Middle East


Lebanon's Aoun seeks extension of UNIFIL mandate, despite failure to prevent Hezbollah activity

UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.

Israeli settler extremist confronts Palestinian-American at his besieged West Bank home

Loui Ridi, a Palestinian-American whose house has been besieged by settlers for over a week, films his property as Israeli soldiers walk on the road behind him, in Kusra, West Bank, August 18, 2026.

Trump declares Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory,' day after MoU deadline expires

US President Donald Trump's Truth Social post declaring Strait of Hormuz a new US territory, August 18, 2026.