Lloyd J. Austin lamented that civilian casualties during Israel’s war in Lebanon are “far too high.” Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on Saturday that civilian casualties in Lebanon were “far too high” and that he would “like to…
The action came after the channel aired a report describing a number of leaders of Iranian backed armed groups as terrorists. Iraqi regulators have suspended the license of a Saudi-owned television channel and are taking steps to terminate its right…
The Israeli prime minister and his wife were not home at the time of the strike, his office said. The episode highlighted the challenge drones pose to Israel’s air defenses. A drone from Lebanon struck a building near the private…
news analysis Just about all of the actors in the region are looking for an “offramp” to the conflict, many analysts say. But Hezbollah and Hamas are talking tough, and Israel is not backing down. The killing of Yahya Sinwar,…
Extensive Israeli attacks have blown up Hezbollah munitions and killed many fighters and leaders, but the Lebanese militia is far from incapacitated, analysts say. Israeli bombs have blown up its munitions stores and killed thousands of its fighters, including many…
American commandos and intelligence officers began helping Israel soon after the Oct. 7 attacks last year. Days after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the Pentagon quietly dispatched several dozen commandos to Israel to help advise on hostage recovery…
Israel has demanded that the force, known as UNIFIL, pull out. But all the countries contributing troops and the U.N. Security Council decided unanimously that UNIFIL should stay. U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon have experienced a series of deliberate attacks by…
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, summoned Tehran’s envoy over reported comments by a senior Iranian official on a U.N. resolution deemed a precondition for a cease-fire. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister accused Iran on Friday of meddling in the country’s…
Israeli forces had been steadily closing in on Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader, for weeks before he was cornered and killed in a ruined house in the Gaza Strip. At the end, the fearsome militant leader who had helped unleash…
It’s the first impeachment under the country’s new Constitution, but some are now calling for a similar move against President William Ruto. Kenya’s Senate has voted to impeach the country’s deputy president, an unprecedented move that risks stirring a major…