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‘Everyone knows something’s going to happen’: fears of a new war on Israel’s border with Lebanon
As hostilities ramp up, Israelis evacuated from the country’s north say Hezbollah must be pushed back...
Israel is fighting on four fronts – but the defeat may come at home
The IDF is embroiled in simultaneous conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran and in the West...
Argentina court blames Iran for deadly 1994 bombing of Jewish center
The attack, blamed on a suicide bomber, killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America’s...
US seeking to deter Iran from strike on Israel, officials say
US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officialsThe US...
After U.S. Strikes, Iran’s Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases
Tehran, wary of igniting open warfare with Washington, has told militia groups it backs to curtail...
Hezbollah Goes to the Theater
The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful. Watching it made me...
GOP lawmaker says Biden waiting too long on Iran response
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) said President Biden is taking too long when it comes to responding...
Monday briefing: From Hezbollah to the Houthis, these are the risks of a wider Middle East war
In today’s newsletter: As David Cameron warns of “flashing red” security risks since 7 October, the...
Houthi missile targeting US warship intercepted, says US, amid Red Sea tensions
US Central Command says missile from Houthi-controlled area of Yemen was launched towards USS Laboon before...
Middle East crisis live: new US missile attack on Houthi site in Yemen; Turkey bombs ‘terrorist targets’ in Iraq and Syria
US military says second nighttime attack ‘designed to degrade the Houthis’ ability to attack maritime vessels’See...
Middle East crisis live: US and UK airstrikes in Yemen were ‘act of self defence’, says UK minister
Armed forces minister James Heappey says action was self-defence after attacks on commercial vessels in the...
Middle East crisis live: South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over war in Gaza opens in The Hague
Israel has described the case as ‘preposterous’ and is set to defend itself; the international court...
Middle East crisis live: US and UK ‘shoot down’ one of biggest Houthi airstrikes in Red Sea
Attack with 21 drones and missiles by Iran-backed rebels comes despite planned UN security council vote...
Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to war as drone hits key Israeli command base
IDF says no damage or casualties caused after Lebanese militant group launches explosives at Safed baseMiddle...
Middle East crisis live: genocide claim ‘preposterous’, says Israel, as pressure grows over Gaza deaths
Israel’s president criticises claim of genocide brought to international court of justiceHere is a photograph issued...
Antony Blinken arrives in Israel amid fresh US push to stop war spreading
US secretary of state poised for meetings with leaders who have so far proved resistant to...
US and EU launch twin diplomatic mission to calm tensions in Middle East
Escalation of violence comes as US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and Europe’s Josep Borrell begin...
Hezbollah chief says response to killing of senior Hamas official is ‘inevitable’
Hassan Nasrallah says assassination in Beirut has changed nature of his group’s conflict with Israel, raising...
Mossad chief says Israel is committed to finding and killing all Hamas leaders
The head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service has vowed to track down and kill all Hamas...
Saleh al-Arouri: assassinated leader was Hamas’s link to Iran and Hezbollah
Arouri had talked with Hezbollah of ‘real victory’ over Israel after 7 October attacksThe killing of...