1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (512+ words) JERUSALEM " Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid "to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year. The former prime ministers " Naftali…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (533+ words) LONDON " Ships were largely avoiding the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after an escalation at the weekend in which "Iran fired what appeared to be warning shots at vessels, and the U. S. military seized an Iranian cargo ship. Just one ship…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (449+ words) NEW YORK " A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said. The target of the plot…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (450+ words) JERUSALEM " Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen said she endured repeated sexual assault, harassment and intimidation during her 471 days of Hamas captivity, speaking publicly for the first time about her experience and her fear of becoming a "sex slave" in Gaza....

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (953+ words) WASHINGTON " The risk of an expanded Iran war grew on Saturday as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, even as additional U. S. forces reached the Middle East. Speaking before the strike, "Secretary…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (788+ words) GENEVA, Switzerland " Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organizer, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1193+ words) CAIRO " Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, two days after the countries held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington. The truce that Trump said was scheduled to begin at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (740+ words) WASHINGTON " Lebanon and Israel opened their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a "historic…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (12+ words) US military 'setting conditions' to clear mines from Strait of Hormuz'KSL. com...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (814+ words) DUBAI " Iran showed no sign of agreeing to President Donald Trump's ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday or face bombing of civilian infrastructure in what would be the biggest escalation yet "of the war....