The prolonged and devastating conflict between Hamas and Israel has reached a pivotal moment with the announcement of a ...

There are so many unresolved questions it is difficult to have faith that the halt in hostilities will lead to lasting peace.

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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir warns of coalition withdrawal over divisive hostage deal with Hamas, risking political stability ...

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He describes his first entry into Gaza — weeks after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel — as stepping into a Tolkien-esque apocalyptic landscape. “It’s like Mordor or the ...

"However, Israel still insists on keeping a 1km landscape along the eastern and ... accord to return hostages but faces obstruction from Hamas. The two sides have been at an impasse for a year ...

Once, or rather if, the dust in Gaza starts settling down, the extremist narrative would be: "We were right, and the Muslim ...

Choice of UN court's Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite ...

The atrocities of Hamas’s October 7 attack boosted Zoabi ... Things that we think are so small and fit into our democratic landscape – they take them and present them as nothing short ...

The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least ...