Middle East

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday Canada will recognize the State of Palestine at September's UN General Assembly in support of achieving a two-state solution, as Tel Aviv's conduct throughout its war in Gaza continues to push its allies, including France and Britain, to break with Israel.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said his country would make the move unless Israel agrees to a cease-fire with Hamas.

In the flush of military success in Iran, Israelis entertain visions of a new Middle East—even as the public tries to look away from the devastation in Gaza. David Remnick reports from a nation buoyed by triumph and haunted by the question of what comes next. 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted French President Emmanuel Macron decision to recognise a Palestinian state as “reckless” while Saudi Arabia described it as “historic” as world reactions to the plan poured in ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in September.

Dozens of western nations, including France, called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Monday as Israel launched fresh attacks on the central city of Deir el-Balah. The countries' joint statement said the Israeli aid distribution system in the Palestinian enclave "deprives Gazans of human dignity" and urged a negotiated ceasefire.

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The Foreign Ministry says West Jerusalem has violated the UN Charter and international law.

The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation a day after US President Donald Trump launched air strikes to deter rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping vessels, which the White House claims killed senior rebel leaders. Washington also warned Tehran to stop backing the Houthis.

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

The president also appeared to threaten civilians in Gaza, saying they would be "dead" if they held hostages.

Mourners dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags or clutching portraits of the group's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, gathered in their thousands to attend his funeral on Sunday in a stadium on the outskirts of Beirut.