US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of the US military’s Central Command, visited an Israeli army post in the Gaza Strip on Saturday,... Read more »
Illustrator Zeev Engelmayer, popularly known as “Shoshke,” began drawing “Daily Postcards” in the weeks after the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught. The illustrations posted on his Instagram account embodied the horror, fear... Read more »
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado earned the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recognition Friday, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee honoring her sustained democratic advocacy and efforts toward peaceful governmental transition from Venezuela’s... Read more »
The Justice Ministry released Friday a list of 250 life-sentence prisoners serving terms for murder and involvement in deadly attacks set to be released as part of the deal with Hamas. The... Read more »
After 734 days of war, US President Donald Trump officially announced that Israel and Hamas have approved the first phase of the peace plan, a deal that will lead to ending the... Read more »
The Israel Defense Forces completed a withdrawal to agreed-upon deployment lines in the Gaza Strip on Friday at noon, officially beginning a ceasefire and a 72-hour countdown during which Hamas is to... Read more »
New Middle East The last time the Knesset convened during the festival of Sukkot was on October 16, 1973. Prime Minister Golda Meir stood before the plenum to announce that the IDF had... Read more »
WASHINGTON — With the Gaza war entering its third year, US President Donald Trump has achieved something no other world leader has been able to do: Strong-arm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into... Read more »
The hostage and ceasefire deal reached in Sharm el-Sheikh raise numerous questions about its details and timeline. Key issues, such as the release of senior terrorists and the depth of Israel’s planned... Read more »
There was an outpouring of support, gladness and hope from lawmakers on both sides of the Knesset on Thursday after US President Donald Trump overnight announced an agreement on a deal that... Read more »