, with crossings of the vital Red Sea chokepoint falling to their lowest level since the blockade began.
Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability
Israeli opposition leader and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that he “will not allow a Palestinian state to be established”, even at the cost of normalisation with Saudi Arabia.
A sharp drop in oil prices prompted by a quieter weekend for geopolitics and a pause in MidEast hostilities also sparked a drop in bond yields and the USD. A powerful relief rally in stocks and bonds emerged after a lull in hostilities in the Middle East, and started a week packed with earnings and a stack of intere…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has departed for Washington DC, where he is due to meet US President Donald Trump, according to an official statement posted on an Israeli state social media account.
The Israeli army made an incursion into Syria's Quneitra province and detained a civilian after raiding his home, according to Syria’s official SANA news agency.
Claims that Malaysia’s ban on Israelis entering the country are antisemitic are unlikely to trigger a major policy shift, analysts say
Claims that Malaysia’s ban on Israelis entering the country are antisemitic are unlikely to trigger a major policy shift, analysts say
HANOI, Vietnam — Across seven countries, seven people woke up to days that no longer looked the way they once did.
Six sites from the Middle East and North Africa have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List during the organisation’s 2026 committee session in Busan, South Korea.
Markets enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting uncertain over how the US central bank will react to surging oil prices on heightened escalations in the Iran war.
The remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of modern political Zionism’s founder, Theodor Herzl, are being brought from Belgrade, Serbia, to be reinterred beside his grave on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem in the coming days.
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The UK’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, came under fire recently from the Shadow Justice Secretary, Nick Timothy, in response to the appointment of Andy Slaughter, an MP fiercely critical of Israel with a long record of pro-Palestine activism, as the new Solicitor General. Timothy described it as an “absolute dis…
The vast majority of religious Zionists favor dialogue leading to social consensus over parliamentary or legal processes to solve Israel’s social issues, a Tzohar poll held during Tuesday’s annual conference revealed.