Hezbollah readies massive funeral for slain leader Nasrallah
Nasrallah's death nearly five months ago in a huge Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs left Hezbollah supporters in disbelief and sent shockwaves across Lebanon and the region.
Iran executed 975 people in ‘horrifying’ 2024 escalation: rights groups
Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said the figure was the highest since IHR began recording executions in Iran in 2008.
Why is Gaza truce under threat?
US President Donald Trump's forceful backing of ally Israel has put the ceasefire under strain, and particularly his proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its Palestinian inhabitants.
Iranian supreme leader urged to revoke fatwa on nuclear weapons – Telegraph
Top commanders have reportedly pressed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to lift the religious ban, citing existential threats
Iran will respond in kind to US ‘threats’ – Khamenei
Negotiating with Washington is “neither wise, intelligent, nor honorable,” the Iranian supreme leader has said
Iran condemns US sanctions on oil shipments to China
Iran has warned that these sanctions will have broader repercussions, holding the US government responsible for any fallout.
Israel wants European nations to take displaced Palestinians
Defense Minister Israel Katz has suggested that countries critical of military action in Gaza should offer refuge to people leaving the enclave
Syria’s new leaders are ‘polite jihadists’ – Israel
Militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took power in Damascus in December, toppling the government of Bashar Assad
Israel cuts ties with UN aid agency supporting Palestinians
The agency, UNRWA, will be banned from operating on Israeli soil, and contact between it and Israeli officials will also be forbidden.
New backlash over Trump plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza
After the ceasefire came into force, Trump touted a plan to "clean out" the Gaza Strip, reiterating the idea on Monday as he called for Palestinians to move to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan.
Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed
Israel had been preventing vast crowds of Palestinians from using a coastal road to return to northern Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the truce agreement by failing to release civilian women hostages.
Google sold AI tools to IDF after Hamas attack – WaPo
The US tech giant has reportedly been rushing to provide the tech to beat out its competitor Amazon