IDF sets Gaza terrorists ‘back by years’

Palestinian Islamists kept up cross-border rocket fire today, with no firm sign of any imminent ceasefire despite international calls to end Gaza’s conflict with Israel. The Hamas-controlled territory has indiscriminately…

Egypt offers $500 million to rebuild Gaza

Egypt has announced its intention to allocate $500 million for rebuilding efforts in Gaza. The Palestinian enclave has been hard hit by retaliatory IDF strikes in response to ongoing rocket…

France, US working on Israel-Gaza truce

More than a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas showed few signs of abating today in spite of global diplomacy to stop the region’s fiercest hostilities since the 2014…

UN: Israel-Gaza fighting ‘utterly appalling’

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council (UNSC) that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and called for an immediate end to fighting. Opening…

Fiery world reaction to Israel-Gaza violence

The raging conflict between Israel and Gaza has elicited wide-ranging response internationally. Concerned that the region’s worst hostilities in years could spiral out of control, United States President Joe Biden…

Violence mars Jerusalem Day 2021

Clashes between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli police in Jerusalem resumed promptly at 8:00 AM this morning, following a weekend of violence. Today marks the 54th anniversary since Jerusalem was reunified…

UN: Syrian elections don’t meet int’l demands

Candidacy for Syria’s 26 May presidential elections has now been closed, with 51 competitors running for office. Syrian Minister of Information Imad Sarah told reporters that the country’s constitutional court…

NATO to expand role in Iraq

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is today preparing to bolster its role in the Middle East. Defense Ministers of member states are expected to approve plans to expand the…

Israel holds talks with Sudan

Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen led the first-ever official delegation to Sudan to discuss advancing the two nations’ agreement to normalize relations, that was brokered by the United States in…

Biden to enhance Abraham Accords

The administration of United States President Joe Biden will work closely with Israel on regional security issues and to build on the country’s regional normalization agreements, said White House National…