Israel

‘Very serious escalation’: Lebanese ministers warn of a dangerous next 48 hours after pager and device attacks

Lebanon’s leadership warned that the risk of further violence and escalation is extremely high following two days of attacks involving…

Taiwan manufacturer rejects links to Lebanon’s exploding pager attacks, names Hungarian firm

Taiwanese pager manufacturer Gold Apollo rejected reports that it produced the devices at the center of deadly attacks in Lebanon…

UK suspends some arms export licenses to Israel

LONDON — British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Monday the country would immediately suspend some arms export licenses to Israel…

Josh Shapiro blasts Trump for calling him ‘overrated Jewish Governor’

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday accused Donald Trump of peddling antisemitism after the Republican presidential nominee called him a…

Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but…

Blinken to arrive in Israel as U.S. pushes for Gaza ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington’s intensifying diplomatic…

U.S. sends more forces and military hardware to the Middle East in anticipation of Iranian attack on Israel

The U.S. is sending more troops and military hardware to the Middle East as it seeks to increase the resources…

Israel airstrike on Gaza school kills more than 100, Hamas-run media office says

More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people,…

Hamas’ new political leader Yahya Sinwar is seen as more extreme — and less willing to compromise

Hamas on Tuesday appointed Yahya Sinwar as the leader of its political wing following the assassination of its former political…

Israeli military says it killed Hamas armed wing leader Mohammed Deif in Gaza airstrike last month

Israel’s military on Thursday said it killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in July.…