Israel rejected an offer made by Hamas through Qatari and Egyptian mediators on a new hostage deal, Axios reported on Monday. Citing unnamed Israeli officials, the report said Israel received the offer on Sunday and conveyed that it was "unacceptable" the following...
An Israeli drone strike hit a Hamas office in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least six people, including a senior Hamas official, Lebanese media has reported. A US official told The Washington Post that Israel was responsible for the strike that killed Saleh al-Arouri,...
British Defense Minister Grant Shapps has said the UK is willing to take "direct action" against Yemen's Houthis over attacks on Israel-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Writing in The Telegraph, Shapps pointed to a recent incident where a British warship...
Forty-two Israelis who attended the Nova music festival near the Gaza border that was attacked on October 7 have sued the Israeli security establishment for failing to protect the event. The lawsuit filed a claim for $56 million against Israel's Shin Bet security...
Two extremist ministers in the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated calls on Monday for the "resettlement" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the establishment of Israeli settlements in the enclave. Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's...
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Monday to ramp up attacks on Ukraine in response to the Ukrainian strike on Russia's Belgorod Oblast. "They want to intimidate us and create uncertainty within our country. We will intensify strikes. Not a single crime against...
An Iranian naval destroyer, the Alborz, has passed through the Bab el-Mandab Strait and entered the Red Sea amid soaring tensions in the waters, Iranian media reported on Monday. The news came after US Navy helicopters sank three boats belonging to Yemen's Houthis,...
President Biden on Friday called again for Congress to approve more spending on the war in Ukraine, claiming that if Russian President Vladimir Putin is successful in its war, it could risk pulling the US into a direct confrontation with Russia. Biden made the...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has again called for the expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the return of Israeli settlements to the enclave. "What needs to be done in the Gaza Strip is to encourage emigration," Smotrich, leader of the...
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it would withdraw some troops from Gaza but that it expects the brutal assault on the enclave to continue through the entire year of 2024, The Times of Israel reported. IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the...
