The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; his former defense minster, Yoav Gallant; and Ibrahim al-Masri, a senior Hamas official. The warrants mean the court has reason to believe all three have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. But their arrests are far from guaranteed. What crimes…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of…
Tensions in the Middle East showed no signs of easing Monday as a high-ranking Iranian military official pledged that Israel will face “bitter and unimaginable consequences” for its weekend attack on military targets that killed at least four Iranian soldiers. Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said the attack showed…
Israel’s military responded to an Iranian missile attack by conducting “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran on Friday, a move that appeared to push the Middle East to a new, more dangerous and multi-front phase of conflict a year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. “The regime in Iran and its proxies in…
JERUSALEM – A drone was launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea on Saturday, his spokesman said, adding that the premier was not in the vicinity and there were no casualties. The military said Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets and several other drones into northern Israel on…
BEIRUT/CAIRO – Israel ordered more evacuations and targeted a new location in northern Lebanon on Saturday, as a third U.N. peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah. At least 15 people were killed and 37 wounded in Israeli strikes across three different areas in Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said. One…
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants continues inside southern Lebanon as Israel decides how to retaliate against Hezbollah ally Iran for its missile attack on Tuesday. Israel is planning a “significant” retribution against Iran for launching at least 180 ballistic missiles into Israel. Its reprisal could widen armed conflict across several Middle Eastern nations….
Major U.S. stock indexes slipped while oil prices climbed on Tuesday amid worries about escalating tensions in the Middle East. Iran launched missiles at Israel, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The IDF’s announcement came just hours after a U.S. official said Iran was preparing imminently to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. The official…
Israel on Wednesday said it shot down a missile fired by Hezbollah toward Tel Aviv, the first time the Iran-backed militia group had fired at one of Israel’s most populated cities. Hezbollah said the missile targeted the headquarters of the Israeli Mossad spy service, believed to have coordinated an unusual attack that exploded thousands of…