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Newest first · UTC+11:00Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency
Ellen Monique Chits, a 56-year-old Dutch Christian whose grandfather and great-grandparents were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations, spent the last two years seeking permanent residency in Israel after the Interior Ministry rejected her application.
· YOAV ETIEL
Palestinian death toll in Khan Younis reaches three
At least three Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in southern Gaza's Khan Younis on Saturday.
· Middleeasteye
IDF arrests over 70 terror suspects in West Bank operation following deadly shooting
More than 70 terror suspects from the West Bank were arrested Saturday morning following overnight operations, according to an IDF statement.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US-Iran war spreads as Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade airstrikes in Red Sea escalation
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· Caitlin Doornbos
America In Focus: New tariffs, soaring gas, mortgages and a down week for Wall Street
President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP,File)
· Michelle Chapman
US Sanctions UK-Based Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader Over Alleged Hamas Support
The United States has sanctioned a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) official alongside six other individuals and entities that it said provided material support to terrorist group Hamas.
· Tyler Durden
Bus Collision in Syria Kills 35, Health Ministry Says
At least 35 people were killed and 30 more injured in Syria on Saturday when a civilian bus collided with another carrying members of the country’s security forces, Syria’s health ministry said.
· Abdi Latif Dahir
At least 35 killed, 30 injured in Syria bus collision on Damascus road
Thirty-five people were killed and 30 injured in a collision between two passenger buses on the Deir al-Zor-to-Damascus road, a health ministry official told state news agency SANA on Saturday.
· REUTERS
The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl - opinion
Last week, at the end of our Shabbat services in Jerusalem, the blessing over the wine that precedes kiddush was interrupted by a frightening announcement. A six-year-old girl who had come to synagogue with her grandparents was missing.
· BARBARA SOFER
Iran's IRGC says four vessels stopped in Hormuz in last 24 hours
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval forces have barred four ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, Iranian state television reports.
· Middleeasteye
Israel kills head of northern Gaza police force
The head of the northern Gaza police force has been killed in an Israeli air strike, the enclave's health ministry is reporting.
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Houthis attack Saudi Aramco sites – with Yemen at risk of renewed war | The National
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Aramco facilities in the Saudi cities of Jizan and Yanbu on Saturday, as fears of a renewed war in Yemen escalated.
· Mina Aldroubi
Houthis claim attack on Saudi oil sites
The Houthis have claimed attacks on two Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Jizan and Yanbu in retaliation for air strikes on Hodeidah port and Kamaran Island.
· Middleeasteye
Iran blames US for Hormuz dispute as both sides confirm ongoing talks
Iran has accused the United States of trying to force open a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, bypassing Iranian authorities, a move it says violates the two countries’ interim peace deal and caused tensions there to spike.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts
Brent crude surged 27% over two weeks to settle at $96.78 a barrel on Friday, briefly breaching $100 this past week as traders priced in a higher war-risk premium into energy markets amid simultaneous chokepoint threats to the Strait of Hormuz and the southern Red Sea.
· Tyler Durden
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate
Saudi air defences intercept ballistic missiles as Iran reports first night without US strikes in two weeks
· William Christou
Bus collision leaves at least 35 people dead in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after two buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, state media reported.
UN chief urges global support for Syria as it recovers from civil war
In a landmark visit to Damascus, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday appealed to the international community to support the people of Syria.
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Palestinian killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City
A Palestinian has been killed and another wounded in an Israeli attack on Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.
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Tisha B'Av calls on Israel to restore its culture of responsibility - opinion
On Thursday, Tisha B’Av, Jews around the world sat on low chairs and read ancient poems of mourning.
· JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Tisha B'Av reminds us that Jewish prayer belongs on the Temple Mount - opinion
Earlier this week, on Wednesday the eve of Tisha B’Av (the day of Jewish national mourning for the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temples and 2,000 subsequent years of exile from Israel), I ascended the Temple Mount, Har HaBayit.
· DAVID M. WEINBERG
Trump meets with Aoun over Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
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US mulls plan to snatch enriched uranium from Iran’s nuclear facilities: ‘most sophisticated op in history’
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· Caitlin Doornbos, Shane Galvin
Two buses collide in Syria, killing at least 35 people
At least 35 people have been killed and many others injured after two passenger buses collided on a highway in central Syria.
