War in the Middle East

Israel Army Urges Evacuation of Yemen Port Ahead of Strike
Israel Army Urges Evacuation of Yemen Port Ahead of Strike

The Israeli military warned on Tuesday it was poised to strike the Huthi-held Yemeni port of Hodeida, urging people and ships in the area to evacuate immediately. "In the coming hours, a strike will be carried out... in response to military activity by the Huthi terrorist regime. For your safety, we urge everyone in Hodeida port and the vessels ...

Israeli Strike Targets ‘Hezbollah Command Center’ in Nabatieh
Israeli Strike Targets ‘Hezbollah Command Center’ in Nabatieh

At least eight people were wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The casualty toll is preliminary, as rescue operations remain ongoing. The injured have been taken to hospitals across the region. Ksar Zaatar is known to ...

At Qatar Summit, Aoun Signals Willingness for Peace Based on Arab Initiative
At Qatar Summit, Aoun Signals Willingness for Peace Based on Arab Initiative

President of the Republic Joseph Aoun emphasized Lebanon’s readiness for a just and lasting peace with Israel in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative during the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Qatar, convened to discuss the recent Israeli airstrikes against this country. He stated, “In a few days, we have an appointment with the United ...

Hamas: A Shattered Sham
Hamas: A Shattered Sham

Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday marked a sharp turning point. For the first time, Israel targeted the political heart of the Islamist movement outside its traditional battlegrounds. In Doha, where Hamas believed it had secured a safe and comfortable refuge, missiles served as a stark reminder that even gilded hotels and ...

Rubio Visits Israel in Aftermath of Qatar Strike
Rubio Visits Israel in Aftermath of Qatar Strike

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio prayed at Jerusalem's Western Wall Sunday as he opened his visit to Israel, reaffirming the Trump administration's steadfast support in its war with Hamas despite backlash over a strike in Qatar. The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack against Hamas ...

Palestinians Flee Gaza City Under Israeli Bombardment
Palestinians Flee Gaza City Under Israeli Bombardment

Palestinian families streamed out of Gaza City on Sunday, some crammed into pickup trucks, others on foot, as Israeli forces pressed their assault on the territory's main urban center. Parents carried their children while the elderly hobbled along, an AFP journalist reported. A man in a wheelchair and another on crutches were among the long line ...

Israel Army Says over 250,000 Residents Have Left Gaza City
Israel Army Says over 250,000 Residents Have Left Gaza City

The Israeli military said Saturday that more than 250,000 people had fled Gaza City since it began intensifying operations there, as Palestinian officials reported many had been unable to evacuate south due to overcrowding. The United Nations estimated in late August that about one million Palestinians lived in and around Gaza's largest urban ...

Arab, Muslim Leaders to Meet in Qatar to Denounce Israeli Attack
Arab, Muslim Leaders to Meet in Qatar to Denounce Israeli Attack

Qatar said Saturday it will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce Israel's attack on Hamas officials in Doha and to show solidarity with the Gulf state. Monday's meeting would consider "a draft resolution on the Israeli attack on the State of Qatar" to be drafted Sunday at a ministerial meeting, said foreign ...

Trump Will Host Qatar’s Leader as Rubio Heads to Israel
Trump Will Host Qatar’s Leader as Rubio Heads to Israel

US President Donald Trump will meet Qatar's prime minister on Friday after an Israeli strike on Hamas in the key US partner, the White House said. Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff "will be having dinner" with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, it said in a brief statement. The announcement came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...

UN Revives Two-State Solution by Excluding Hamas, “Which Must be Disarmed”
UN Revives Two-State Solution by Excluding Hamas, “Which Must be Disarmed”

The UN General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted the “New York Declaration,” aimed at reviving the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, but explicitly excluding Hamas, which “must hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.”   The resolution, presented by France and Saudi Arabia, was ...

UN Security Council Rebukes Qatar Strikes Without Naming Israel, Urges Calm
UN Security Council Rebukes Qatar Strikes Without Naming Israel, Urges Calm

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned strikes on Qatar earlier this week and called for "de-escalation," without naming Israel, which carried out the attack. The Security Council "underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar," said the statement, which required the agreement of all 15 council ...