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Netanyahu confirms bid for another term in 2026 elections
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will run for office again in the 2026 parliamentary elections. He made the announcement during an interview with Israel’s Channel 14…
- Middle East
Iran’s IRGC unveils upgraded Emad, Qadr missiles
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled upgraded versions of two of its homegrown ballistic missiles, along with overhauled launchers that were damaged during the 12-day war with Israel, according…
- Middle East
Israel says Rafah crossing to stay closed until further notice
Cairo: The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside…
- Middle East
Israel confirms remains of hostage Eliyahu Margalit handed over by Hamas
Tel Aviv: Israel says the remains of another hostage that Hamas handed over the day before have been identified as Eliyahu Margalit, as the Palestinian militant group looks for more bodies under…
- Middle East
Houthi chief dies from wounds sustained in Israeli airstrike
Dubai: An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said on Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group…
- Opinions
Time running out for Netanyahu as Gaza conflict winds down
It is relatively easy to fight a war with dreaded enemies on the front, but it is tougher to confront peace with its own citizens. This is the predicament of the Israeli…
- Middle East
Trump arrives in Egypt for Gaza summit after urging Israel to seize chance for peace
Sharm el-Sheikh: President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt on Monday for a global summit on Gaza’s future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate…
- Middle East
Donald Trump arrives in Israel as Hamas releases hostages
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog welcomed US President Donald Trump on Monday as he arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport. During this, Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, and Herzog’s wife,…
- Middle East
After Hamas frees Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners return home
Gaza Strip: Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire, pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians.…
- Middle East
Hamas hands over first seven hostages to Red Cross in Gaza ceasefire: Israel
Deir al-Balah: Hamas released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross on Monday, the first to be released as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between…
- Middle East
Israel prepares to welcome last living hostages from Gaza amid ceasefire
Cairo: Israelis on Monday prepared to welcome home the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the return of the dead, in the key exchange of the breakthrough ceasefire after…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Israel’s military campaign ‘not over’ despite Gaza ceasefire
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country’s military campaign “is not over,” on the eve of the planned release of all living Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian detainees…
- Middle East
Israel refuses to release Palestinain doctors as part of ceasefire deal: Report
Israel has refused to release Palestinian doctors, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr Marwan Al Hams as part of the 2000 prisoner exchange agreement, CNN reported. Dr Abu Safiya and Dr Marwan…
- Photos
Photo: Displaced Palestinians in Gaza
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages…
- Middle East
Amid ceasefire announcement, 22-yr-old Palestinian dies in Israel jail
Even as Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire on Wednesday night, reports have come out of a 22-year-old Palestinian detainee’s death in Israeli custody after being held for over a year without…
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