· Al Jazeera Staff
In the cradle of Tunisia's revolution, anger gave way to apathy. Then Gaza happened
Fifteen years ago, this was a city that changed the Arab world.
· Middleeasteye
Como a guerra no Irã fortalece parceria entre países árabes
No último dia 13 de julho, Donald Trump anunciou que cobraria dos navios que passassem pelo Estreito de Ormuz um pedágio de nada menos que 20% do valor da carga embarcada. Como já era de se esperar do presidente americano, poucas horas depois, após conversas com os países do Golfo, Trump voltou atrás.
· Kersten Knipp
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill at least six Palestinians, wound 37
Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least six Palestinians and wounded another 27 in the last 48 hours, the enclave's health ministry is reporting.
· Middleeasteye
In the cradle of Tunisia's revolution, anger gave way to apathy. Then Gaza happened
Fifteen years ago, this was a city that changed the Arab world.
· Middleeasteye
Tehran says Yemen conflict 'cannot be attributed to Iran'
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen "cannot be attributed to Iran" and that the escalating tensions in the Bab al-Mandeb strait are “rooted in old disputes and issues" between the two countries.
· Middleeasteye
A trip to the 'boy aquarium': Discovering Israel's thriving hockey scene
Several months ago, I, like many others, bought into the hockey show hype, and since then, my social media feed slowly shifted to… real hockey.
· SHIR PERETS
Zelensky: Ukrainian long-range strikes hit Russian warship, vessels transporting Iran-linked cargo
Ukraine's forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian village near Nablus
Hundreds of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Sarra, southwest of Nablus, on Friday, burning homes, damaging property and assaulting residents.
· Middleeasteye
U.N. chief urges international community to back Syrians during visit to Damascus
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
· Ghaith Alsayed
Saudi military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed militia attacked Red Sea shipping
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that its coalition forces struck Houthi militia in Yemen after the Iran-backed group claimed to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea earlier in the week.
· Azhar Sukri
Houthis and Saudi Arabia trade fire amid Red Sea blockade
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Irán no reporta nuevos ataques de EEUU aunque la tensión sigue siendo alta
EL CAIRO, Egipto (AP) — Irán no reportó ataques durante la noche del viernes al sábado, una aparente pausa tras casi dos semanas de ofensivas nocturnas consecutivas de Estados Unidos, pero las tensiones siguen siendo altas después de una reciente escalada por el control del estratégico estrecho de Ormuz.
· Samy Magdy
‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war
No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figures
Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian village near Nablus
Hundreds of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Sarra, southwest of Nablus, on Friday, burning homes, damaging property and assaulting residents.
· Middleeasteye
How Volker Turk won a new term as UN rights chief despite Israel opposition
Volker Turk has been elected as United Nations human rights chief for another four-year term, despite strong objections from the United States, Russia and Israel.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran reports no new U.S. strikes as tensions remain high
CAIRO (AP) — Iran reported no strikes overnight into Saturday, an apparent break from nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, but tensions remain high following a recent escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
· Samy Magdy
Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration
"Dana,” a 42-year-old mother of three young children, sat across from me and tried to describe something she couldn’t quite name. “I’m functioning,” she said. “But I’m not myself. I can’t make simple decisions. I forget things. My brain feels stuck.” She wasn’t depressed. She wasn’t anxious. She was profoundly overl…
· DR MIKE GROPPER
Guterres makes first visit to Syria by UN chief since before civil war
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for the first trip to Syria by a serving United Nations chief since 2009, before the start of a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.
· REUTERS
Guterres arrives in Syria for first visit by a UN chief in 17 years | The National
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday to begin the first visit to Syria by a leader of the world body in 17 years.
· The National
Israel arrests dozens of Palestinians in West Bank amid settler attacks
Israel is pushing ahead with its military crackdown across the occupied West Bank, arresting dozens following a shooting that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Crysencio Summerville moves to Saudi Pro League after signing four-year deal with Al Hilal | The National
Dutch midfielder Crysencio Summerville has completed his move from West Ham United to the Saudi Pro League, signing a four-year deal with Al Hilal.
· The National
Trump warns US 'locked and loaded' for massive strikes on Iran
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Ed Husic accuses senior Labor figures of smothering Palestine debate
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Israel launches large-scale raid on West Bank village after day of deadly violence | The National
Israeli forces on Saturday carried out a large-scale raid in a village near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, detaining at least 80 Palestinians a day after two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed.
· The National