Among Hamas Hostages: More Than 20 Thais, Half a World From Home
She does not know why they are fighting in the Holy Land halfway across the world, or even exactly who is fighting. All she wants...
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Yemeni rebels join the war against israel
Is the Gaza war spreading? The Houthi rebels in Yemen declared war on Israel this week, driving home the point by lobbing a number of...
Iran-backed militias in Iraq threaten to close down US embassy
An Iran-backed Shiite militia in Iraq has threatened to increase attacks on the US interests in the country and the region, as the Israel-Gaza war...
Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with the leader of Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iranian state media reported on...
Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’: how Hamas and Tehran are attempting to galvanise their allies against Israel
The devastating attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October has transformed the Middle East, thrusting the Israeli-Palestinian question – considered a diplomatic side-issue for...
Monday briefing: How Hezbollah is fuelling fears of a new front in the Israel-Hamas war
It’s been another remorseless weekend for the people of Gaza. On Saturday night, an Israeli air strike at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp killed at least...
Hezbollah, Tehran leading from behind
Since the Hamas attacks on southern Israel on October 7, the group’s leaders have been desperate for Hezbollah — its militant Iran-backed ally in Lebanon...