Middle East, Israel

Middle East latest: Israeli forces may not pull out of Lebanon on time, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by this weekend’s deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Middle East live updates: Gaza ceasefire goes into effect
A source close to the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar told ABC News that Israel is waiting for Hamas to approve moving into a final "closing round of negotiations," adding there is a "real chance" for a "breakthrough" after a diplomatic blitz in Doha this weekend.
Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this month
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble.
Middle East live updates: At least 21 Palestinians hurt in West Bank settler violence
Palestinians are returning to devastated parts of Gaza under a ceasefire. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will be freed in the first phase of the deal.
Foreign Affairs1d
How Trump Could Reshape the Middle East
Washington’s standing in the Middle East has never been so low as its complicity in Israel’s belligerence escaped neither its ...
A French Cartoonist Draws a Window Into the Middle East
Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a ...
Middle East Latest: Israel Says It Killed a Militant in Gaza as Fragile Ceasefire Holds
The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces ...
The Economist1d
Trump should try to end, not manage, the Middle East’s oldest conflicts
First is to stop acting like an absentee hegemon. When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, no one was particularly interested in how Russia, China or the European Union would respond. Like it or not ...
China Courts Middle East To Counter Trump’s Energy Strategy
China is responding to Trump's energy-centric executive actions with a global diplomatic blitz. China courts the Middle East ...
Middle East latest: Israel launches a major West Bank operation, days after Gaza ceasefire
Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine ...
Popular Middle Eastern food chain to open second Boston area location soon
Middle Eastern food chain NAYA is continuing its expansion into Massachusetts, opening a second location in the Boston area.
‘If Hamas survives, peace will be difficult,’ says Middle East expert
The Islamist organization has resumed making rockets in underground tunnels and is financing itself through the selling of ...
Middle East latest: UK warns of Iranian attempts to force ships into its waters
A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran's Revolutionary Guard to compel ships to enter Iranian waters.