Israel targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack
Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack from the coastal enclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister
Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed “later this year,” Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Thursday.
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
One of Iran’s most influential filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison to protest his continued detention.
US turns up the heat on Middle East allies in bid to stop Russia’s war machine
The US has repeatedly called on its Middle Eastern allies to support its efforts in slowing the Russian war machine, but a public threat of consequences against a close ally … Read More
Traumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid
Mohammed Abu al-Hayja was sleeping alongside his wife and two young daughters last month when loud gunfire woke them up. Minutes later, Israeli soldiers rammed down his door and burst … Read More
Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports
Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual amnesty, state media reported Sunday, although it is unclear how this will … Read More
Deadly 7.8 earthquake hits Turkey and Syria
Turkish officials say at least 17 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the south of the country early Monday. Follow here for live updates.
At my parents’ house in Turkey, it felt like the shaking would never end
My parents woke up in terror, screaming as the ground shook underneath us. I shouted at them to take cover. “It’s going to be over soon, it’s going to be … Read More
Powerful quake leaves thousands dead in Turkey and Syria
More than 4,300 people have been killed and thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, according to officials. Follow live updates here.
For Syrians devastated by civil war, the earthquake aftermath is ‘a crisis in a crisis’
For many of the Syrian victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, this is just the latest in a decade-long series of tragedies.