Relations between Israel and Türkiye are at one of their lowest points, and the rhetoric between the two countries continues to escalate. The latest point of friction came during Donald Trump’s visit to Ankara during the NATO Summit, when the American president went out of his way to praise his Tur»»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he is exploring the legal possibility of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he travels to the city for the UN General Assembly in September. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024 ov»»»

ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER: Thousands of Israelis, including settlers and right-wing activists, marched toward the border with Gaza on Sunday, calling on the government to re-establish Israeli settlements in the war-shattered Palestinian territory, an AFP journalist reported. The demonstrators gathered nea»»»

The Israel Defense Forces opened 57 criminal investigations into the deaths of multiple Palestinian and Lebanese detainees in Israeli military custody but never indicted anybody, according to Haaretz. Seven of the cases reportedly relate to captives who suffered fatal gunshot wounds. In an article »»»

NEW YORK: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview published Saturday — prompting a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu’s camp. “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in »»»

Share: An Israeli flag hangs from a damaged building in a village inside south Lebanon close to the border as seen from northern Israel, June 18, 2026. President Aoun is hoping to convince President Trump to exert pressure on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon in order to expedite a peace treaty to al»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for Argentina ahead of the World Cup final after receiving an official Argentina football shirt from Argentina's ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish. In video released on Saturday, Wahnish presented Netanyahu with the shirt, jokin»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to US President Donald Trump on ​how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon. Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon’s US-backed ar»»»

Tensions between regional heavyweights Türkiye and Israel are such that some fear it could escalate into armed conflict, with Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean among the most likely theatres for such a scenario. Both sides see each other as a threat, but have so far avoided direct attacks, in par»»»

New York City Mayor Zohran Mandani said his government is reviewing whether it could legally arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over accusations of war crimes. Photo by Anna Connors/UPI | License Photo July 18 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mandani on Saturday said his government»»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview published Saturday -- prompting a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu's camp. "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague»»»

US House Democrats were divided into a near-even split by a vote this week over whether to cut military aid to Israel, which was defeated through almost total opposition from the Republican party. Ahead of November's midterm elections, the vote reflects a sharp erosion in support for Israel among l»»»

The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve Friday ahead of the October 27 election. File Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI | License Photo July 17 (UPI) -- Israel's parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve on Friday after pushing through controversial legislation favorable to Prime Minister B»»»

Israel's parliament dissolved early Friday after passing a marathon of bills in the last moments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition. The Knesset, which was scheduled to break for its summer recess on Friday, will not reconvene before the elections scheduled on Oct. 27. The e»»»

In late June, Israel’s government moved to formally recognise the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottomans, ending decades of official hesitation. Needless to say, it does nothing for Israeli-Turkish relations, which have nosedived in recent years, with major disagreements over Gaza being a p»»»

Türkiye first recognised Israel in 1949, shortly after Zionist leaders like David Ben-Gurion proclaimed a Jewish state in Palestine. In so doing, it became the first Muslim-majority nation to do so (Iran was the second, its recognition coming in 1950). Six decades later, trade was booming and relat»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities have approved a budget of 1.075 billion shekels ($355 million) for road construction to serve dozens of new settlements in the occupied West Bank. The money, spread over three years, will be used to build new and upgrade existing access roads to settlements, and develop »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli artillery targets the area between Bani Hayyan and Talloussa, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 16-07-2026 14:05 PM Latest News Urge»»»

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that “Israel is determined to keep its forces in security zones” in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Katz’s office said the two officials spoke overnight and the minister “emphasized Israel’s »»»

PRESS REVIEW - Thursday, July 7: we look into new revelations on the Moroccan surveillance apparatus, five years after the first wave of the Pegasus spyware scandal. In other news, support for Israel is floundering on both sides of the political spectrum in Washington ahead of Israeli prime Ministe»»»

Baabda sources on Thursday categorically denied rumors circulating about a possible meeting between President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing that this matter is “completely off the table, even if they happen to be in Washington at the same time.” The sources ad»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a US-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October. Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed two p»»»

DUBAI: Ministers from the Israeli Transportation Ministry are reportedly exploring ways to limit the number of Israelis living abroad who can return to the country to vote in October’s election, according to a report by Haaretz. Citing sources familiar with the discussions, the newspaper reported t»»»

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Could Washington witness the unprecedented scene of a Lebanese president sitting across from the Israeli prime minister? A report by Al-Akhbar has raised questions over a possible Joseph Aoun-Benjamin Netanyahu meeting during their visits to the US capital, amid reported efforts to bring the two si»»»

