The country's energy minister said Sunday he had given instructions to halt the electricity supply 'immediately,' justifying the move as a way to pressure Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages.

Hamas believed to have 24 living hostages taken in Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel

From alienating allies to praising adversaries, Trump appears set to abandon decades of American foreign policy

Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire.

President’s plan, which critics said was ‘ethnic cleansing by another name’, would involve the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries

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Israel and Hamas are beginning talks to prolong the ceasefire in Gaza. Here's how those could play out

The ceasefire agreement will come into force on Sunday, despite opposition from Israeli hardliners

Agreement still needs to be approved by Netanyahu's cabinet and does not guarantee lasting truce

Putting Syria back together will be a daunting task after more than a decade of bloody conflict.

e in Israel are pressing for an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities now Tehran is at a disadvantage

Israel’s defense minister recently hinted at plans to strike the country’s installations, calling them an “existential threat”

Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah has named deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem as its new secretary general, succeeding longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Beirut last month.

IDF warplanes launched multiple missiles early on Saturday, targeting a number of facilities in the Islamic Republic

Huge explosions are being reported in Iran as Israel carries out airstrikes in a major escalation in the Middle East.