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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In a statement delivered on Wednesday, Hamas officially confirmed the death of Mohammad Odeh, the head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, after being targeted by an Israeli attack.
（德國之聲中文網）據以色列總理納坦雅胡与國防部長卡茨（Israel Katz）發表的一份聯合聲明，以色列周二（5月26日）的襲擊針對的是穆罕默德‧奧德（Mohammed Odeh）。聲明稱，穆罕默德‧奧德是2023年10月7日屠殺事件的幕後主謀之一，「對殺害、綁架以及致傷眾多以色列公民的罪行負有責任」。
As families went out shopping to prepare for the festival of Eid al-Adha in the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday night, they were met with Israeli bombs.
Several Hezbollah drones exploded in northern Israel on Wednesday afternoon, the IDF announced.
An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
After years of waiting, the US delivered to Israel the first of at least six, and possibly eight, KC-46 midair refueling aircraft for future potential attacks on Iran and other distant targets, the IDF said on Wednesday.
Lebanon’s National News Agency has reported a new wave of Israeli attacks and forced displacement orders targeting areas in southern and eastern Lebanon.
Rescue operations are continuing near Tyre, where authorities and local residents are still searching for survivors and assessing the scale of destruction caused by the strikes. Footage from the scene shows emergency crews digging through the rubble of destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as residents inspect the…
Gaza, Palestine – On previous Eid holidays, the Baroud family would set out in the early light of dawn to kick off festivities, driving through the streets of Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, visiting homes of relatives, and sharing the meat of a sacrificial animal among family members.
Tehran has received a draft of the initial unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the US, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday.
As for the status of talks, the below headlines present the latest (and noticeably absent is the enriched uranium question, or release of Iranian funds). Bloomberg summarizes: "An unofficial draft of a US-Iran interim peace deal says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can return to normal within a month o…
Supply constraints sparked by the Iran war will drive household energy costs in the U.K. to their highest level in two years over the summer, the country's energy regulator said on Wednesday.
U.S. crude oil prices fell about 6% Wednesday on a report Iran would restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a framework deal with the U.S.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin told the High Court of Justice on Tuesday that it is no longer realistic to advance permanent appointments to the Haifa and Beersheba district courts before the election timetable effectively freezes the process, offering instead to move forward with temporary appointments to address the…
The Knesset plenum advanced in its preliminary reading on Wednesday a bill that aims to change the eligibility criteria for daycare subsidies to be based solely on a mother’s income, in a move which critics argue will encourage state subsidies for parents of draft evaders, amid the IDF’s severe manpower shortage.
As Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Eid al-Adha, Israel continued to launch strikes on the besieged enclave, with authorities saying ceasefire violations have topped 3,000.
Un peregrino musulmán bebe agua mientras camina junto con otros fieles al lugar donde arrojarán piedras a columnas para simbolizar la lapidación del diablo, el último rito de la peregrinación anual del haj, en Mina, cerca de la ciudad santa de La Meca, Arabia Saudí, el 27 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
A Palestinian man has told RT that Israeli forces locked him in a coffin-like box for over two weeks after he refused to become an informant, amid mounting allegations of abuse in Israeli detention facilities.
A Palestinian man has told RT that Israeli forces locked him in a coffin-like box for over two weeks after he refused to become an informant, amid mounting allegations of abuse in Israeli detention facilities.
US futures are trading at new all-time highs following Tuesday’s record-setting rally (when the S&P hit a new record high on negative breadth as is now the norm) , bolstered by a growing chorus of Wall Street bulls: Goldman lifts its S&P 500 target, while Barclays strategists say investors still have capacity to cha…
As Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Eid al-Adha, Israel continued to launch strikes on the besieged enclave, with authorities saying ceasefire violations have topped 3,000.
More than 200 members of Israel’s defense-tech community met on Tuesday for an urgent closed-door session to discuss how to accelerate deployment of solutions addressing the use of fiber optic and first person view (FPV) drones to attack IDF forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
A Muslim pilgrim drinks water as pilgrims walk on their way to cast pebbles at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
The Israeli military has said that it carried out strikes on more than 150 "Hezbollah sites" over the past 24 hours.
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Tens of millions of Iranians have been able to access the internet for the first time in nearly three months, after authorities moved to remove a wartime blackout that kept most of the country offline and destroyed businesses.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned that vessels from countries "hostile" to Iran would be prohibited from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, in a message carried by Iranian media on Wednesday.
"The army stole our sheep and killed my son," said Ali Kaabneh, standing at the spot where his 16-year-old son Yousef was shot in the village of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers raided the area last Wednesday.
Residents live in fear of nightly raids and daytime bombings from the Israeli military occupying their land
Jews around the world are currently preparing to celebrate Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, according to the Hebrew calendar. Although it is historically an agricultural harvest festival, the deepest significance of Shavuot in Jewish religious memory lies in its commemoration of the giving of the Torah at …
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that “the main battleground today is the economic war” in the ongoing conflict with the US and Israel.
Tabriz International Airport in northwestern Iran is set to reopen for the first time since it was targeted in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to the Civil Aviation Organisation.
Iranian and US forces have continued to exchange strikes despite an April ceasefire, fuelling tensions across the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while raising fears the fragile truce could unravel as mediation efforts continue in Doha.
Pilgrims walked through the vast tent city near Mecca carrying pebbles collected overnight in Muzdalifah before throwing seven stones at each of three large pillars representing the devil. Images from Mecca showed thousands of worshippers circling the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque as Saudi authorities deployed exten…
Israel's defence minister has advanced plans to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip through "voluntary emigration".
Israel's defence minister has advanced plans to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip through "voluntary emigration".
Iran’s intelligence ministry accused the United States and Israel on Wednesday of seeking to overthrow Iran's leadership and break up the country.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial was canceled on Wednesday, after the Jerusalem District Court received a clarification from his defense explaining his last-minute request not to appear.
Iranians are fearful that the sacrifices they made in demonstrating against the regime will be erased if US President Donald Trump makes a deal with Tehran, two Iranians told The Jerusalem Post over the past week.
A new wave of Israeli air strikes has hit the towns of Dibbin and Shebaa in southern Lebanon, according to reports from Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Worshippers laid prayer mats beside ruined buildings and debris as families tried to observe one of Islam’s most important holidays. Residents said the atmosphere of celebration traditionally linked to Eid had disappeared after years of conflict, displacement and loss. “There’s no Eid,” said Mahmoud Saqer in Khan Yo…
Anti-ship missiles developed and used by Iran are believed to have been used in an attack against a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The Israeli army has issued a forced displacement order to residents of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire meant to be in effect in Lebanon.
JERUSALEM — Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor earlier this month despite an ongoing ceasefire.
The recently appointed commander of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Odeh, has been killed in an airstrike in Gaza, the Israeli authorities have claimed.
The recently appointed commander of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Odeh, has been killed in an airstrike in Gaza, the Israeli authorities have claimed.
The partnership between India and Israel is fortified by shared problems, mentalities, and opportunities, and the friendship between the two nations is only set to grow in the future, a group of Indian political figures, entrepreneurs, activists, influencers, journalists, and commentators told The Jerusalem Post.