This Month
Hamas continues ceasefire talks after Israeli strikes on military chief
Hamas has insisted that a deal would ultimately end the war, but has softened its position on some of its conditions.
- Neri Zilber
Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US
Masoud Pezeshkian urged Arab countries to use “all diplomatic leverages” to push for a lasting ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
- Amir Vahdat
Israeli strike targets Hamas military commander, kills 90 in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Mohammed Deif and a second Hamas commander, Rafa Salama, were killed.
- Mohamed Jahjouh
Iran’s new president brings moderation hope to millions
Masoud Pezeshkian defeated his headline rival in the second round of Iran’s elections to become president, a victory likely welcomed by world powers.
- Parisa Hafezi
Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s run-off presidential election by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law.
- Updated
- Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat
Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden he has decided to send a delegation to resume stalled talks on a hostage release deal.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Maayan Lubell
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What would a better Israeli prime minister do?
Israel needs to offer a postwar vision for Gaza and articulate the real stakes in this war – one battle in the struggle between the free and unfree worlds.
- Bret Stephens
Israel to test Hamas-free ‘bubbles’ in postwar Gaza plan
The pilot scheme for the “humanitarian enclaves” – a template for what Israel imagines would follow the war – will soon be launched in northern Gaza neighbourhoods.
- Neri Zilber
June
Iran’s election pits reformist against ultra-hardliner
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi after the top candidates failed to secure a majority.
- Updated
- Sussanah George
US, Europe warn Hezbollah to back off from Israel war
Western powers and Arab mediators issued the warning after Iran and Israel traded threats of what Iran said would be an “obliterating” war over Hezbollah.
- Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani
In Israel’s north, waiting for Hezbollah to attack
In the villages near the border with Lebanon, locals see a real war with the Iran-backed group as a matter of when, not if, even though an escalation would lead to enormous destruction on both sides.
- Fiona Buffini
Netanyahu says Gaza intense fighting close to ending
The Israeli PM says the new stage would offer a chance to move forces to the north to where tensions with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been growing.
- Updated
- James Shotter and Neri Zilber
Israeli business leaders push for elections
A forum of Israel’s top 200 business leaders is calling for early elections “to save Israel from a deep economic crisis”.
- Marissa Newman and Galit Altstein
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said militant leaders from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen had previously offered to send tens of thousands of fighters to help.
- Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel needs to get the hell out of Gaza
The extremists in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government have led a reckless act of economic, military and moral overstretch.
- Thomas Friedman
Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
Israeli tanks were forcing their way into the western and northern parts of Rafah, and troops were engaged in close-quarter combat with Hamas militants.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi
Why Israel doesn’t care what the world thinks
The international community thinks Israel is fighting a war of choice. Israel doesn’t see it that way, says US writer and author Bret Stephens.
- Emma Connors
Hezbollah chief threatens Cyprus in war with Israel
The leader of the militant group issued the threat as fears grow of a full-blown war across Lebanon’s southern border in Israel.
- Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
Israel approves battle plans for Hezbollah, edging closer to war
A top US official is holding crisis talks in Lebanon as fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah grow.
- Updated
- Maya Gebeily and Steven Scheer
Netanyahu slams Biden for withholding weapons
The Israeli prime minister’s strong message is designed to appeal to right-wing allies, and the White House said it “did not know what he’s talking about”.
- Updated
- Julia Frankel and Drew Callister
