2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (485+ words) NAHARIYA, Israel'Israel's government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in the Gaza Strip. The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington came in a statement…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (241+ words) JERUSALEM'Israel says it's suspending humanitarian organizations that have failed to meet its new rules to vet international groups working in the Gaza Strip. They include some of the world's most prominent and outspoken aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (790+ words) JERUSALEM'Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in the Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1201+ words) AMMAN, Jordan'When Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire earlier this year, it brought into question the fate of militias Israel cultivated during the devastating two-year war as an alternative ruling force in Gaza. Many expected that Hamas still the dominant…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) Walt Disney Co. is expanding its presence in the Middle East, inking a deal with Saudi media conglomerate MBC Group and UAE firm Anghami to form a streaming bundle. The bundle will allow customers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (547+ words) TEL AVIV'New videos of six Israeli hostages show them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed. Israel said all six were killed last August by Hamas,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (882+ words) JERUSALEM'Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling far short of the amount called for under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, according to an Associated Press analysis of the Israeli military's figures as humanitarian groups say the shortfall is severely impacting the strip's 2 million…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (487+ words) JERUSALEM'A Hamas leader on Tuesday threatened to not move into the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement until more pressure is put on Israel to open a key border crossing, cease deadly strikes and allow more aid into the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (827+ words) JERUSALEM'Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." The Israeli military said it was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (752+ words) BEIRUT "When Pope Leo XIV visits the Middle East this week, he comes to a conflict-weary region struggling to find peace even as the specter of war stalks it once again. In his first international trip since assuming the papacy…...