Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday made a rare rebuke to Iran and said Tehran’s envoy should be summoned over reported comments by a top Iranian official that it would be ready to help “negotiate” to implement a UN resolution on Lebanon. Lebanese PM Najib Mikati said in a...

The Israeli army claimed Thursday to have killed Hamas political chief Yahya Sinwar in a military operation in the Gaza Strip.  In an official statement on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichae Adree confirmed “the elimination” of Sinwar in Gaza. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz...

The US will intensify efforts with its partners to end the Israeli war on Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said shortly after reports of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel.  In a statement, Blinken said Sinwar, over the past months, rebuffed efforts by the US and...

Aircraft on Thursday conducted the first humanitarian aid airdrop since mid-July over the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which has been enduring continuous Israeli attacks for over a year.   Witnesses reported that unidentified planes dropped relief supplies...