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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke by phone with the Chief Commissioner of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), Ali Shaath, to offer his condolences following the death of Shaath’s uncle, marking the first publicized conversation between the two since Shaath assumed his new …
President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head David Zini, issuing a joint warning that internal and foreign actors were seeking to undermine the integrity of Israel’s upcoming election.
MK Naama Lazimi (Democrats) called on Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara to open an immediate criminal investigation into MK Nissim Vaturi (Likud) for "serious incitement to violence," on Thursday.
The president is behaving as if the battleground is the same, but it isn’t. Iran has leverage and knows it
A woman holds a sign saying, “end antisemitism” while attending a March for Israel rally Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
The United States and Iran have traded attacks for a second day, straining their fragile ceasefire further after US President Donald Trump said the truce was “over”.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed arrived in Kuwait on Thursday, hours after Iran fired drones and missiles at the country.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, llega para una conferencia de prensa en la cumbre de la OTAN en Ankara, Turquía, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Francisco Seco)
The US says it has sent a clear message to Iran, through dozens of damaging strikes on the country, that attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will come with a heavy cost.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz rejected US President Donald Trump's Wednesday claim that Israel would withdraw from Lebanon, saying on Thursday that Israel would remain in the security zones for as long as was needed.
US President Donald Trump lavished rare praise on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday, calling him "fantastic" and "highly respected", as the two leaders met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Missile and drone threats from Iran were detected in Bahrain and Kuwait on Thursday morning after a second round of attacks by the US on Iranian assets.
Iran launched attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, which are home to US military bases, on Thursday after American forces launched a second round of strikes on the Islamic republic, in an escalation that threatens to derail efforts to end the war.
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar Thursday, as oil prices climbed over renewed tensions in the Middle East after Iran and the United States launched fresh attacks.
Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar
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The White House is preparing for what could turn into a multi-day or even multi-week exchange of fire with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, US officials told Axios on Thursday.
From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
A mourner holds a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he walks past a wall bearing messages, including one in English that reads “We will kill Trump,” during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Satu…
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Iran's military said it launched attacks targeting sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain using one-way attack drones.
A Haifa couple was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for robbing an 80-year-old woman whom they'd first met in their apartment building's bomb shelter in 2024.
Despite the ban imposed by France's President Emmanuel Macron on an Israel national pavilion and restricting the products that Israeli defense companies could display at the Eurosatory defense and security exhibition in Paris last month, "Intelligence Online" reports major interest in Israeli systems from Vietnam.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News this week to make an urgent argument, just before US President Donald Trump sat down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. Asked about Turkey's push to rejoin the F-35 program, the Israeli prime minister didn't hedge. Turkey, he s…
Arkia Israel Airlines announced on Wednesday that, starting August 24, it will resume direct flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after a three-year suspension due to the war.
State media reported that the train service between Tehran and the northeastern city of Mashhad has been suspended following US strikes, just hours before the burial of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his hometown.
El ataúd del fallecido líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, es trasladado por una multitud mientras los dolientes tratan de tocarlo ante el santuario imán Hussein en Karbala, Irak, la madrugada del jueves 9 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
Washington: Only a few weeks ago, Donald Trump was praising Iran’s new and improved leadership, with whom American negotiators had just inked a “memorandum of understanding” to end the war.
As US President Donald Trump meets Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to talk F-35s, Israel is bracing for Turkey to become its next great threat. In the last Deep Dive episode, the host, Jacob Laznik, was joined by Or Horvitz, head of the American program at the JPPI, who pushed back against the panic: Turke…
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the parliament in Bangkok. His government has approved an emergency decree to borrow 400 billion baht ($12 billion) to cushion the impact on energy due to the U.S. war with Iran. © Reuters
The gates of Jinwar are guarded but inside is a peaceful refuge created by women escaping war and hardship. Photographer Matteo Trevisan documents life here and at other female-led communities in the country’s north-east
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday at the graduation ceremony of the National Security College that Israel’s security and law enforcement bodies are committed to the state and the public, not to any individual or political camp.
TEHRAN (AFP) -- The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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For the second time since the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, Washington and Tehran have slipped back into direct military
The producer price index rose for a fourth month in a row amid a momentary ceasefire, though consumer price increases missed expectations
The producer price index rose for a fourth month in a row amid a momentary ceasefire, though consumer price increases missed expectations
MASHHAD, Iran (AFP) -- Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war.
Antisemitism envoy says public broadcasters, which currently have ombudsman to handle complaints, need independent oversight committee
Democrats can win the White House in 2028 without cutting off Israel, but only if the “status quo” rules of the alliance between the two countries change, veteran politician Rahm Emanuel said at Tel Aviv University Wednesday.
When US President Donald Trump urged “Iranian Patriots” in January to keep protesting, take over their institutions, and save the names of the “killers and abusers,” he added a promise that should not be treated as mere political rhetoric: “Help is on its way.”
Sirens sounded in Kuwait and alerts were activated in Qatar and Bahrain due to retaliatory Iranian fire over the Gulf countries after the United States launched new airstrikes hitting Iran early Thursday.
If the Strait of Hormuz can be regarded as a barometer of geopolitical stability, then the latest Iranian attacks on three civilian ships and subsequent American strikes on more than 80 targets in Iran suggest that more stormy weather lies ahead.
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Thursday it has secured a 469.9 billion-won (US$311.2 million) contract from a Middle Eastern client to build six petroleum carriers.
Oil rose Thursday, after fresh strikes on Iran by the U.S. military raised worries about supply disruptions in the Middle East.
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