World Aug 03 Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal, urges halt to strikes JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza's postwar transition met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board reached with Hamas. Nikolay…
World Jul 24 U.S. military says it fired on another vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports The U.S. and Iran showed no sign of backing away from their conflict after a 13th straight night of strikes. With fighting flaring again and diplomacy uncertain, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible.
World Jun 15 Israelis angry over U.S.-Iran peace deal lash out at Netanyahu Israelis from across the political spectrum are angry about the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
World Jun 14 Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to U.S. naval blockade Details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in Switzerland.
World Jun 09 Netanyahu and Trump started a war together. Now, their differing goals have put them at odds The fighting has since died down, but the differences between the two leaders are likely to persist, in part because of their domestic political considerations.
World May 19 Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza A live feed on the Global Sumud Flotilla website showed armed Israeli soldiers boarding the vessels as activists in life vests put their hands up. Soldiers then destroyed cameras mounted on the vessels.
World May 14 Ultranationalist Jews recite racist slogans during march into Jerusalem's Old City Normally a bustling marketplace for Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem, the area was devoid of Palestinians, many of whom had barricaded themselves inside their homes and closed their shops for the day. The procession often leads to violent confrontations between…
World May 13 Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.
World May 12 Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers Rights groups have criticized the measure, saying it makes the death penalty too easy to impose while also doing away with procedures safeguarding the right to a fair trial.
World May 11 Israeli troops will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon Israel's military said the soldier posing would get 21 days in military prison and the soldier who photographed it would get 14.