A Hamas official said on Monday that the group has been showing "flexibility" in Gaza ceasefire deal talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators as well as in its direct talks with the US. "We have shown flexibility in dealing with the efforts of mediators and Trump's...
After a weekend of fighting between the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government and Alawite militias in northwestern Syria, and the subsequent massacres of Alawite civilians that left well over 1,000 people dead, Israel is expressing newfound outrage against...
On Sunday, Adam Boehler, President Trump's special envoy for hostages, defended his direct talks with Hamas in the face of Israeli objections, saying the US is not an "agent" of Israel. Israeli media has reported that Israel expressed strong objections to the talks...
Israel on Sunday said it was cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip as it ramps up the collective punishment of the civilian population to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages, violating the ceasefire deal reached in January. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen...
In the largest series of attacks against Lebanon since the November ceasefire, Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes against areas around the border in southern Lebanon. Nearly 30 airstrikes have been confirmed. Casualty figures are still not confirmed, but one...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-driven effort to revoke the visas of foreigners in the US who "appear pro-Hamas" in a crackdown targeting pro-Palestine protests on college campuses, Axios reported on Thursday. The report said the effort will involve...
The new head of the Israeli military is set to present his plan for the renewal of Israel's campaign in Gaza and operations to retake territory that the IDF left during the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Haaretz reported on Thursday. Eyal Zamir was sworn in as the...
Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy for the Middle East, said Thursday that President Trump's latest ultimatum against Hamas, which included a threat against the "people of Gaza," came after the US didn't like what it heard in direct talks with the Palestinian group....
A US B-52 Stratrofortress bomber flew over the eastern Mediterranean Sea on March 4, marking the third US flyover of the Middle East in the past month, shows of force that are meant as threats toward Iran and its allies in the region. "Israeli F-35i and F-15i aircraft...
President Trump on Wednesday issued a threat against the civilian population of Gaza, saying the "people of Gaza" would be "dead" if the Israeli hostages weren't released immediately. "Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold...
