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Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of US refueling aircraft, threatening heavy flight cancellations this summer, the head of the Israel Airports Authority said on Thursday.
Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Imad al-Salem, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shafi’i Mosque in Gaza City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
High-ranking military representatives from Lebanon and Israel will meet at the Pentagon on Friday for a fourth round of US-backed talks as Beirut’s willingness and ability to disarm Hezbollah takes centre stage.
"I am absolutely heartbroken," the owner of an Israeli-made tahini brand in New York told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday after one of the main grocery co-ops in the US voted to boycott all Israeli products.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday that America will attempt to shut down Iranian airlines' access to landing spots, refueling, and ticket sales as a part of the American economic campaign against the Islamic Regime in Iran.
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protests over the contentious draft bill and ongoing arrests of draft dodgers erupted across central Israel and Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, blocking traffic and disrupting public order.
The United Nations has “added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones”, prompting Israel to cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador to the UN says.
Israel widened its offensive in Lebanon on Thursday, striking Beirut for the first time in almost a month and pushing deeper into the country’s south, as its escalating conflict with Hezbollah threatens negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
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US President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on countries in the Middle East to join the Abraham Accords. “I’m not sure we should make the deal if they don’t… join the Abraham Accords,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting on May 27. He was discussing Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other countries joining the Accords. …
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has commented on the killings of two Hamas military leaders following the assassination of Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Odeh in Gaza City.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talks to the media after the Informal meeting of EU Foreign ministers, in the port city of Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Fibre-optic drones have become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israeli soldiers and civilians, along both sides of the Lebanese border, and are now seen as the biggest threat there, as fighting continues six weeks into a supposed ceasefire.
At least 10 people, including five children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City late on Wednesday, according to local hospitals.
The May 1996 election campaign for prime minister was one of the most dramatic and close in Israeli history.
Oil prices bounced higher overnight after the US and Iran exchanged new strikes despite their purported ceasefire, rekindling uncertainty about an end to the Middle East war.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted a United States air base on Thursday after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes on an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump rejected a report saying he was close to a comp…
Around one third of Hezbollah's pre-2023 forces have been killed by the IDF in recent years, IDF Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Thursday.
Israel controls over half of the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the Jordan Valley Conference on Thursday, adding that he has given the order for Israel to take even more.
Despite Washington’s long-standing recognition of Jordan as the custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, Middle East Eye has reported that the US and Israel are “actively working” to dismantle this arrangement.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend their ceasefire and conduct negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Donald Trump has not yet given his final approval, a report said Thursday.
The British Museum has postponed a Jewish Culture Month event on ancient Israel and Judah over fears of planned protests.
US President Donald Trump has circulated a draft agreement to allies including Israel as efforts continue to prevent further ceasefire violations from derailing talks on ending the war on Iran.
The United States has warned that it would “aggressively” impose sanctions on Oman if it helps Iran establish a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying President Donald Trump’s threats against the Gulf ally.
On an official level at least, Oman remains a close strategic partner and key ally of the United States in the Middle East; however, that relationship has been severely strained this month amid apparent Iranian-Omani cooperation regarding a potential toll system for the Strait of Hormuz. This of course flies in the …
‘I regret losing my job. Not what I said’ Mark Bonnick worked at Arsenal for 22 years. Then on Christmas Eve 2024, the former kitman was fired over posts he made on X criticising Israel over the genocide in Gaza. Arsenal accused him of bringing the club into disrepute. The case was quickly framed by media outlets as…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Iran's so-called Strait Authority a “joke”, after Washington placed sanctions on the body Tehran recently established to manage the Strait of Hormuz.
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Health care and education are “not well-served” in Gaza's reconstruction plans, with a need to address trauma from the war alongside rebuilding the strip, an analysis of the proposals has warned.
US Senator Chris Murphy has criticised President Donald Trump’s apparent threat to “blow up” Oman, saying it is “just one more sign of why this war has gone off the rails”.
Israel’s plans to explore for gas off the coast of Gaza have drawn condemnation from rights groups and environmental advocates.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that Oman should know that the US will “aggressively” punish any actors involved in helping Iran set up tolls on the Strait of Hormuz as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Israel’s plans to explore for gas off the coast of Gaza have drawn condemnation from rights groups and environmental advocates.
Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has warned farmers and residents to be on the alert for an invasion of datura plants – commonly known as jimsonweed, thorn apple or devil’s trumpet.
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Thousands of Muslim pilgrims continued Thursday to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Palestinian Authority’s Land Authority urged Palestinians to withhold information from Israeli authorities on Wednesday, the same day Jerusalem launched an electronic land registration system for Area C of the West Bank.
The United States has carried out strikes near Bandar Abbas, the second attack in less than a week on Iran’s strategically important port city, escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz despite a fragile ceasefire that has been in place between Washington and Tehran since April 8.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has ordered the Israeli army to increase their control of the occupied Gaza Strip to 70 percent in order to “squeeze Hamas”, in violation of their ceasefire.
A ceasefire "hanging by a thread". A diplomatic process "making progress". A president "not satisfied". And explosions echoing around the Gulf.
6,473 Israeli residences were damaged sufficiently during the Iran war that those who had been living inside lost their homes, the IDF Home Front Command said on Thursday.
The IDF Home Front Command on Thursday said that its assumption is that after each war, Iran learns new tactics and will pose an even greater threat to Israel's home front whenever the sides engage in another war.
What happens when one of the world's most turbulent democracies heads into an election in the middle of its longest war in history?
The IDF Home Front Command said on Thursday that even after the home front has been hammered by two major wars with Iran and years of ballistic missiles and rockets on multiple fronts, it still expects that it will take over 30 years to provide safe rooms nationwide.
Iran's armed forces fired missiles at unidentified targets late Thursday local time, the state media outlet Fars reported.
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel is breaking all contact with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the Israeli ambassador to the UN announced on Thursday, calling it “outrageous” that Israel has been blacklisted by the UN over accusations of sexual violence in war zones.
Lebanon must not become a "second Gaza" as Europe fails to use its leverage against Israel while it expands its military operations, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said on Thursday.
The building that housed Israel’s consulate in Istanbul has failed an earthquake resilience inspection, prompting the Israeli government to consider its options.
The visit of Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa in Damascus earlier this month was far more than a diplomatic courtesy call. It marked the beginning of what could become a fundamentally new relationship between the two neighbours after decades of mistrust, domination and conflict…