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The IDF killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Rashid Al-Qadhi on Wednesday in a targeted strike in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced Thursday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the war with Iran is not over and that he intends to keep Israeli forces in Lebanon “as long as the need requires”.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, "either with or without a deal."
Over one in four women in Israel, some 27%, have experienced violent behavior from a partner or relative, according to data collected by The Israel Women’s Network (IWN) and presented in the “Great Women’s Survey 2026,” published on Tuesday.
The current round of fighting between the United States and Iran is not expected to spill over to Israel, The Jerusalem Post learned on Thursday.
The United Kingdom's most senior government lawyer last year warned the executive body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that its proposed process for disciplinary proceedings against Prosecutor Karim Khan was legally flawed, Middle East Eye can exclusively reveal.
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, said on Thursday that strengthening unity among Gulf countries was "an utmost necessity" as they faced a new wave of attacks from Iran.
The Gulf of Cooperation Council (GCC) released a statement on Thursday issuing a condemnation of Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and holding Iran responsible for threatening global energy security and trade, and breaching the terms of the memorandum of understanding with the US.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that his country was prepared to resume military operations against Iran for “a third time if necessary”.
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The United Kingdom's most senior government lawyer last year warned the executive body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that its proposed process for disciplinary proceedings against Prosecutor Karim Khan was legally flawed, Middle East Eye can exclusively reveal.
Shipping traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially via the UN-back Omani passageway, after the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes and vessels were attacked earlier in the week.
Lebanon moved a step closer to abolishing the death penalty on Thursday when a session of joint parliamentary committees approved replacing the legislation with life imprisonment and sent the bill to the House of Representatives for a vote.
The world's chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday restored Syria's voting rights after a four-year suspension, pointing to a “significant change in circumstances” since the fall of Bashar Al Assad.
An elderly Methodist preacher is set to launch the first legal challenge to the UK government's use of a contested definition of antisemitism after ministers used it to force a charity to remove her as a trustee over a Facebook post in which she described Israel as an apartheid state.
The global chemical weapons’ watchdog has announced it has handed voting rights back to Syria because “concrete steps” have been taken to address outstanding issues since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
More than three weeks after the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end their war and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the future of passage through the vital waterway is once again under a cloud.
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An elderly Methodist preacher is set to launch the first legal challenge to the UK government's use of a contested definition of antisemitism after ministers used it to force a charity to remove her as a trustee over a Facebook post in which she described Israel as an apartheid state.
Museum employees unpack a carved stone panel after Syrian authorities unveiled antiquities returned from France at the National Museum in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The haredi parties - Shas and United Torah Judaism - reached an agreement on Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coaltion to make changes to the contentious bill that seeks to enshrine Torah study as a fundamental value in the country's Basic Law after legal warnings were made against sections of the l…
The European Union is to offer solidarity with Gulf states caught in up the US-Iran war at a high-level meeting in Brussels on Monday, an European Commission representative has said.
Residents in Bandar Abbas and Sirik regions describe communities in fear and ‘feeling abandoned’ after US strikes
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with his Omani and Turkish counterparts on Thursday and discussed latest developments in the region, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
President Donald Trump flew back to Washington from the Nato summit in Turkey late on Wednesday aboard the older Air Force One, rather than the new Boeing 747-8 given to the US by Qatar.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen steeply after a series of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran following an attack on three tankers earlier this week.
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The Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court blocked Walla from advancing planned layoffs and organizational changes before completing talks with the Union for Journalists in Israel, rejecting the company’s request to prevent the union from taking organizational action over the dispute.
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon has requested the full release of all communications between Pramilla Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to "expose" the Secretary-General's influence over her decision to…
Washington’s long-standing policy of blindly supporting the Israeli government without any conditions or demands has been a mistake, said Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate for the 2028 US elections.
Tehran is using military coercion to force Gulf states to accept the Islamic Republic’s administration over the vital Strait of Hormuz, according to a new assessment by the Institute for the Study of War.
Trucks carrying the bodies of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family arrived on Thursday in Mashhad, where Iran's holiest shrine is located.
Iraq has discovered a stash of money hidden in a drainage pit in its latest startling discovery in a corruption case, it was revealed on Thursday.
Iraqi officials revealed on Thursday that they had discovered a large amount of money hidden in a drainage pit during a continuing crackdown on corruption.
Kenya's economic growth is expected to slow this year, with the World Bank cutting its forecast to 4.3 percent, citing the global fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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After a week-long mass funeral, the body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has arrived in the northeastern city of Mashhad, where a burial ceremony will take place as the final step.
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Iran fired 10 ballistic missiles at Jordan's Azraq military base on Thursday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement carried by state media.
After a week-long mass funeral, the body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has arrived in the northeastern city of Mashhad, where a burial ceremony will take place as the final step.
Clashes broke out during a Knesset House Committee debate on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill on Thursday after combat veterans confronted haredi (ultra-Orthodox) lawmakers demanding that the government address their needs and provide greater support for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) b…
Un edificio destruido por un bombardeo israelí en Qanarit, Líbano, el 20 de 20, 2026. (AP foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has remained stable throughout the ceasefire period between Israel and Hamas, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced on Thursday.
Norwegian police have dismissed a complaint against a university professor who called the October 7 massacre “the most beautiful thing that has happened in our century,” The Jerusalem Post has learned on Thursday.
This week I found myself in Petah Tikva. Looking for a place to have lunch, I searched through a list of sushi restaurants in the area. Some of the country’s best sushi can be found in Tel Aviv and Herzliya. I settled on a place in nearby Ramat HaHayel. As I drove there, I was struck by the amount of new constructio…
Sirens sounded across the Middle East as Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US assets in the Gulf Region on Thursday.
Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has changed his name to Yonatan Hon, Haaretz reported on Wednesday.