Category: 3. Middle East

The war in Gaza is over. As part of the cease-fire plan that wound it down, and in exchange for Hamas releasing the hostages it had held captive since October 7, 2023, Israel released close to 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, 250 of whom were serving…

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The families of some of the remaining eight deceased hostages held in Gaza on Monday night demanded to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a sit-down with the government’s point man on the captives, Gal Hirsch, to ensure…

The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that it killed two Hezbollah operatives in separate strikes within an hour in southern Lebanon, as violence escalated on the northern frontier.

Israel recently threatened to expand its attacks against…

US President Donald Trump’s administration is urging Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza now that a ceasefire is in place, two US officials told The Times of Israel on Monday.

Washington began making the request earlier this…

Gaza’s future must be Palestinian-led and avoid any new system of foreign hegemony, Turkey and six of its top Muslim allies said Monday, after talks in Istanbul.

Turkey’s relations with Israel collapsed during the Gaza war, and it has…