Israel

Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel funding bill, faces uphill battle as budget talks loom

Senators on Thursday advanced a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, garnering momentum for a funding package that…

Senate releases $118 billion bipartisan aid proposal for Israel, Ukraine, border security

Senators on Sunday released the details of a $118.2 billion bipartisan aid proposal for Ukraine, Israel and the southern U.S.…

House Speaker Johnson announces ‘standalone’ Israel funding package

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday announced an Israel-only funding package to be voted on next week, another step…

Biden faces demands from Republicans in Congress to strike Iran after U.S. troop deaths

Congressional lawmakers are demanding President Joe Biden strike Iran after three U.S. troops were killed Sunday night in Jordan in…

Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, falls short of ordering a cease-fire

The U.N.’s highest court on Friday ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide…

Israel-Hamas war negotiations reportedly working toward a weekslong cease-fire

Negotiations over the Israel-Hamas war are zeroing in on a cease-fire deal of one to two months in exchange for…

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman and wife Neri Oxman buy nearly 5% stake in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman and his wife Neri Oxman are buying a nearly 5% stake in the Tel Aviv…

Iran’s ‘brazen’ strikes around the Middle East send a message to Israel and the U.S., analysts say

Iran’s recent missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries — Syria, Iraq and Pakistan — may not have…

Houthis embrace ‘direct confrontation’ with U.S. as Biden admits airstrikes aren’t working

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are enthusiastically “confronting America directly,” the organization’s leader said in a televised…

‘Unprovoked violation’: Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as Middle East tensions spike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Within 24 hours, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries —…