February 27, 2024Middle East 2024 Israeli Municipal Elections May Offer a Glimpse of the Political Mood The election will not be a referendum on the performance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but more candidates than usual are not […] Read more
February 27, 2024Middle East In Talks With Hamas, Israel Floats a Prisoner-for-Hostage Exchange Post Content Read More Read more
February 27, 2024Middle East Jordan and France Airdrop Food and Other Aid Into Gaza Humanitarian groups generally airdrop aid only as a last resort. France said it was ramping up its work with Jordan because Gazans […] Read more
February 26, 2024Middle East Palestinian Authority’s Government to Resign as U.S. Calls for Change It was not clear whether the appointment of a new prime minister and cabinet would be enough to revamp the authority or […] Read more
February 26, 2024Middle East Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Are the Deepest in Years At least two Hezbollah fighters were killed in strikes in the Bekaa Valley, and at least six other people were wounded, the […] Read more
February 26, 2024Middle East ICJ Will Hold a Final Hearing on Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories The hearings on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories have put more pressure on Israel during the war in Gaza. […] Read more
February 26, 2024Middle East Netanyahu Says Israel Will Invade Gaza City of Rafah Amid signs of progress toward a pause in the fighting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces planned to keep pushing into […] Read more
February 25, 2024Middle East Netanyahu Says a Hostage Deal Would Delay, But Not Stop a Rafah Invasion The Israeli leader reiterated plans for a military operation in the southern Gaza city that he says is essential to eliminating Hamas. […] Read more
February 25, 2024Middle East A self-immolation outside the Israeli Embassy in the capital leads to a bomb-squad inquiry, the police said. The man who set himself on fire was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man who set himself on fire […] Read more
February 23, 2024Middle East Ship Attacked by Houthis in Red Sea Is Still Afloat, Its Operator Says The ship, called the Rubymar, will be towed to a port city in Yemen after what appeared to be the Houthis’ most […] Read more