War in the Middle East

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Forces Killed 14, Including Children
Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Forces Killed 14, Including Children

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes and gunfire killed at least 14 people, including three children, in the war-stricken Palestinian territory on Sunday. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 13 people died in air strikes at four locations around the Gaza Strip and another from Israeli fire near an aid distribution ...

New Deadly Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon
New Deadly Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon

Two Israeli strikes killed three people in southern Lebanon on Saturday. One person was killed and two others were injured in a drone strike that targeted a motorbike on Saturday afternoon in the Mahrouna area, in the Tyre district.  The victim has been identified as Abbas Wehbe, “an Intelligence officer of Hezbollah’s ...

Is Arms Control Key to the Continuation of UNIFIL and the Quintet's Mission?
Is Arms Control Key to the Continuation of UNIFIL and the Quintet's Mission?

International pressure is mounting on Lebanon to assert full state control over arms possession. According to sources quoted by al-Hadath, this move is now seen as essential for the continuation of both the international Quintet’s role and the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. The Quintet, which includes the United States, ...

Gaza: Civil Defense Reports 23 Killed in Israeli Strikes
Gaza: Civil Defense Reports 23 Killed in Israeli Strikes

Gaza’s Civil Defense reported Saturday that 23 people were killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire across the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, which has endured over 20 months of conflict. "At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured and taken to hospitals following Israeli gunfire and air raids," Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told ...

 Iran Holds State Funeral for Top Brass Slain in War with Israel
Iran Holds State Funeral for Top Brass Slain in War with Israel

Iran held a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable." The proceedings started at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) in the capital ...

Yemen's Houthis Claim Missile Fired at Israel
Yemen's Houthis Claim Missile Fired at Israel

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they fired a ballistic missile towards Israel on Saturday in response to Israel's conduct towards Palestinians during the Gaza war. In Israel, warning sirens sounded in several areas before the army announced the "missile was most likely successfully intercepted." It was the first missile launch ...

Qatar Urges Israel, Hamas to Seize ‘Window of Opportunity’ for Gaza Truce
Qatar Urges Israel, Hamas to Seize ‘Window of Opportunity’ for Gaza Truce

Gaza mediators are engaging with Israel and Hamas to build on momentum from this week's ceasefire with Iran and work towards a truce in the Palestinian territory, Qatar foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said. Israel and Iran on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Qatar just hours after the Islamic republic ...

Iran Holds State Funeral for Top Brass Slain in War With Israel
Iran Holds State Funeral for Top Brass Slain in War With Israel

Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable". The proceedings started at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) in the capital Tehran as government offices and ...

Trump Hopeful for Gaza Ceasefire, Possibly ‘Next Week’
Trump Hopeful for Gaza Ceasefire, Possibly ‘Next Week’

US President Donald Trump voiced optimism Friday about a new ceasefire in Gaza, as criticism grew over mounting civilian deaths at Israeli-backed food distribution centers in the territory. Asked by reporters how close a ceasefire was between Israel and Hamas, Trump said: "We think within the next week, we're going to get a ...

Gaza Rescuers say Death toll From Israeli Fire Rises to 56
Gaza Rescuers say Death toll From Israeli Fire Rises to 56

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed 56 people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Thursday, updating a previous toll of 35. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 56 people were killed by Israeli fire across Gaza, including six who were waiting for aid in two separate locations. AFP

The Day the Middle East Reset Itself
AnalysisThe Day the Middle East Reset Itself

On the morning of June 22, 2025, the world woke up to the smoldering ruins of Iran’s most fortified nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The strikes, led by Israel and backed silently but unmistakably by the United States, were not a surprise to those watching closely. This wasn’t a spontaneous act of self-defense. It was the ...

US Hits Back at Accounts Iran Moved Uranium
US Hits Back at Accounts Iran Moved Uranium

President Donald Trump's administration hit back Wednesday at accounts Iran may have moved enriched uranium before US bombing, as a row grew on how much the strikes set back Tehran's nuclear program. Trump, seeking credit for ordering military action and then quickly announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, has lashed out angrily ...