Israeli defense chief threatens Lebanon with invasion during memorial ceremony

Benny Gantz, who threatened Lebanon with a ‘powerful and accurate’ attack, claimed Israel does not want war and hopes for a solution to the maritime border dispute

Rescue work continues in Afghanistan as earthquake injury toll rises above 1,500

Iran was the first country to send relief aid, while the UN aid organization OCHA is additionally set to deploy response teams to the affected areas

Iran dispatches humanitarian aid to earthquake-struck Afghanistan

Over 1,000 people were killed by an earthquake that hit Afghanistan earlier in the day

Palestinian Authority releases officers accused of killing Nizar Banat on bail

Jehan Banat, the widow of Nizar Banat, stated that the 'murderer cannot be the judge' in response to the PA's decision

‘Saudi blockade a deliberate crime against Yemen’: Ansarallah official

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi says Riyadh have used starvation as a weapon of war against Yemen

Israeli forces fire at Lebanese farmers near border

Israeli soldiers regularly fire towards Lebanese farmers and shepherds as a form of intimidation

Palestinian Authority troops assault protesting students in the West Bank

The PA has faced condemnation for its close security cooperation with Tel Aviv and for the violent tactics it uses against its critics

US mediator to Lebanon: ‘Being right can give you nothing’

Negotiations for the Karish gas field restarted just days after Israel called on Lebanese citizens to evacuate under threat of war

Leaks suggest US wants Lebanon to surrender Karish gas field to Israel: Report

Beirut plans to submit a written proposal to the US delegation after a unified response by the president, prime minister, and house speaker in defense of Lebanon's maritime wealth

Hezbollah leader calls Saudi-Israeli rapprochement a ‘threat to the entire region’

Israeli officials have called on Lebanese citizens to 'evacuate before the first shot is fired,' threatening to strike the country with 'immense power' over an ongoing maritime border dispute

Israel threatens Lebanon with war as maritime tensions escalate

Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi says they have identified 'thousands of targets that will be destroyed' inside Lebanon

Israeli delegation visits Bahrain for bilateral talks

This is the second time the bilateral steering committee between Israel and Bahrain have met since the normalization of relations in 2020

Yemen and Saudi Arabia agree to extend ceasefire agreement: UN

Within the first month of the truce, Saudi-led coalition forces violated the agreement over 5,000 times

Israeli troops headed to Cyprus to simulate war ‘deep inside Lebanon’

As part of its largest ever military drills, Israel has also simulated a war with Iran

Israeli army assesses potential war with Hezbollah during drills

The military report estimates that Hezbollah could launch 1,500 missiles per day as well as carry out operations within Israel via its elite Radwan Unit

Palestinians mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist as calls grow for independent investigation

Palestinians refused calls for a joint investigation of Shireen Abu Aqla's murder, citing Tel Aviv's track record of inaccurate investigations of their soldiers' crimes

International aid cuts create health crisis in northwestern Syria

Many hospitals have been forced to shut down due to shortages in essential medicines

Israel to deploy reserve battalions along West Bank barrier

The Israelis also announced repair works for the occupation barrier wall dividing the West Bank and 1948 occupied lands

Israel launches artillery attack on southern Lebanon

The volley of fire allegedly came in response to a single rocket launched from Lebanon that struck the occupied territories, causing no harm

UAE and Bahrain make up seven percent of Israel’s record weapons sales in 2021

The revelation comes as several Gulf countries seek further defense cooperation with Tel Aviv, including purchasing Israeli missile defense systems

King of Jordan visits Ramallah to meet with PA president

The visit comes just days ahead of the start of Ramadan, with the PA and its allies moving to quell tensions with Israeli occupation forces

Rights group sounds alarm over unprecedented food crisis in West Asia

The conflict in Ukraine and western sanctions on Russia have exacerbated a global supply crisis that was set off by the COVID-19 pandemic

Israeli chief of staff on first official visit to Bahrain

The visit of Israel's chief of staff to Manama coincided with that of the Israeli health minister, who is there to sign an agreement linking the health sectors of both countries

Palestinian Authority delays Nizar Banat murder trial

Banat's family has expressed concerns that the PA is not serious about punishing those involved in the crime

UN report says over 14 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance

Western sanctions and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed the crisis in Syria to its highest levels since the start of the war

UN officials to meet Saudi-coalition members over Yemen detention center massacre

Experts say the attack on the Saada detention center amounts to a war crime

A silent Turkish-Russian standoff in Kazakhstan

Turkey's dream of a common army for Turkic countries may have been dashed by the quick Russian-led CSTO operation to subdue violent unrest in Kazakhstan early this year.

Israeli troops launch midnight raid on Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah

The Israeli occupation forcibly evicted a family of 18 people during a cold winter night and then demolished their home

Palestinian Authority carried out raids in Jenin under the command of the Israeli army: Report

Support for the West Bank's ruling Fatah party continues to dwindle as PA President Mahmoud Abbas strengthens his ties with Israeli occupation officials

Israeli court gives green light for demolition of Palestinian homes

The decision, issued by the Israeli high court, will leave more than 720 Palestinians homeless