2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (249+ words) A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, after massive explosions were reported as Israel said it was destroying underground infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah. People in the area reported a huge explosion…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (388+ words) Israel has inaugurated its first resident embassy in Slovenia, opening a diplomatic mission in the capital, Ljubljana, in a move that drew both official welcome from the Slovenian government and street protests from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (327+ words) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that the country's ongoing conflict with the United States could be brought to a close if Washington halts its threats and agrees to a set of conditions, including guarantees that Iran's nuclear and missile…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (412+ words) The Trump administration did not oppose a United Kingdom-led initiative imposing new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, even as U.S. officials disagreed with the specific measures, according to U.S. officials and Western diplomats, Axios reported. The U.K. announced Tuesday…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (256+ words) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Wednesday that Israel is “not planning to expel or to deport anyone from the Gaza Strip,” while saying Palestinians who voluntarily choose to leave could do so if another country agrees to receive them....

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (371+ words) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday defended his government’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank after Israel announced retaliatory measures against the U.K. over Western sanctions targeting settler violence. Britain was among 12 countries,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (480+ words) Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem has strongly condemned sportswear manufacturer Adidas after the company featured a soldier, who lost his leg while serving in the Israeli army, as the face of its "Single Shoe Service" advertising campaign. In a statement…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (254+ words) Israeli authorities have redrawn the boundaries of a 1984 “state land” declaration in the occupied West Bank, adding nearly 194 dunams, or 48 acres, of Palestinian land near the villages of Jalud and Al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian government agency said Tuesday. The Colonization and…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (904+ words) U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament Tuesday that the British government agrees Israeli settlers are committing "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians in parts of the West Bank. He added that London now considers Israel's occupation of the territory unlawful and unveiled…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (578+ words) Twelve countries, including the U.K., France and Canada, announced Tuesday they would introduce or support restrictions on trade in goods from Israeli illegal settlements in the West Bank, citing "unprecedented levels of settler violence and settlement expansion." The joint statement was…...