Israelis are voting today in a pivotal election that could see the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic run as the nation’s chief executive, in part due to public discontent with security failures leading up to the horrific Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023.
U.S. intelligence has warned that Iranian plots to kill Americans abroad have reached “advanced stages,” as Washington reduces diplomatic staffing across the Middle East amid mounting threats and the prospect of renewed military strikes against Tehran.
The interior ministry of Jordan said on Friday that a group of “extremists” attacked St. George’s Greek Orthodox church in the southern al-Karak governorate, killing at least seven people and wounding 34 others.
A court on Tuesday rejected a Lebanese doctor’s appeal challenging her deportation after border officers found Hezbollah images and videos on her cellphone.
The terrorists of Hamas and their allies celebrated the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 atrocity as a “historic and honorable milestone” in the Palestinian “struggle.”
A new documentary is taking viewers inside Israel’s years-long operation to infiltrate Hezbollah’s communications network and turn thousands of the Iran-backed terrorist group’s own pagers against its operatives.
The Israeli military on Thursday destroyed a massive underground structure beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. The immense explosion, captured on camera by onlookers, was so powerful that seismologists recorded the event as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake.
President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon met with Pope Leo XIV and senior members of the Holy See during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday that the country described in a missive as focused on discussing Lebanon’s attempts at brokering peace with neighboring Israel.
Israel’s security operation against the Iran-backed terrorists of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon continued on Wednesday, as the landmark peace talks between Israel and the Lebanese government seemingly stalled out in Rome.
President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s sweeping demands for fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, and said the U.S. is “now demanding compensation” from Iran in all future negotiations.
Israeli forces resumed military operations in southern Lebanon, allegedly against the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah, on Thursday after minimal progress in talks with the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.
Lebanon observed on Tuesday the sixth anniversary of the massive explosion that devastated the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020.
German legacy parties raced to blame “bad jokes” and call for more internet censorship in the wake of an allegedly Islamist Terror attack.
The Lebanese father of the suspected Islamist terrorist who allegedly attacked the Berlin Pride Parade has insisted that his family are moderate Muslims who oppose jihadists like ISIS, throwing into question the efficacy of assimilation in modern Germany.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter said that Lebanon’s army “needs support from us, from all its friends. It needs vetting, because some of the units have been infiltrated
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he will allow direct flights from U.S. airline carriers to Lebanon following his meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday, July 21.
Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Al Hajjar revealed on Thursday that security elements in his country are in “daily” communication with the government of Syria to discuss fighting terrorism.
Ofir Katz, head of the Israeli parliamentary coalition that supports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday that national elections will be held on October 27.
Sources close to the Lebanese presidency told The National on Thursday that Lebanon has accepted an American invitation for direct talks with Israel, to be held in Rome next week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in Lebanon have “asked to be annexed” by Israel.
President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested a White House meeting that could take place after the president returns from next week’s NATO summit, as the two leaders have differed over Iran diplomacy and Israel’s continued military operations in Lebanon.
Indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian representatives in Doha, Qatar, concluded on Wednesday, seemingly without a breakthrough on crucial issues like freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, although mediators from Qatar and Pakistan insisted “positive progress” was made.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani visited Lebanon on Thursday for meetings with its president and highest-ranking leadership.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited southern Lebanon on Tuesday and addressed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops there.
Representatives of the United States and Iran on Wednesday held indirect “technical talks” in Doha, Qatar, reportedly centered on fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as required by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in June.
U.S. President Donald Trump recently weighed whether to resume a broad military campaign against Iran after reviewing military options with senior officials, but has opted for now to continue pursuing diplomacy in hopes of securing a lasting agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program, according to a report published Tuesday evening.
The House just voted down another attempt to limit President Trump’s military authority in Lebanon.
World Cup soccer matches have sparked armed clashes between fans in Lebanon, with at least six injuries reported on Monday evening.
Lebanese officials complained on Monday that Israeli forces were still conducting operations on Lebanese soil, despite the peace deal ostensibly calling for all hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah to cease.
A White House official blasted reports claiming that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are delivering mixed messages on Iran, and Rubio stresses the administration is in “lockstep” on foreign policy.
Israel and Lebanon on Friday signed a landmark U.S.-brokered security framework that officials described as a “first step” toward peace, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailing the deal as “a major achievement” for Israel and “a major blow to Iran.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not withdraw from the security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, “even if there is an American demand.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that “the Lebanon-Israel war needed to stop, no matter what, and so I guess I’m glad that that was included in Iran’s price” to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian government officials claimed on Tuesday that, as part of the memorandum of understanding signed with America last week, the Islamist regime would gain access to about $12 billion in frozen assets.
The majority of Americans are in favor of the deal between the U.S. and Iran, according to poll results shared by President Donald Trump.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed ceasefire efforts in his country with Vice President JD Vance in a phone call on Monday.
The Foreign Ministry of Iran did not contradict reports on Monday claiming that talks between the country and the United States in Switzerland were productive this weekend – going as far as to credit mediators Qatar and Pakistan with “major progress.”
Mourners gathered in Beirut to pay their respects to a much-loved Lebanese conservationist who was killed by an Israeli strike on the home where she protected the eastern Mediterranean’s endangered sea turtles.
After reports surfaced that Iran had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump told the Iranians who are meeting in Switzerland with Vice President JD Vance, “You close it, and you won’t have a country. You won’t even make it back to your f**king country.”
