Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, “We’re close” but “nothing is done until everything is done.” Read more
War in the Middle East
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after big Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel also struck Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over the last two weeks has coincided with signs of progress in U.S.-led ceasefire talks. Read more
Powerful Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills 15, Lebanese officials say
In Beirut, an eight-story building was struck with four missiles, including bunker-penetrating types designed to hit underground targets, said a Lebanese security source. Read more
Israel pounds southern Lebanon, Beirut outskirts; 5 medics killed
Israel has pushed on with its intense military campaign against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, tempering hopes that efforts by a U.S. envoy will lead to an imminent ceasefire. Read more
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader
In their decision, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant were criminally responsible for acts including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war. Read more
Adm. Paparo: Ukraine, Middle East wars ‘eating into’ U.S. air defense stocks
Paparo said the expenditure of U.S. air defenses “imposes costs on the readiness” to respond in the Asia-Pacific. Read more
Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
In excerpts published on Sunday from a forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say that “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide”. Read more
2 flash bombs fired into garden of Netanyahu’s home in Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the incident crossed “all red lines” in a post on X. Read more
Trump selects Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
An evangelical Christian, Huckabee has been a vocal supporter of Israel throughout his political career and a longtime defender of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more
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At least 40 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza said at least 24 people were killed when an Israeli strike destroyed the three-story building in Jabalia at dawn. Read more
Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises
The strike was in Mawasi, a southern coastal area where hundreds of thousands of people have sought shelter after Israel’s military told them to leave other areas it was bombing in its war against Hamas. Read more
Israel evacuates soccer fans from Amsterdam after attack by ‘antisemitic squads’
Antisemitic incidents have surged in the Netherlands since Israel launched its assault on Gaza after the attacks on Israelis by the Palestinian Hamas group on Oct. 7, 2023. Read more
Netanyahu fires defense minister over ‘crisis of trust’
Earlier today, Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders in the north of the Gaza Strip and carried out military strikes which Palestinian medics and media said had killed at least 35 people since Monday night. Read more
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say
Palestinians said the new aerial and ground offensives and forced evacuations were “ethnic cleansing” aimed at emptying two northern Gaza towns and a refugee camp of their population in order to create buffer zones. Israel denies this, saying it is fighting Hamas militants who launch attacks from there. Read more
Amid war and deep hunger, Gaza fisherman struggle to feed families
Since Israel began a military onslaught in Gaza after Hamas’ October 2023 attack, Israeli restrictions in the waters off the enclave have made life almost impossible for fishermen, who no longer sail out to sea and instead must stay by the shore. Read more
Iran’s leader threatens Israel with ‘crushing response’ to strikes
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has the authority as commander in chief to order strikes on Israel. Read more
U.S. deploys B-52s, warships to Middle East amid tensions
The Pentagon said in a statement that deployments would take place in the coming months and demonstrated the flexibility of the U.S. military movements around the world. Read more
At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit
Israel’s military has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of using Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya for military purposes and said “dozens of terrorists” have been hiding there. Health officials and Hamas deny the charge. Read more
Israel strikes Iran military targets amid fears of a wider war
The risk of a wider conflagration between heavily armed Israel and Iran has convulsed a region already on fire with warfare in Gaza and Lebanon, but it was not clear whether the overnight strikes would trigger further escalation. Read more
Israel confirms death of heir apparent to slain Hezbollah leader
The military said Safieddine was killed in a strike carried out three weeks ago in Beirut’s southern suburbs, its first confirmation of his death. Earlier this month, Israel said he had probably been eliminated. Read more
Blinken to make another push for Middle East ceasefires
Blinken’s trip to the region, his 11th since the attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, that triggered the Gaza war, comes as Israel intensifies its military campaign in Gaza, and in Lebanon against the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia. Read more
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