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People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs neighborhood of Haret Hreik on May 6, 2026.

Israel strikes Beirut in breach of Lebanon ceasefire

Israel has continued to carry out strikes in southern Lebanon but had not targeted Beirut since the ceasefire took effect.

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Analysis

Israel fears Trump seeking Hormuz win while sidestepping Iran nuclear issue

While President Donald Trump keeps pressuring Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Israel fears the American leader will decide to cut his losses and sideline the nuclear threat.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

A man sits watching as Lebanese first responders search for human remains among the rubble the day after a house was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, on May 1, 2026.

Culture

Lebanon's churches, mosques and archaeological sites damaged in Israeli strikes

Israeli strikes in Lebanon have damaged a growing number of cultural and religious sites, as sites in Israel have also sustained damage from Hezbollah and Iranian attacks.

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Analysis

Can Bennett, Lapid unite Israel’s opposition to unseat Netanyahu?

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (L) speaks to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a meeting at the Knesset (parliament), in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Final approval of the parliament dissolution bill was initially expected by midnight but was postponed to June 30 as coalition and opposition lawmakers sparred over last-minute legislative details, several sources familiar with the parliamentary said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Analysis

Iron Dome in Gulf: How Iran war turned UAE-Israel defense ties operational

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Francesco Schiavi

By Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Analysis

Without exit strategy, Israel faces emboldened Hezbollah, limited options on Iran

Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Samuel Wendel

Senior Market Research Analyst

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Israel, Jordan to sign solar/water cooperation deal in Dubai

After months of secret negotiations, mediated by the United Arab Emirates and with the assistance of US Climate Envoy John Kerry, Israel and Jordan will sign an agreement next week in Dubai that should help them both to face climate change challenges.

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Leadership urges caution as Israeli tourists held in Istanbul

Israel is concerned that the prolonged detention in Istanbul of tourists Natali and Mordi Oknin bodes ill for rapprochement between the two countries.

Bedouin

Plans for new Israeli-Bedouin town face array of obstacles

The Bennett government plans on establishing a new Bedouin city in the Negev, but the way to realizing the project seems long and complicated.

Lapid

Budget approval makes Yair Lapid Israel’s new dominant politician

With the state budget approved, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is now preparing for the moment when he takes over premiership from his coalition partner Naftali Bennett.

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Israeli court delays key testimony in Netanyahu corruption trial

Nir Hefetz, a former aide to Benjamin Netanyahu and his family, is the prosecution's star witness in Case 4000.

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Spyware firm seeks help from Israeli government as backlash continues

The spyware company NSO is seeking help from the Israeli government in the wake of the US Department of Commerce’s blacklisting.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid appears at a news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the State Department in Washington, DC on October 13, 2021.

Ahead of Vienna meeting, Israel’s Lapid multiplies efforts against Iran

Preparing for the United States resuming talks on Iran Nov. 29, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his team are active in Brussels, Paris and Washington to advance Israeli positions.

Naftali Bennett, head of the Habayit Hayehudi party, the Jewish Home party, during a visit to the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, on Jan. 21, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Bennett in bind over prayer space by Western Wall

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett knows that in the current political constellation, he has little choice but to advance the outline for a Jewish prayer space by the Western Wall.

Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks at Jerusalem Post's annual conference, Jerusalem, Oct. 12, 2021.

Israeli defense minister to visit Morocco in first since normalization

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is expected to sign security cooperation agreements with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdellatif Loudiyi.

A pedestrian walks past electoral posters in the northern Arab-Israeli town of Sakhnin on Sept. 15, 2019, two days ahead of the Israeli general elections.

Arab-Israeli hospital project raises controversy

Arab-Israeli parties from the opposition and the coalition disagree over a bill designed to establish a new hospital in the city of Sakhnin.

Arab Jewish violence

Israel’s army redraws wartime supply routes to avoid Arab villages

Military officials are considering the possibility of local Arab uprisings in Israeli towns as they modify wartime plans.

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo speaks, alongside Attorney General Merrick Garland (2L), FBI Director Christopher Wray (L) and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (R) during a news conference over ransomware cyberattacks, at the Department of Justice, in Washington, DC on Nov. 8, 2021.

US sends envoy to engage Gulf, Israel on cybersecurity

A deputy secretary of the US Treasury is heading to the Middle East to talk coordination on maintaining an edge in the digital domain.