Today
Don’t bomb Beirut: US urges Israel to rein in response
Washington is racing to avert a full-blown war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah after the soccer field attack that killed 12 children.
- Maya Gebeily, Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari
Yesterday
Israel hits Hezbollah for Golan carnage, but eyes Gaza truce talks
PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to exact a ‘heavy price’ from Hezbollah, which has been trading fire with Israel across the Lebanese border in solidarity with Hamas.
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- Dan Williams
This Month
UN warns Israel, Hezbollah against ‘catastrophe beyond belief’
Israel blames Hezbollah for a deadly rocket strike on a soccer field in the Golan Heights. But the Lebanese militant group has denied responsibility a tensions rise.
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- Ari Rabinovitch and Maya Gebeily
Thousands fill Washington’s streets to protest Netanyahu visit
Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza that has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians filled several blocks as they weaved through the streets of the nation’s capital.
- Ashraf Khalil and Alanna Durkin Richer
Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza in fiery Congress speech
While lauding US-Israeli unity, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press forward with Israel’s war against Hamas in a scathing address to Congress.
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- Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri and Ashraf Khalil
Wave of shipping inflation could complicate rate cuts, economists warn
Economists are sounding the alarm on the impact of surging shipping costs on the global fight against inflation.
- Delphine Strauss
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- Middle East tensions
Israel destroys Houthi oil facility in Yemen strikes
The attack is the first by Israel on Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and threatens to open a new front in the conflict, with the Houthis vowing to retaliate.
- Ari Rabinovitch and Enas Alashray
Yemen’s Houthis take credit for shock drone strike in Tel Aviv
The attack in the heart of Israel’s most populous city killed one and injured at least five people, sparking renewed concerns of wider regional violence.
- Heidi Levine, Kareem Fahim, Steve Hendrix and Kelsey Ables
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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- James Shotter and Neri Zilber