Israel vows retaliation if Iran attacks from its soil
“If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Israel Katz said in a post on X in both Farsi and Hebrew. Read more
War in the Middle East
Iranian commander vows revenge for Israeli strike that killed 2 generals
The attack on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria was a significant escalation in a long-running shadow war between the two archenemies. Read more
Israel finds body of hostage killed in Gaza; cease-fire talks to resume
Hamas has insisted on linking a phased end to the war to any agreement releasing hostages. Read more
Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly strikes on aid workers
The findings are likely to bolster widespread skepticism over the Israeli military’s decision-making. Read more
Biden conditions aid to Israel on Gaza civilian safety
Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone days after Israeli airstrikes killed seven food aid workers in Gaza. Read more
Bodies of 6 slain foreign aid workers leave Gaza
The three British citizens, a Polish citizen, an Australian and a Canadian American dual citizen worked for World Central Kitchen. Read more
Israeli strike kills 7 aid workers in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the country’s forces had carried out the “unintended strike … on innocent people.” Read more
Ships with aid head for Gaza as concerns about hunger soar
Egypt’s state-run Al Qahera TV said truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas will resume Sunday. Read more
UN chief: Gaza starvation is ‘moral outrage,’ massive aid needed
About 7,000 aid trucks are waiting in Egypt’s North Sinai province to enter Gaza. Read more
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Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized
A 12-year-old boy in east Jerusalem lights the fuse of a long firework and hoists it in the air. Then, just before it explodes and illuminates the night sky with a burst of red, he is shot in the chest by Israeli police and falls to the ground. Read more
U.S. national security adviser visits Kyiv
The national security adviser expressed optimism that lawmakers in Washington will break a monthlong logjam and approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic aid to Ukraine. Russian forces have exploited the shortfall to make some gains in the conflict. Read more
Israel raids Gaza’s biggest hospital for a second day
. The military said it had killed 50 Hamas militants in the hospital, but it could not be independently confirmed that the dead were combatants. Read more
Jared Kushner praises Gaza’s ‘waterfront property’ as ‘very valuable’
“Gaza’s waterfront property, it could be very valuable, if people would focus on building up livelihoods,” Kushner said in an interview dated Feb. 15, posted earlier this month on the YouTube channel of the Middle East Initiative, a program of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and reported first on Tuesday by The Guardian. Read more
Gaza faces ‘imminent’ famine amid raids
The European Union’s top diplomat said the impending famine was “entirely man-made” as “starvation is used as a weapon of war.” Read more
Netanyahu snaps back against growing U.S. criticism
In recent days, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the country and a strong Israel supporter, called on Israel to hold a new election, saying Netanyahu had “lost his way.” Read more
Putin basks in electoral victory even as Russians quietly protest
Voters in Russia are going to the polls for the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule after he clamped down on dissent. Read more
Israel and Hamas to resume cease-fire talks in Qatar
Hamas gave mediators a new proposal for a three-stage plan that would end the fighting, according to two Egyptian officials. Read more
Proposed U.S. resolution would back efforts for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
The United States circulated the final draft of a United Nations Security Council resolution late today that would support international efforts to establish “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war as part of a deal to release hostages taken captive during Hamas’ surprise attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7. Read more
Australia resumes funding for UNRWA, pledges more Gaza aid
Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack. Read more
Schumer pushes for new Israeli elections
Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., strongly criticized Netanyahu in a 40-minute speech this morning on the Senate floor. Read more
Israel to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of offensive
The fate of the people in Rafah has been a major area of concern of Israel’s allies — including the United States — and humanitarian groups, worried an offensive in the region densely crowded with so many displaced people would be a catastrophe. Read more
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