UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
The U.K. government says it's suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law.
Blinken, on ninth Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the quick conclusion of an elusive cease-fire agreement.
Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
Israeli leaders have roundly condemned a settler attack that killed one Palestinian and torched homes and cars in the occupied West Bank.
Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu's coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack
Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister.
US beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area.
International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Courtโs power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel.
UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
British Prime Minister Keir Starmerโs office says the U.K. will not intervene with the International Criminal Courtโs request for an arrest warrant against Israelโs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza.
Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges
Joe Bidenโs withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe.
The Latest | Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say
Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu dissolves influential war Cabinet after key partner bolted from government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza.
Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed
Israel has carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began on Oct. 7.
Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before
Israel's defense minister says Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be.
The Latest | UN food aid collapses in Rafah as Israeli leaders decry war crime accusations
The United Nations says itโs no longer able to distribute food aid in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity.
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
The chief prosecutor of the worldโs top war crimes court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Latest | US and Israel strongly condemn ICC prosecutor's request to arrest Israeli officials
The United States and Israel both vehemently condemned a request by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in connection with the seven-month war in Gaza.
An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his countryโs closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza.
Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but presses on with Rafah attacks
Hamas says it's accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel says the deal did not meet its core demands and has pushed ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The Latest | Israel says 99% of drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted
Israel is hailing the success of its defenses in the face of an attack by Iran involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
The Latest | Blinken says Israel hasn't told US of any specific date for Rafah ground invasion
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has not informed the U.S. of any specific date for the start of a major offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox
As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a divide in the country and rattled the government coalition.
Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions
A senior Pentagon official says U.S. and Israeli defense leaders met for about 90 minutes and discussed the need to have a well-planned military operation to defeat Hamas in Gazaโs southern city of Rafah that would unfold in phases to protect civilians and the ongoing delivery of aid.
The Latest | Netanyahu remains set on Rafah ground invasion despite US misgivings
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he remains determined to carry out a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite U.S. President Joe Biden's misgivings.
Israelis evacuated from the Lebanese border wonder if they'll ever return
Around 60,000 Israelis who evacuated from cities and towns along the border with Lebanon are grappling with the question of when they will be able to return home.
Israel's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone
The Israeli military says its air force has struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group deep inside Lebanon.
Israel vows to target Lebanon's Hezbollah even if cease-fire reached with Hamas in Gaza
Israelโs defense minister vowed to step up attacks on Lebanonโs Hezbollah militant group even if a cease-fire is reached with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Mideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as US envoy visits. Mediators report 'encouraging' signs
International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining new momentum.
Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive on Rafah looms
Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah.
Israel's defense chief says military 'thoroughly planning' offensive in crowded Gaza border town
Israelโs defense minister says Israel is โthoroughly planningโ its promised military offensive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah.
The EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt
The European Union is worried about reports that the Israeli military intends to take its battle against Hamas to the town of Rafah at Gazaโs border with Egypt.
Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quiet
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure.
Live updates | Heavy fighting continues as UN official says Gaza has become 'uninhabitable'
At least six people have been killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight.
Live updates | Israel expands offensive as Hamas warns only permanent ceasefire will free hostages
A Hamas official says a โpartial or temporary cessation of aggressionโ wouldnโt be enough to free the more than 100 hostages who Israel says remain in captivity in Gaza.
Live updates | Israel expands offensive in central Gaza as Netanyahu aide meets with US officials
The Israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip to the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory.
US military leaders press Israel to shift from major combat as Iranian-backed ship attacks escalate
The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited and precise campaign.
Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
Israeli troops mistakenly shot three hostages to death in a battle-torn neighborhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian journalist in the south of the besieged territory.
Live updates | Palestinian prime minister says US must seek a 2-state solution. Israel vows to fight
The Palestinian prime minister says Washington must take steps toward an elusive two-state solution, including applying pressure on Israel.
Israel and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas
Israel and the United States showed their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of the war on Hamas as the two allies became increasingly isolated by global calls for a cease-fire.
Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign will 'take time'
Israelโs defense minister pushed back against international calls to wrap up the countryโs military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the operation against the Hamas militant group will โtake time.โ.
Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israeli leaders to respect international law as Israel wages its war against Hamas in Gaza.
US and Arab partners disagree on the need for a cease-fire as Israeli airstrikes kill more civilians
The United States and Arab partners are disagreeing on the need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military says the besieged enclaveโs Hamas rulers are โencountering the full forceโ of its troops.
Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the nation that the military has opened a โsecond stageโ in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
Live updates | Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes and readies troops for a ground assault
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue and Israelโs defense minister has told troops to be ready for a ground assault on the Palestinian territory, although he has not said when that will begin.
Dozens of Israeli air force vets threaten not to serve after Netanyahu resumes judicial overhaul
Dozens of Israeli air force reservists say they won't show up for duty if the right-wing government moves ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the countryโs judiciary.
Netanyahu reverses firing of defense minister amid tension
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the governmentโs contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary.
After being fired, Israel's defense minister caught in limbo
Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system.
Mass protests erupt after Netanyahu fires defense chief
Tens of thousands of Israelis have poured into the streets across the country in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leaderโs judicial overhaul plan.