War in the Middle East

Israel Says Remains Handed Over by Hamas Belong to Captives
Israel Says Remains Handed Over by Hamas Belong to Captives

Israel confirmed Monday that remains handed over by Hamas the day before belonged to three hostages seized by Palestinian militants during the October 7, 2023 attack. The remains were handed over as part of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump. "Following the completion of the identification process... ...

Turkey Set to Rally Muslim Allies Over Gaza war
Turkey Set to Rally Muslim Allies Over Gaza war

Turkey will on Monday canvass peers in the Islamic world to bring their influence to bear on the future of Gaza, as fears grow for a just weeks-old truce. The October 10 ceasefire in the two-year-long Israel-Hamas war, brokered by US President Donald Trump, has become increasingly fragile, tested by continued Israeli strikes and claims of ...

Israel Warns of Intensifying Attacks Against Hezbollah in South Lebanon
Israel Warns of Intensifying Attacks Against Hezbollah in South Lebanon

Israel warned Sunday that its military would step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry reported four people killed in an Israeli air strike. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group, Israel maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon and has kept up regular ...

Gaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror
SpotlightGaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror

Since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new conflict has erupted in the Gaza Strip: an internal struggle as the Islamist movement targets its Palestinian rivals. The campaign has involved executions, raids, and armed clashes across multiple neighborhoods. Officially, Hamas says it is “restoring order” after two years of war ...

Lebanese Officials Condemn Deadly Israeli Attack on Blida
Lebanese Officials Condemn Deadly Israeli Attack on Blida

Top Lebanese officials on Thursday denounced Israel’s latest attacks on southern Lebanon, including a deadly overnight strike on the Blida municipal building that killed municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh, describing it as a “flagrant assault on Lebanese sovereignty and state institutions.” Following the incident, President ...

What is the “Yellow Line” in Gaza?
SpotlightWhat is the “Yellow Line” in Gaza?

Stretching east to west across the Gaza Strip, the “yellow line” is a new sort of boundary where the Israeli army has pulled back as part of the ceasefire. Marked with concrete blocks topped by yellow signs, it effectively splits the Palestinian territory in two. On October 20, the Israeli army unveiled the first of these yellow concrete ...

Israel Launches Air Strikes on Gaza, Says Troops Attacked
Israel Launches Air Strikes on Gaza, Says Troops Attacked

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israel carried out air strikes Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire after accusing Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the US-brokered truce. At least 11 people were killed when one strike hit a house in Gaza City, the agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas, said. Prime Minister Benjamin ...

UNIFIL Restores Blue Line Markers Damaged by Last Year’s War
UNIFIL Restores Blue Line Markers Damaged by Last Year’s War

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that it has begun repairing the Blue Line markers damaged during last year’s conflict between Hezbollah and Israel – “an important step toward restoring stability in southern Lebanon,” the mission said in a statement on X Tuesday evening. Since the start of the operation on ...

Beirut’s Southern Suburbs: Real Estate Sales Driven by Fear of a New War
Beirut’s Southern Suburbs: Real Estate Sales Driven by Fear of a New War

The southern suburbs of Beirut are reportedly seeing an unprecedented wave of real estate sales amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. A political and military stronghold of the pro-Iranian militia, this densely populated area was heavily targeted during the fall 2024 war and continued to face strikes even after the ceasefire reached ...

Israel Accuses Hamas of Truce Breach After Partial Hostage Remains Returned
Israel Accuses Hamas of Truce Breach After Partial Hostage Remains Returned

Hamas on Tuesday faced accusations of breaching the Gaza ceasefire after returning partial remains of a previously recovered hostage instead of the body of another deceased captive, as demanded by Israel. Hamas handed over late on Monday what it said was the 16th of 28 hostage bodies it had agreed to return under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, ...