• Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

    Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

    May 19, 2026 10:13 PM EDT

    ... said he and fellow activists remained determined to continue their protests “until Gaza is reached.” Israel has blockaded Gaza's coast for nearly two decades Israel has maintained a sea blockade of Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007. Israeli authorities intensified it after the Oct. 7 ...

  • Lebanon death toll tops 3,000 in latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

    Lebanon death toll tops 3,000 in latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

    May 18, 2026 05:55 PM EDT

    ... speak directly with Netanyahu at this stage — a move that would likely generate blowback in Lebanon, where talks with Israel were met with protests. Twenty Israeli soldiers, two Israeli civilians inside Israel and a defense contractor working in southern Lebanon have been killed on the Israeli side since the latest ...

  • Israeli navy intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

    Israeli navy intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

    May 18, 2026 03:33 PM EDT

    The activists' attempt comes less than a year after Israeli authorities foiled a previous effort by the group to reach Gaza, which involved about 50 vessels and around 500 activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela and several European lawmakers. The Israeli action has ...

  • Israel says it killed a top Hamas leader

    Israel says it killed a top Hamas leader

    May 16, 2026 12:21 PM EDT

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the last surviving architects of the Oct, 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday. Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed on Friday, Israel’s ...

  • Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire, U.S. State Department says

    Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire, U.S. State Department says

    May 15, 2026 06:58 PM EDT

    ... to double the company’s export capacity through that port, will become operational next year, the media office said. Schreck reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press reporters Munir Ahmed in Islamabad; Koral Saeed in Abu Snan, Israel; Matthew Lee in Washington; and Mae Anderson in New York contributed.

  • Lebanon and Israel kick off new negotiations amid fighting with Hezbollah

    Lebanon and Israel kick off new negotiations amid fighting with Hezbollah

    May 14, 2026 09:17 PM EDT

    ... from Israel’s rescue service, Magen David Adom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWR3xUP1hi8 Israel has struggled to halt frequent Hezbollah drone attacks on Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and over the border in northern Israel.Israel has also continued to carry out strikes in Lebanon. On Wednesday, Israel ...

  • Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy

    Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy

    May 14, 2026 05:57 PM EDT

    ... citizen Thiago Ávila — back to Israel where they were interrogated and detained for several days. The activists accused Israel of torture. Brazil and Spain condemned Israel for “kidnapping” their citizens. The two were deported from Israel on Sunday. Organizers say the latest efforts involved a regrouped fleet following Israel’s ...

  • Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

    Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

    May 12, 2026 10:31 PM EDT

    ... bill's sponsors who is part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's ruling coalition, said the overwhelming consensus for the bill in the Knesset shows Israeli lawmakers can come together "around a common mission." Several Israeli rights groups — including Hamoked, Adalah and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel — said ...

  • Israeli troops will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

    Israeli troops will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

    May 11, 2026 07:03 PM EDT

    ... mouth, went viral and sparked widespread outrage. It was the latest act by Israeli forces to be denounced as anti-Christian in southern Lebanon, where Israel launched a ground invasion earlier this year to target the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group. Israel's military said the soldier posing would get ...

  • Two activists detained over leading an aid flotilla to Gaza are deported by Israel

    Two activists detained over leading an aid flotilla to Gaza are deported by Israel

    May 10, 2026 07:28 PM EDT

    ... climate activist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, and several lawmakers. Israel arrested, detained and later deported the participants, including Ávila, who claimed Israeli authorities abused them while in detention. Israeli authorities denied the accusations. Israeli strike kills two in Gaza In Gaza, an Israeli strike hit a ...