• Israel's plan to install West Bank regulations denounced as illegal 'mega land grab'

    Israel's plan to install West Bank regulations denounced as illegal 'mega land grab'

    Feb 15, 2026 07:48 PM EST

    ... permitted to sell land privately to Israelis, though measures announced last week aim to nullify this. Currently, settlers can buy homes on land controlled by Israel’s government. Last week's decision also aimed to expand Israeli enforcement of several aspects of in the West Bank, including environmental and archaeological ...

  • Mideast experts on what Israel wants from U.S.-Iran nuclear discussions

    Mideast experts on what Israel wants from U.S.-Iran nuclear discussions

    Feb 11, 2026 11:35 PM EST

    ... t been a realistic possibility for a while. And with these latest moves, which is just continuation of a disturbing trend on the part of Israel, I think that, for the foreseeable future, it's not a realistic scenario. Geoff Bennett: Dennis Ross, how do you see it? Dennis Ross ...

  • Trump 'insisted' to Netanyahu that Iran talks continue as Israel pushes for tougher limits

    Trump 'insisted' to Netanyahu that Iran talks continue as Israel pushes for tougher limits

    Feb 11, 2026 07:37 PM EST

    ... have been urging both sides to show restraint, warning that any strike or retaliation could have destabilizing consequences for a region already strained by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Gaza is also a topic In his post, Trump added that he and Netanyahu had “also discussed the tremendous progress ...

  • Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza, hospital says, as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

    Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza, hospital says, as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

    Feb 10, 2026 04:47 PM EST

    ... into southern Israel and killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, on Oct. 7, 2023. The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili — the final body in Gaza — were found and returned in January ...

  • Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks

    Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks

    Feb 07, 2026 11:43 PM EST

    ... Qatar on Saturday, accused Israel of destabilizing the region, saying that it “breaches sovereignties, it assassinates official dignitaries, it conducts terrorist operations, it expands its reach in multiple theaters.” He criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and called for “comprehensive and targeted sanctions against Israel, including an immediate arms embargo.”

  • Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 30 Palestinians, including several children

    Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 30 Palestinians, including several children

    Jan 31, 2026 06:00 PM EST

    ... responses to violations of the agreement. It said Saturday's strikes followed what it described as two separate ceasefire violations a day earlier, in which Israeli forces killed three militants who emerged from a tunnel in an Israeli-controlled area of Rafah and four who approached troops near the dividing ...

  • South Africa expels Israel's top diplomat over social media posts insulting Ramaphosa

    South Africa expels Israel's top diplomat over social media posts insulting Ramaphosa

    Jan 30, 2026 09:26 PM EST

    ... visits by Israeli officials. It also gave no more detail on that, but David Saranga, an official at the Israeli Foreign Ministry tasked with promoting Israel's image on social media, was in South Africa this week. South Africa said that it had informed the Israeli government of the decision ...

  • Israel will reopen Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after nearly two-year closure

    Israel will reopen Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after nearly two-year closure

    Jan 30, 2026 09:02 PM EST

    Thousands of Palestinians inside Gaza are trying to leave the war-battered territory, while tens of thousands who fled the territory during the heaviest fighting say they want to return home. An Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity in accordance with policy told The Associated Press that dozens ...

  • News Wrap: Israel recovers remains of final Gaza hostage

    News Wrap: Israel recovers remains of final Gaza hostage

    Jan 26, 2026 11:20 PM EST

    In our news wrap Monday, at least six people are presumed dead after a private business jet crashed in Maine during the weekend's snowstorm, Israeli officials say they've recovered the final hostage remains in Gaza and China’s top military ranks are in turmoil after its most senior general is being investigated for what's being called...

  • Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire

    Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire

    Jan 21, 2026 11:29 PM EST

    ... really know where he is.” Hamas said Wednesday it has provided “all information” it has on Gvili's body to the ceasefire mediators, and accused Israel of obstructing search efforts in areas it controls in Gaza. Israel targets more sites in Lebanon Israel’s air force carried out multiple strikes ...