1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (257+ words) May 24 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic states on Sunday strongly condemned the actions of far-right Israeli police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in Israeli detention. Governments have expressed…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (588+ words) Israel struck south Lebanon on Saturday despite a ceasefire as Hezbollah said its backer Tehran had pledged not to abandon the militant group. Hezbollah said its chief Naim Qassem had received a message from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, saying…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (285+ words) ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel must halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb growing settler violence, seven major Western nations said on Friday, accusing the Israeli government of aggravating tensions in the West Bank. "Over the past…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (622+ words) More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the Middle East war, as animosity smoulders across the region despite a fragile ceasefire. This year's rites, drawing worshippers from across the Islamic world including…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (277+ words) The first of hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists began arriving at Istanbul airport Thursday after being arrested then deported from Israel, an AFP correspondent said. The 422 activists, among them 85 Turkish nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three planes chartered…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (385+ words) May 21 (Reuters) - Israel faced mounting international criticism after its national security minister released a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists kneeling with their hands bound following the interception of aid vessels in international waters. European Council President Antonio Costa said…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (348+ words) JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lose the first national vote since the 2023 Hamas attacks. Lawmakers…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (651+ words) Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation. The video, shared on X by firebrand minister Itamar Ben…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (395+ words) Somaliland's first ambassador to a foreign country formally presented his diplomatic credentials in Israel on Monday, in another sign of deepening ties between the two sides after Israel recognized the territory late last year. What happened: Mohamed Hagi presented his…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (232+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar instructed their staff Thursday to prepare a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and one of its columnists, Nicholas Kristof, following a column in which Kristof accused Israeli authorities…...