More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians. The vote tally, »»»

WASHINGTON: More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in US aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians.The vot»»»

The U.S. Capitol Building is shown Monday. On Wednesday, more than 100 Democrats in the House of Representatives voted for an unsuccessful measure to cut billions in military aid to Israel. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday vote»»»

WASHINGTON: Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians. The organizations say in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that»»»

Pilot zones, which would allow displaced residents to return and reconstruction to begin, have yet to be finalized. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said efforts are underway to end the war with Israel, secure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and deploy the Lebanese Army along the country's southern »»»

The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, after it reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the two foes. Nearly a month after they signed a memorandum of understanding towards ending the Middle East war, the two sides resumed fighting with strikes on targ»»»

An Israeli NGO on Wednesday condemned a government plan to invest around $2.7 billion in infrastructure and thousands of new residential units across several settlements in the occupied West Bank. Since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in 2022, his government has rapidly expanded settl»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call last Thursday that Israel should start redeploying its forces out of Syria and urged him to do the same in Lebanon, U.S. and Israeli officials told U.S. news portal Axios. A U.S. official said Trump told »»»

Progress was achieved Wednesday in the Lebanese-Israeli talks in Rome and the implementation of the so-called pilot zones in south Lebanon will begin within days or hours, Baabda sources said. “The discussion has now become practical and detailed regarding the proposed implementation mechanism for »»»

ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER: Israeli leaders describe the territory now occupied in Lebanon as a war gain, but some military veterans see the so-called “buffer zone” as a deadly replay of a doomed strategy they experienced first-hand. Gil Shely recalls being told daily by his commanders ​in the late 1980»»»

WASHINGTON: Two US-based advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, arguing that sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC) violate constitutional free speech protections after US officials launched a diplomatic campaign this week aimed at dismantling the court. Pr»»»

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JERUSALEM: Israeli ​Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the ‌United ‌States ​on ‌Saturday, a ⁠senior ​Israeli official ⁠told Reuters on Wednesday.Netanyahu ⁠wants ‌to meet ‌US ​President ‌Donald ‌Trump, but it is not ‌clear if he will, ⁠the ⁠official added.»»»

Share: President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in 2025 President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Thursday that Israel should start redeploying its forces out of Syria and urged him to do the same in Lebanon, ac»»»

TEL AVIV: Israel’s parliament has approved laws that effectively halt the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men in the country’s military in a last-ditch effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition to woo religious political parties ahead of elections in the fall. Lawmakers voted in a»»»

WASHINGTON: US President ​Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister ‌Benjamin ‌Netanyahu ​during ‌a ⁠phone ​call last Thursday ⁠that Israel should ⁠redeploy ‌its ‌forces ​out ‌of Syria ‌and Lebanon, Axios reported ‌on Tuesday, citing ⁠US and ⁠Israeli officials. Developing...»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to strike powerfully against Iran if it staged a new attack on his country. “I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not count on things remaining quiet if you attack us,” Netanyahu said at a conference in Dimona. The southern town»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to strike powerfully against Iran if Tehran carried out a new attack on Israel. "I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not count on things remaining quiet if you attack us," Netanyahu said at a conference, according to a video released by h»»»

The latest North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit has come and gone in the Turkish capital of Ankara, with headlines dominated predictably by US President Donald Trump, who lashed out at his allies for not supporting him against Iran. Prior to the event, he said he considered not attendin»»»

Lindsey Graham is dead. And if we were to apply the old Spartan and then Roman adage “about the dead, nothing but the good,” then this is where this text would have to end. Some readers may find this shocking or unkind. But it is a fact that there is no way to write about the intriguingly sudden en»»»

An Israeli military vehicle covered with netting to protect against FPV drones patrols on the Lebanese side of the border, as seen from an undisclosed location on Monday. Photo by Atef Safadi/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 13 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israeli Prime Ministe»»»

The two visits of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Budapest may have been far more than academic engagements, according to a bombshell report by The New York Times. Citing American, Iranian and former Israeli officials familiar with the matter, the newspaper claims the conferences ho»»»

LONDON: US Congressman Ro Khanna has accused the Israeli government and military of lying about his detention during a visit to the occupied West Bank. The California Democrat representative posted footage on social media of Israeli settlers and soldiers blocking the path of his convoy last week, T»»»