Beirut needs international support to curb Iranian efforts to maintain its presence in Lebanon while it continues to support Hezbollah. The resumption of war would free Tehran from this dilemma, as it fears the complete crushing of its regional sphere of influence

The lawsuit comes amid broader scrutiny of the BBC's editorial standards, including criticism of its Gaza documentaries

A U.S. official told Axios, 'Netanyahu has turned over the last two years into a global pariah. He should ask himself why Egypt's al-Sisi refuses to meet him and why, five years after the Abraham Accords, he still hasn't been invited to visit the UAE'

Ayman Ghrayeb, who documents the forcible displacement of Jordan Valley communities, has been in 'administrative detention,' custody without trial, since November 17. On Monday his custody was extended by five months. Friends say that before his arrest, two Shin Bet agents told him they were fed up with his activism

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani blasts 'vile Islamophobia' after Republican council member Vickie Paladino wrote on X that 'we need to take very seriously the need to begin the expulsion of Muslims from Western nations'

The paramedic died in Israeli military custody the same day he was detained during a coordinated medical evacuation in northern Gaza. His family learned of his death only after petitioning the court, and the autopsy results remain undisclosed