- 4d ago
Israel sets October 27 election as Netanyahu trails former military chief Eisenkot in polls
The Knesset confirmed Sunday that general elections will be held on October 27, marking the first time in decades the legislature has completed a full term. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an uphill battle, with surveys showing his Likud party behind the centrist Jaschar party led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.
- 4d ago
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, newspaper blacklists Meloni, Trump and Netanyahu
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge for his father's death a national duty. A Tehran newspaper published AI-generated mugshots of 13 Western officials in orange prison uniforms, including Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
- Jul 9
US confirms strikes on 90 military targets in Iran while explosions hit near Bushehr nuclear site; Iran blames US and Israel
The US military confirmed strikes on about 90 Iranian military targets, while Iran reported an attack on a facility near its Bushehr nuclear plant and blamed the 'American-Zionist enemy,' though Washington denied involvement in that specific incident.
- Jul 8
Hegseth cancels Israel trip as Netanyahu opposes Trump's F-35 sale to Turkey
The US defense secretary was set to reassure Israel over a potential F-35 deal with Turkey, but the visit was called off hours after Trump pledged to lift sanctions and sell the jets.
- Jul 5
Netanyahu claims Christian villages in southern Lebanon asked to be annexed by Israel
The Israeli prime minister told Fox News that some Christian communities in southern Lebanon have requested protection from Hezbollah by joining Israel, a claim made as Israeli forces remain in a border security zone.
- Jul 4
Iran begins funeral for Ali Khamenei as millions expected in Tehran, security warnings issued
Tens of thousands of black-clad Iranians gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque on Saturday for the start of public mourning for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli strike in February. Authorities expect 15 to 20 million people to attend the ceremonies in the capital alone.
- Jun 29
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon as Beirut rejects US-brokered framework deal
The Israeli military detonated a 200-metre Hezbollah tunnel near Majdal Zoun on Sunday, hours after Lebanese officials and the militant group rejected a US-brokered security agreement signed two days earlier.
- Jun 27
Netanyahu hails Israel-Lebanon deal as blow to Iran, orders army to prepare for prolonged stay in southern Lebanon
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US-brokered framework agreement with Lebanon as a 'blow to Iran and Hezbollah', while Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to ready for a prolonged presence in the southern security zone.
- Jun 27
Netanyahu and Katz hail Israel-Lebanon deal as 'historic' blow to Iran and Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz on Saturday cheered a US-brokered framework agreement with Lebanon, framing it as a strategic blow to Iran and Hezbollah and insisting Israeli forces will remain in a southern security zone until Hezbollah disarms.
- Jun 27
Hezbollah leader rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon deal as 'humiliating, shameful' surrender, Israeli drone strikes south
One day after Lebanon and Israel signed a US-mediated framework agreement to end months of conflict, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem dismissed the deal as humiliating and vowed to continue armed resistance, as an Israeli drone struck southern Lebanon.
- Jun 21
Israel refuses Lebanon withdrawal as Iran demands war end before broader deal with US
Israel's defense minister said Sunday the IDF will not leave the security zone inside Lebanon, hours before Iran and the US began talks in Switzerland where Tehran warned it would not pursue a wider agreement unless hostilities cease.
- Jun 15
Israel rebuffs US-Iran ceasefire framework, rejects Lebanon withdrawal as Iran demands UN endorsement
Israel’s government said it is not bound by the US-Iran ceasefire framework and will keep its forces inside Lebanon, while Iran demands a UN Security Council endorsement and US guarantees to stop Israeli operations there.
- Jun 14
Iran calls peace talks 'useless' after Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, threatening US deal
Tehran's chief negotiator declared US-mediated talks useless on Sunday after Israeli airstrikes hit the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, killing at least 3 people and injuring 15, the latest blow to an emerging pact.
- Jun 14
Trump claims Iran peace deal will be signed Sunday, but Tehran and events in Lebanon cloud the timeline
Washington and Islamabad say a framework agreement to end the three-month US-Iran war will be signed on 14 June, but Tehran denies any Sunday ceremony and Israeli strikes on Beirut add fresh complications.
- Jun 14
U.S. and Iran reach tentative deal to end war and reopen Strait of Hormuz, but Israeli operations in Lebanon cloud the path
A Pakistan-mediated preliminary agreement seeks to halt the U.S.-Iran conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, yet Israel's ongoing war against Hezbollah and unresolved nuclear concerns threaten to unravel the uneasy truce.
- Jun 14
Israel strikes Hezbollah command centre in Beirut after rockets hit northern communities
Israeli warplanes struck a Hezbollah command centre in the Dahiya suburb of Beirut on Sunday, hours after the group fired projectiles into northern Israel in what the IDF called a flagrant ceasefire violation.
- Jun 14
US–Iran peace deal announced, Israeli airstrike delays electronic signing
Pakistan announced a US–Iran peace framework on Sunday, but an Israeli airstrike on Beirut suburbs threw the electronic signing into doubt, with Iran’s chief negotiator warning the diplomatic path was at risk.
- Jun 14
Trump says peace deal with Iran to be signed Sunday as Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon
Donald Trump and a Pakistani mediator said a US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war will be signed on Sunday, though Tehran has not confirmed the date and Iranian media report significant differences between the two sides' versions of the deal.
- Jun 3
Israel and Hezbollah keep fighting after Trump claims deal, as US-Iran talks hang in balance
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump announced he had brokered a halt to hostilities, exposing a rift between Washington and Benjamin Netanyahu that threatens wider peace talks with Iran.
- Jun 2
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire as US-led talks enter fourth round, leaving Lebanese civilians caught between diplomacy and escalation
Israeli and Lebanese envoys met in Washington for a fourth round of direct negotiations on Tuesday, even as Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah attacked Israeli positions, deepening a three-month war that has defied a ceasefire in place since 17 April.
