Coverage of Israel’s security and diplomacy, including operations in Gaza and southern Lebanon, Hezbollah, and tensions with Iran.
Iran war update: Hormuz ship attacks hit a wartime high, US forces destroy a spy dhow, and Iran reportedly orders Hezbollah readiness.
Middle East war update: Aramco HQ hit as Houthi fire widens, Hormuz ships take new projectile strikes, and Iran executes a mountaineer.
Law-STEM fellows urge the US and Israel to warn civilians before IRGC strikes. We checked every Geneva and ICRC rule the open letter cites.
Middle East war update: Houthis fire on Riyadh a third day, 29 nations back the UK’s Fairford blame on Iran, and Tehran readies its Hormuz reply.
Middle East war update: a second Riyadh airport strike kills one, a drone hits a tanker off Oman, and Tehran rejects the US Hormuz reply.
Middle East war update: a Riyadh airport strike kills 12, Trump weighs hitting the Houthis, and US jets disable a blockade runner.
Middle East war update: Iran claims a tanker strike, Yemeni forces take the Bab al-Mandab shore, and Moscow relays Tehran’s terms to Trump.
Two months after Israel left West Zawtar under a US-backed plan, Reuters says no new pilot zone exists and residents still lack water and power.
Trump rules out Iran strikes before Nov. 3, Houthi missiles kill three Saudis at Riyadh airport, and tanker attacks spread beyond Hormuz.
Israel takes the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, the UN warns of 20,000 displaced, and a Gaza drone accident: September in review.
Houthi strikes kill three at Saudi airports as the coalition hits 82 targets, a tanker is struck off Qatar, and Washington weighs new Iran strike options.
Yemen’s Red Sea coast offensive stalls near Dhubab as Houthi missiles and drones reach Saudi airports, and a Hormuz tanker attack injures 12 crew.
IRGC turns a tanker back in the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen’s Taiz road fight intensifies, and Israel digs in east of Gaza’s Yellow Line.
Flightradar24 data puts flydubai FZ1073 84 km from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base at its closest. Officials name no target. Here is what is and is not established.
Naza: The Real Story is a 49-minute Israeli film of IDF officers’ accounts. Who made it, what it claims, its rival NAZA, and what UN and rights bodies found.
Yemen opens a campaign to retake Houthi territory as another Hormuz tanker is struck and Israel’s strike on Hamas’s top Gaza official stays unresolved.
A critical investigation of the UN’s Gaza genocide report: its standard of proof, its omissions, Hamas’s own founding words and the blood libel’s history.
Opinion: the UN inquiry’s genocide finding rests on an inferred intent, a one-sided record and investigators with documented credibility problems.
The GREAT Trust Gaza reconstruction plan sketched a US-led trusteeship and $70–100B in public funds; no backer is confirmed and several firms disown it.
In Nabatieh, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says Beirut cannot wait for a regional deal and must secure a full pullout plus a single state chain of command.
The IDF reports more than 370 Hezbollah sites in south Lebanon and over 140 Gaza targets struck in a month as ceasefire violations continue on both fronts.
Washington warned Beirut that Israel will keep operating in south Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, The New Arab reports, as Salam meets Rubio in Washington.
An Israeli strike killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, Hamas’s northern Gaza commander; medics say strikes killed at least six more on Wednesday despite the ceasefire.
IDF hits Hezbollah sites after an explosive drone toward Israeli troops as Qassem marks Nasrallah’s death anniversary in Beirut.
Smotrich Urges Annexation to Litani and Gaza Yellow Line
Israeli Forces Raid Kfar Shuba Farm as Lebanon Ceasefire Frays
Two IDF Reservists Killed by Their Own Drone in Northern Gaza
IDF Says It Killed Hamas Commander Linked to Hostage Detention
Israeli Strike on Khiam Triggers South Lebanon Power Outage
UNIFIL Maps Nearly 30 Israeli Positions Across South LebanonWe use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site, you consent to cookies.
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