Middle East Crisis

Disorder and instability reign from Gaza to Syria and the Red Sea.

One of many consequences is the demise of Iran’s self-styled Axis of Resistance.

A lightning advance by rebels will force Moscow to recalibrate its Syria strategy.

Israeli and Hezbollah forces have 60 days to withdraw from southern Lebanon to create a buffer zone.

But continued cross-border attacks could threaten the fragile negotiations.

Hungary is the first ICC member state to openly flout the decision, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban inviting the Israeli leader to visit.

Seasonal rains and flooding portend further humanitarian catastrophe.

The outgoing administration has one last chance to do the right thing.

This week’s strikes could draw a line in the sand—or set the stage for a bigger offensive.

A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas remains far off.

Both Israel and Hamas have vowed to continue their war effort.

While the Hamas leader’s death represents a political victory for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel is no closer to a realistic plan for governing Gaza.

The U.N. mission warned that deliberate attacks on its forces violate international humanitarian law.

Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups remember the war’s start amid larger regional conflict.

Attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have surged since Oct. 7, 2023.

Leaders in Tehran believe that Washington will restrain Israel in order to prevent a regional conflagration.

Yes, the United States has leverage—but not like you think.

Even after taking damage, the group still has unconventional military means of its own.

The group has been degraded but can still inflict serious harm.

The Hezbollah leader’s death will not bring lasting peace for Israel.

Israel killed the Hezbollah leader, capping a series of stunning operations.

Far-right ministers and opposition leaders agree that Hezbollah must be removed from Israel’s northern border.

One family flees their village in the south for uncertain refuge in the capital.

The militant group must decide between walking back its threat to northern Israel or risking the loss of its advanced missile capabilities.

Hassan Nasrallah called the operations an “act of war” that “transgressed all boundaries and red lines.”

Israel is believed to have carried out the attacks on the group’s communications.

This is the “biggest security breach” that the Lebanese militant group has faced since the Israel-Hamas war began.

The region’s most bitter conflicts aren’t all linked to one another.

Israel is widely believed to be responsible for the attack.

The Sunbirds’ story began with tragedy but has evolved into one of resilience.

The United Nations urged Israel to cease its now two-day operation in the West Bank.

The Iran-backed militant group said it targeted Israeli military sites, including intelligence agencies.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the latest proposal could be the “last” opportunity to free Israeli hostages and secure a truce.

Both sides accuse the other of delaying negotiations as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 40,000 people.

Israelis believed their country’s survival was no longer in question. Not anymore.

New Israeli conditions, the death of Hamas’s political leader, and ongoing attacks in Gaza are keeping Hamas away from the negotiation table.

Yet fear of military escalation looms as Iran vows to attack Israel in the coming days.

Most Israelis want a deal, including the generals. Not Netanyahu.

“We are not building a military that can handle three theaters simultaneously,” one expert said.

A tense showdown risks spiraling out of control.

The assassination of the Hamas political leader points to public dissatisfaction with the regime in Tehran.

Ismail Haniyeh’s death could stall ongoing cease-fire efforts and raises the risk of an all-out Israel-Iran war.

Roughly half of House and Senate Democrats boycotted the speech as protesters in Washington denounced the Israeli leader’s visit.

Republicans want to help him out—but Democratic lawmakers don’t need to provide the crowd.

Evidence is growing of a command and control problem.

Bezalel Smotrich aims to bankrupt the Palestinian Authority and cement Israeli rule.

The Lebanese armed group is trained and equipped much better than Hamas.

The U.S. president wants a truce more than Israel and Hamas do.

U.S. mediators remain optimistic, but calls for the full withdrawal of Israeli troops may stymie the proposal’s success.

The civilian death toll continues to mount as U.S., Egyptian, and Qatari officials scramble to secure a cease-fire deal.

Israel’s military offensive came under increased scrutiny following a deadly fire in a tent city over the weekend.

Sovereignty would serve America’s interests—and Israel’s.

Meanwhile, Israeli and foreign officials react to ICC allegations of war crimes in Gaza.

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for five senior officials, including Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar.

What the war in Gaza is doing to U.S.-Israeli relations.

The resolution is a symbolic win for Palestinian statehood without granting U.N. voting rights.

The U.S. president pauses some military aid as tensions with Israel mount.

Netanyahu’s office says Israel’s war cabinet has unanimously decided to continue the Rafah operation.

Colombia is the third Latin American nation to suspend diplomatic relations with Israel since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Far-right voices in the Israeli prime minister’s cabinet seem to be eclipsing foreign warnings against the planned offensive.

Some politicians have called student protesters a threat. Instead, they are providing us all with an education in democracy.

Newly arrived Indian workers say abuse is common.

Israel-Iran tensions should not distract us from the suffering of Palestinians.

Experts say the attack was designed to showcase Israel’s capabilities without further provoking Tehran.

The Biden administration fears an offensive would result in a high civilian death toll.

With Iran’s backing, Hezbollah is one of the most powerful militias in the Middle East.

Attacks from Iranian soil add a fifth theater to Israel’s ongoing war.

Will Palestinians ever recover from the famine and destruction?

Six months in, there’s still no plan for after the war, U.S. officials say.

Managua urges the International Court of Justice to order Berlin to stop all weapons exports to Israel.

A joint international task force could quickly mobilize an emergency system to clear shipments through the Rafah border crossing.

An airstrike in Damascus kills a top Iranian IRGC commander.

The agency, which goes to great lengths to remain neutral, is Palestinians’ only hope.

The United States has intervened in past Mideast wars, but this one is different.

The group is exploiting sympathy for Palestine to spread its propaganda.

The U.S.-led resolution signals a subtle shift in the Biden administration’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

In the Middle East, nothing is ever simple—including the provision of humanitarian aid.

Washington wants Israel to secure the Egypt-Gaza border instead of launching an all-out offensive on Rafah.

A surge in spoofing from the Middle East to northern Europe is throwing onboard navigation systems off course.

Chaos and turmoil will endure long after a cease-fire.

The discord comes amid new UNRWA clashes with Israel over alleged Hamas ties.

Hamas and Israeli officials remain at odds over ongoing cease-fire talks.

The six-week cease-fire would occur over Ramadan and include the release of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

The United States and others want a revitalized PA to eventually govern postwar Gaza.

Palestinian democracy is battered—but potentially resilient.

Indifference to Palestinian suffering in Gaza is alienating moderates across the Islamic world and tarnishing the appeal of liberal democratic values.

A revised doctrine offers little hope for change.

Washington’s handling of the Israel-Palestine conflict appears to be hurting the president’s credibility among African Americans.

Destroying Hamas remains Israel’s top priority despite mounting public pressure to free more hostages.

The ICC should prosecute Israelis responsible for bombing hospitals, denying access to medicines and vaccines, and causing excessive civilian harm.

Israel’s longest-serving prime minister faces the test of his political life.

Washington’s favorite prescription for Israeli-Palestinian peace risks unleashing a wave of interethnic violence unseen since the partition of India and Pakistan.

Israeli and Palestinian women’s organizations have a rich history of political engagement.

Officials from the U.S., Egypt, Qatar, and Israel crafted the plan, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “significant gaps” remain.

On the role of atrocities and their retelling in identitarian conflict.

The high court approved six provisional measures to address the crisis but declined to order a cease-fire.

The Israeli public is convinced the world is against it.

Beijing backs the Palestinians in Gaza but faces its own genocide accusations at home.

Netanyahu needs to scale back war aims and compromise on core issues.