Israel has reportedly asked Lebanon to transfer the remains of Jews buried in cemeteries in Beirut and Sidon to Israel as part of negotiations toward a permanent agreement between the two countries, according to Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar. Many of the graves reportedly belong to Jews whose relatives now live in Israel. Jerusalem has proposed including their
F-16s intercept two aircraft that breached restricted airspace as Trump attended Bedminster golf event.
Board of Peace envoy says Gaza roadmap offers only certain safeguard against another October 7 invasion.
Iran’s regime is more afraid of US economic pressure than American military strikes, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said, arguing that Tehran’s overriding priority in negotiations is gaining access to desperately needed cash. “The Iranians are more afraid of Secretary Bessent than they are of Secretary Hegseth right now,” Waltz said, referring to
Nearly 15 years after a laser-guided Kornet anti-tank missile tore into an Israeli school bus near Kibbutz Sa’ad, close to the Gaza border, Israel is preparing to indict Basel Salahieh, the senior Hamas military operative accused of masterminding the deadly attack. The tank-killing missile, capable of penetrating modern armor, was deliberately fired from Gaza at
Trump signals shift away from military threats in favor of greater reliance on sanctions and blockade.
Security forces in Syria’s southern governorates have remained on heightened alert to prevent additional terrorist activity.
Netanyahu stressed that Israel was demanding an actual dismantling of Hamas’ weapons rather than what he described as a fictitious disarmament process.
The effort to rebuild U.S. weapons inventories comes as a $1.15 trillion defense spending bill remains stalled in Congress.
British regulators have launched an investigation into one of the UK’s largest Muslim charities after its director was arrested on US charges accusing him of secretly funneling millions of dollars and humanitarian supplies to Hamas under the cover of aid operations. US prosecutors allege Al-Khair Foundation director Mohammad Yousef Hasna worked closely with senior Hamas
