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May 21, 20241 min read
Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM
BEIRUT - Lebanon and Syria on Monday announced three days of national mourning for the Iranian president and foreign minister, who were...


May 19, 20242 min read
Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet
JERUSALEM -Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed...


May 19, 20241 min read
US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports
Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional...


May 18, 20242 min read
Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
THE HAGUE - Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges...


May 18, 20244 min read
Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier
CAIRO -Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest...


May 18, 20243 min read
Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier
GAZA -Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to...


May 17, 20244 min read
US anchors aid pier to Gaza, now comes tough distribution job
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS -The United States anchored a floating pier in Gaza on Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is...


May 17, 20242 min read
US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send...


May 16, 20243 min read
Explainer-What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of...


May 16, 20244 min read
Israel moves in on north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing
CAIRO/JERUSALEM -Israel's tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Thursday, facing anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs...


May 14, 20242 min read
White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks
WASHINGTON -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the...


May 13, 20242 min read
Turkey's Erdogan says U.S., Europe not doing enough to pressure Israel into Gaza truce
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States and European countries were not doing enough to pressure...
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