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The IDF declared a closed military zone in the areas of Rosh Hanikra and Achziv in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, following a situation assessment, the military announced on Friday.
The IDF completed a multi-scenario readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border on Friday to assess the military’s readiness for a surprise attack.
Kyle Kirkwood (27) drives during an IndyCar auto race Aug. 31, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Palestinos huyen de un incendio tras un ataque israelí en un edificio residencial en el vecindario de Rimal, el viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en Ciudad de Gaza. (AP Foto/Jehad Alshrafi)
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Americans would bear increasing economic costs from what he described as a “war of choice” launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates reaffirmed the United Arab Emirates’s “firm approach based on supporting the security and stability of the region” while condemning “in the strongest terms the Iranian attacks and threats that targeted the state and the countries of the region”.
Few could have predicted that blaming Israel and the Jews who support it would flare up in the early 21st century — and in America of all places.
President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor.
Top leaders of the main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, are electing its highest decision-making body, at its first major conference in a decade.
Hezbollah said its fighters carried out 33 attacks against Israeli soldiers operating inside southern Lebanon on Friday.
The death toll from an Israeli strike on an ambulance centre in the southern Lebanese town of Harouf has risen to six, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
El logo del FBI en un podio antes de una conferencia de prensa, el 16 de enero de 2025, en la oficina de campo de la agencia en Portland, Oregon. (AP Foto/Jenny Kane, Archivo)
Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran
The US has arrested Iraqi national and senior member of the Kataib Hezbollah terrorist organization, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, on Friday. He was charged with providing material support for Iranian-backed terrorist organizations and accused of directing attacks targeting US citizens and interests
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension to the ceasefire following two days of negotiation facilitated by the US State Department, the department announced on Friday.
At least seven people have been killed and dozens wounded after Israeli forces bombed a residential building and a civilian vehicle west of Gaza City.
US President Donald Trump has said he would accept a 20-year suspension by Iran of its nuclear programme, in what appears to be confirmation of a shift in position away from a demand for a total end to it.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student targeted for deportation by the United States government over his pro-Palestine advocacy, have called on an immigration appeals court to reopen and terminate his case.
A Taiyo Oil tanker that arrived in Japan in March, having taken on Middle Eastern oil off the coast of Malaysia. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
At least seven Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in two Israeli air strikes on a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City, according to medical sources.
An Israeli strike directly targeted a civil defence centre in the town of Harouf in Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, killing three paramedics and critically injuring a fourth.
Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
There is little doubt that Iran's Shahed drone threat has become a major concern, menacing surrounding Gulf states, commercial tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. bases across the region. This backdrop helps explain why the State Department's Rewards for Justice program has now put up to $15 million for…
Israeli warplanes launched an air strike on the town of Mansouri in Lebanon’s Tyre district, targeting the coastal area.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Democratic strategist James Carville warned Wednesday that anti-Israel activists aligned with Democrats could damage the party politically, while insisting that “most” antisemites “are not Democrats.”
WASHINGTON — A Texas sex therapist running for Congress claimed in a recent radio interview that her Democratic primary opponent should be “tried for treason” over his support for Israel — and doubled down on the inflammatory language when contacted by The Post.
Wall Street’s rally hit a wall Friday as investors dumped stocks amid a sharp jump in Treasury yields, another surge in oil prices and ongoing fears about the Iran war.
Hezbollah said it launched a series of coordinated drone, rocket and artillery attacks against Israeli forces across southern Lebanon over the past several hours.
Iranians facing internet blackouts have been ordered to post pro-government content and hand over a slew of personal information to regain access, according to independent media outlets.
The Knesset passed the Economic Assistance Plan Law last week, authorizing government compensation for businesses affected by Operation Roaring Lion. Within a day, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said it had opened a limited online system to claim payments for war-related damages. The full system should be up and run…
The US is considering asking Israel to redirect some tax money withheld from the Palestinian Authority to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to help fund the US president’s postwar Gaza plan, five sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
As backlash over a recent column published by The New York Times alleging that Israeli guards sexually abused Palestinian detainees reached a fever pitch on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke his silence by threatening legal action against the paper.
India has increased export duties on petrol, diesel and aviation fuel, one day after raising domestic fuel prices for the first time since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February.
US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said negotiations between Israel and Lebanon had been extended following two days of “highly productive” US-mediated talks.
The US State Department will soon hold further negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement between the two countries
The US State Department will soon hold further negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement between the two countries
A Palantir há muito tempo divide opiniões. A empresa americana desenvolve softwares de inteligência para prever e investigar crimes, utilizados por forças de segurança e agências de inteligência não só dos Estados Unidos, mas também em países como Reino Unido, Israel e Ucrânia. Na Alemanha, o programa, chamado Gotha…
Talks lead to 45-day extension to shaky truce between Israel and Hezbollah militant group, state department says
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces had killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, described by Israel as Hamas’s top military commander in Gaza.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire US President Donald Trump announced last month, the US State Department said on Friday.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 45-day extension to a shaky ceasefire, following two days of negotiations in Washington DC, the US state department said.
WASHINGTON — Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the US State Department said Friday.
Israel Reyes, zaguero de la selección mexicana, lanza la primera pelota de un partido entre los Padres de San Diego y los Diamondbacks de Arizona en Ciudad de México el domingo 26 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano)
United Nations deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said the Israeli military obstructed UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on two occasions on Thursday.
Hamas military leader Izz ad-Din al-Haddad was targeted in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a Friday evening joint statement.