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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that far-right National Security minister Itamar Ben Gvir's treatment of detained flotilla activists is "not in line with Israel's values and norms", but claimed that Israel has "every right" to intercept Gaza-bound flotillas.
LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices slid and stock markets advanced Wednesday as Iran said it had allowed around two dozen ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse on ending the war in the Middle East.
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Airstrike at the start of the war was aimed at freeing populist ex-president from house arrest, US newspaper claims
Oil futures are down bigly this morning following comments from President Trump that the war in Iran would be ended "very quickly," but investors remained uncertain about the potential for de-escalation.
Israel has killed at least 3,073 people and wounded another 9,362 in Lebanon since 2 March, the country's health ministry has reported.
The IDF's 401st Brigade Commander, Col. Meir Biderman, was severely injured, and one reserve officer was moderately injured by an explosive drone impact while operating in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
France and Italy have summoned their respective Israeli envoys over a video showing the abuse of activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla detained by Israeli authorities.
CANNES, France — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar called Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin "monsters" on Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival where he is presenting his latest film "Bitter Christmas" in competition.
At the end of April, US President Donald Trump predicted that Iran was days away from its oil fields and infrastructure "exploding", crediting a US blockade on Iranian port.
In state department cable, Jerusalem embassy told to issue protest to Palestinian Authority leaders, warning ‘consequences will follow’ if they failed to comply
At the end of April, US President Donald Trump predicted that Iran was days away from its oil fields and infrastructure "exploding", crediting a US blockade on Iranian port.
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that the US's "overt and covert movements show that it is seeking a new round of war".
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was berated by his own government on Wednesday after taunting detainees from a Gaza protest flotilla.
Police use a water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Una mujer maneja un fusil de asalto al estilo Kalashnikov durante una clase de entrenamiento de armas en Teherán, Irán, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)
Hamas has condemned footage of detained flotilla activists being abused after abduction by Israeli authorities.
Itamar Ben Gvir was criticised by politicians in both Israel and around the world for the ‘unacceptable’ treatment of the activists
Itamar Ben Gvir was criticised by politicians in both Israel and around the world for the ‘unacceptable’ treatment of the activists
The UK has rolled back some sanctions on Russian oil, allowing imports of diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude in third countries, as households and airlines grapple with a fuel price crisis driven by conflict in the Middle East.
The UK government has denied easing sanctions on Russia after coming under fire for issuing a temporary license allowing imports of Russian-origin diesel and jet fuel. London said the move was necessary to stabilize energy markets disrupted by the Middle East conflict.
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-stakes summit on Wednesday, just days after wrapping up closely watched talks with Trump, which by all accounts failed to produce any Washington-Beijing breakthroughs.
Move comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announces it will stop bankrolling breakaway golf circuit after the 2026 season
Move comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announces it will stop bankrolling breakaway golf circuit after the 2026 season
One reason US policy in the Middle East has been so problematic is that policymakers refuse to consider its impact on the needs of most of the citizens of the Arab world.
Just ahead of the Shavuot holiday, the “Bikkurim Conference,” which serves as the second youth conference of Hashomer Hachadash Youth, opened with hundreds of participants from the organization’s various programs spread throughout the Gaza Envelope region, building landscaped seating and gathering areas alongside st…
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US President Donald Trump postponed a planned attack on Iran this week after being warned by Gulf allies and his own officials not to resume the war during the Hajj pilgrimage, Middle East Eye can reveal.
Last weekend, my IDF Palmar medical evacuation team and I were treating and extracting two soldiers from Lebanon. One, Capt. Maoz Yisrael Recanati (24), did not make it, killed a month before his wedding; the other did, but will need a lot of surgeries.
The Israeli minister of culture and sports has said Turkey should be treated as an “enemy state”, warning it could become Israel’s next major adversary.
The IDF is reviewing the details of an attempted ramming attack in the area of Ofra in the West Bank after the incident was reported on Wednesday afternoon.
The United States has imposed sanctions on four activists involved in flotilla missions seeking to break Israel’s 19-year siege on Gaza, home to 2.3 million people, most of them displaced by Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.
In footage released by the Global Sumud Flotilla, Israeli forces on a vessel were seen intercepting activists at sea. Israeli forces on Tuesday intercepted six remaining vessels from a much larger activist flotilla attempting to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. (AP Video by Lefteris Pitarakis and productio…
Iran's IRGC says it has permitted 26 ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours.
Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, has summed up where things stand: "Since the ceasefire came into effect, both Washington and Tehran appear to be operating under the illusion that time is on their side," he said. "Each seems to believe that the blockade and counter-blockade i…
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Emergency teams have recovered the body of a man killed in an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Shebaa, the country's National News Agency is reporting.
The death toll of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 has risen to at least 72,773, with another 172,732 wounded, the enclave's health ministry reported.
The UAE on Wednesday urged Iraq to prevent hostile acts and address threats “urgently”, days after a drone attack on Barakah nuclear power plant that was launched from Iraqi territory.
Hezbollah’s drone capabilities are limiting 80 percent of Israeli assaults on southern Lebanon, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan.
The weapon displays reflect the genuine threat Iran faces but also provide rare entertainment at a time of great uncertainty
The weapon displays reflect the genuine threat Iran faces but also provide rare entertainment at a time of great uncertainty
Israeli restrictions are causing a “severe and alarming” drop in the number of aid trucks entering Gaza, a Palestinian official warned on Tuesday.
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A vessel operated by a South Korean shipping company has successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday, marking the first such case since the outbreak of the US-Iran war.
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Protests broke out across Lebanon on Tuesday as the long-awaited General Amnesty Law is set to be approved during a plenary session scheduled for Thursday, according to Lebanese media reports.
The majority of Lebanese civilians want to see a peace agreement reached with Israel, according to a new poll conducted by the International Information Company in Lebanon, first published by the Lebanese news outlet Al-Jadeed on Monday.