At least 22 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in 24 hours: Ministry
Israeli strike in Tyre destroys health clinic as Lebanon death toll tops 3,000
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Russia returns military aircraft to Syria in sign of developing ties | The National
Russia has returned the military transport plane on which former president Bashar Al Assad's brother fled Syria 18 months ago, sources said, indicating improved relations despite an alliance between Damascus and Washington.
· Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Oil dips, stocks mixed after Trump holds off on Iran attack
LONDON — Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
· Agence France-Presse
From exclusivity to productivity for neighbors across the sea
KUALA LUMPUR — As the conflicts in the Middle East submerge into essentially a stalemate, let us turn our eyes toward another hotspot much closer to home, namely the South China Sea (SCS). It is often tempting to gravitate toward the more visible currents of major power rivalry when discussing the SCS. Yet, beneath …
· Ei Sun Oh
The Philippine Senate, an escape tunnel for the privileged
MY last domestic column concluded a series on political dynasties. For nine weeks since, this space tracked a global apocalypse: a catastrophic war ignited by a megalomaniac Trump that decapitated Iran’s leadership, devastated the Middle East, and wrecked the global economy. Yet, following this American defeat — a d…
· Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
EAU dice que drones que atacaron su planta nuclear en Barakah salieron de Irak
Esta fotografía sin fecha publicada por la agencia estatal WAM de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos muestra la central nuclear de Barakah, en construcción, en el desierto occidental de Abu Dabi. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM vía AP, Archivo)
· Jon Gambrell
Trump says it's not a 'war.' Insurers with money on the line say it is
For companies operating in the Middle East, the difference between a covered loss and an uninsured one may come down to a single word: war.
· Contessa Brewer, Dawn Giel
EU to rely on cow manure amid Iran war fertilizer crisis – Politico
The EU will turn to a long-term strategy involving cow dung to stave off a looming fertilizer shortage, rather than supporting farmers with immediate measures like suspending tariffs on Russian and Belarusian imports, Politico wrote on Monday.
· RT
Orphans who lost parents during October 7 war celebrate joint Kotel bar mitzvah
Over a hundred boys who lost a parent, including during the October 7 War, celebrated their bar mitzvah in a joint event at the Western Wall on Sunday, Colel Chabad Rabbi Sholom Duchman told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
· MICHAEL STARR
‘Summer should be fine’ as Europe’s jet fuel fears ease
BRUSSELS — Europe is now unlikely to face a jet fuel supply crisis and major flight disruptions in the coming weeks — a big change from the dire warnings of just a few weeks ago.
· Tommaso Lecca, Ben Munster, Mason Boycott-Owen
Israel orders evacuations in 12 towns in south Lebanon
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued renewed evacuation threats to residents in 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, warning them to leave their homes before anticipated Israeli attacks.
· Middleeasteye
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian exchange house, 19 ships from shadow fleet
The Treasury’s move came after Iran said its latest peace proposal to the US involved ending hostilities on all fronts
· Reuters
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian exchange house, 19 ships from shadow fleet
The Treasury’s move came after Iran said its latest peace proposal to the US involved ending hostilities on all fronts
· Reuters
At least one killed, 21 wounded in car bomb explosion in Syria’s Damascus
A car bomb explosion near a Syrian Defence Ministry building in Damascus has killed at least one soldier and wounded more than 20 people, authorities say.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Police arrest terror suspect for throwing explosive at Rachel's Tomb
Israel Police arrested a man suspected of throwing an improvised explosive device at Rachel's Tomb last week, the police announced on Tuesday.
· TZVI JASPER
Mossad appointment controversy: Court orders advisory c'tee reconvene, missed critical information
The Senior Appointments Advisory Committee must reconvene to fill in the missing parts of its recommendation of IDF Maj.-Gen. Ronen Gofman, and submit an updated opinion within one week.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Junta de Paz pedirá al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU que presione a Hamás para desarmarse
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump (cent) aplaude mientras el presidente azerbaiyano Ilham Aliyev (izq) y el primer ministro búlgaro Rossen Jeliazkov (der) sujetan su acuerdo de la Junta de Paz en el Foro Mundial de Davos en Suiza, el 22 de enero del 2026. (AP foto/Evan Vucci)
· Jamey Keaten
Escocia incluye al arquero Craig Gordon, de 43 años, en su equipo para el Mundial
El arquero escocés Craig Gordon durante el partido contra Israel por las eliminatorias del Mundial, el 9 de octubre de 2021, en Glasgow. (AP Foto/Scott Heppell)
· Graham Dunbar
Iran cracks down on regime opponents, seizes private property
The Islamic regime’s latest wave of financial crackdowns is aimed at shielding its loyalists while ensuring that Iranians who do not subscribe to the regime’s Shi’ite ideology or fall in line with the regime’s demands continue to bear the brunt of the country’s deepening economic crisis, experts told The Jerusalem P…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Israel assesses ICC will issue arrest warrants for five officials over Gaza war crime allegations
The International Criminal Court in The Hague is expected to issue arrest warrants against three senior political figures and two senior IDF commanders, according to estimates in Israel on Tuesday.
· ANNA BARSKY
Trump was 'an hour away' from a decision on Iran before being called to wait
US President Trump said that he was "an hour away" from making the decision to attack Iran today before several Middle Eastern governments called to ask him to wait several days, while talking to reporters on Tuesday.
· DANYA SAPERSTEIN
Asia's agri-tech startups offer answers to Iran war supply chain crunch
Farmworkers carry rice saplings for planting in India. Agriculture accounts for a substantial share of economic activity in India and Southeast Asia. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it could ‘open new fronts’ against US as Trump repeats threats
Trump said the US may need to hit Iran again and he was only an hour away from deciding on a strike before he postponed
· Tom Ambrose, Yohannes Lowe, Andrewsparrow, Caitlin Cassidy
What's happening to UK petrol and diesel prices?
Motorists in the UK have faced higher fuel costs since the US-Israel war with Iran began on 28 February.
· Faarea Masud
Israel Air Force introduces all-women Arad special commando unit
Amid attempts by some in Israeli society to prevent women from serving in combat roles in the IDF, the air force is quietly establishing a special commando unit, similar to the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, composed entirely of female soldiers.
· AVI ASHKENAZI
Trump's Gaza board reports funding 'gap', urges quicker disbursement
The gap between funding pledges and disbursement for US President Donald Trump's Gaza rebuilding plan must be closed urgently, the US president's "Board of Peace" has said in a report, identifying a potential cash crunch in a plan estimated to cost $70 billion.
· REUTERS
'Rats are eating our food': Palestinians describe harrowing conditions in Gaza camp
Palestinians living in the al-Mawasi refugee camp in southern Gaza have described harrowing scenes of rat-infested tents, poor sanitation and the spread of diseases.
· Middleeasteye
Strike near UAE reactor revives concerns over nuclear plant safety in wartime
Attack marks first time military action has forced a fully operating nuclear power plant to rely on backup generators
· Dan Sabbagh
Israeli police establish special department to monitor foreign journalists
The Israeli police is operating a special department in the occupied West Bank to monitor foreign journalists who wish to enter Israel or the occupied Palestinian territory.
· Middleeasteye
Public complaints in Israel soar as state failures compound
Israelis filed 30,366 complaints to the Public Complaints Commission in 2025, a 41% increase from the previous year, with the sharpest rise linked to failures in the Labor Ministry unit responsible for daycare and after-school subsidy approvals, according to a State Comptroller report published on Tuesday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Iraq condemns drone attacks on Saudi Arabia amid US pressure on Iranian-backed militias
Iraq is concerned about US pressure regarding Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
British student leader among those detained by Israel from Gaza flotilla
A British student leader from London-based university King's College London (KCL) has been detained by Israeli authorities as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was attempting to break the siege on Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
UAE says drones that targeted Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraqi territory
This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File)
· Jon Gambrell
Board of Peace to ask UN Security Council to press for Hamas disarmament
President Donald Trump, center, applauds as Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, left, and Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, right, hold up their signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
· Jamey Keaten
Oil Plummets As NATO Mulls Hormuz Deployment If Strait Not Open By July
In a huge and unexpected announcement, amid stalled US-Iran peace talks - which have proven a failure and illusive thus far, NATO now says it could deploy military assets to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Per breaking newswires Tuesday late morning:
· Tyler Durden
‘Fantasy Life,’ a Jewish-American dramedy, stars neurotic New Yorkers
Fantasy Life, which opens in theaters throughout Israel on Thursday, is an engaging, offbeat Jewish-American dramedy that borrows some of the tropes from early Woody Allen comedies but has more emotional depth.
· HANNAH BROWN
From battlefield to backyard: Inside Israel's Cando drone revolution
In the latest Defense and Tech by the Jerusalem Post podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Ghil Hardy, VP of Business Development at Cando and the ROM360 initiative.
· JERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Cannes 2026: What celebrities have said about Palestine at the film festival | The National
This year’s Cannes Film Festival has had a string of actors, writers and filmmakers speak publicly about the war in Gaza, the broader situation in Palestine and the risks faced by artists who take political positions.
· William Mullally
Iran pushed global executions to a 44-year high in 2025 — more than doubling the number of people it killed in 2024
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· Anna Young
Sally Rooney on a new Hebrew translation of Intermezzo: ‘The Israeli culture sector is complicit in apartheid’
Four years after Rooney cited BDS in declining a different Israeli publisher, she speaks with activist Samir Eskanda about the artist’s role in the boycott movement
Lebanon needs to table a serious proposal to deal with Hezbollah – before the US and Israel do | The National
On May 14 and 15, Lebanon and Israel held the third round of direct negotiations in Washington, the first at the level of delegations, after two meetings between the country’s ambassadors. There is a large gap between the two sides, but there was a success when they agreed to extend their so-called ceasefire by 45 d…
· Michael Young
Bomb explosion near defense ministry building in Syrian capital kills a soldier
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A bomb exploded outside a Defense Ministry building in the Syrian capital on Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding about a dozen other people, the ministry and state media reported.
US extends sanctions waiver on Russian oil: Why it matters
The United States has announced another 30-day extension of a sanctions waiver for countries buying Russian oil and petroleum products currently already loaded on tankers at sea, as global energy markets have been roiled by the US-Israel war on Iran.
· Priyanka Shankar
Kenya strike over rising fuel prices pauses after mass shutdown
A Kenyan transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices from to the Middle East war was paused on Tuesday after causing four deaths and major economic disruption, raising concerns about potential wider unrest across Africa.
· AfricaNews
Knesset panel advances contentious bill to split role of attorney-general ahead of first reading
The contentious bill to split the role of the attorney-general into separate positions, initiated by MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), was approved for advancement to first reading in the Knesset's Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee.
· KESHET NEEV
Declassified affidavit says Gofman denied approving intel. material transfer to Telegram channels
IDF Brig.-Gen. “G” told the High Court of Justice that incoming Mossad chief Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman denied in 2022 that he had approved the transfer of intelligence materials from his division to Telegram channels, according to a newly declassified affidavit submitted in the petitions against Gofman’s appointment.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
A-G files indictment against MK Gotliv over alleged disclosure of Shin Bet employee’s identity
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara filed an indictment against Likud MK Tally Gotliv on Monday for allegedly disclosing and publishing confidential information in violation of the Shin Bet law, after Gotliv publicized the identity of the partner of protest leader Shikma Bressler, who the indictment says was a Shin …
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Iranian army warns of 'new fronts' if Trump resumes strikes | The National
Iran has warned it will open “new fronts” if the US launches more attacks on the country, after President Donald Trump said he had called off renewed strikes to allow for “serious negotiations” to take place.
· The National
Israel to build military compound on UN relief agency site
The front gate of the east Jerusalem compound of UNRWA is seen in east Jerusalem, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, file)
· Omar Sanadiki
Secrecy surrounds UK foreign secretary’s Middle East talks with Tony Blair
The UK foreign office failed to keep any minutes of a meeting about the Middle East last December between Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and former prime minister Tony Blair, Middle East Eye can reveal.
· Middleeasteye