Live Updates: Hezbollah attempts to resupply operatives trapped underground, Iran continues executing protesters
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss BoP deal • IDF reportedly diverts forces to West Bank to combat settler extremism • IDF strikes Hezbollah command center
Follow us on GoogleDebris is strewn across the jetty in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's internationally recognised, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (photo credit: Khaled ZIAD / AFP via Getty Images)
Iraqi PM al-Zaydi pledges to monopolize weapons by September deadline
Hezbollah disarmament 'integral' to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells 'Post'
The spokesperson added that the terror organization bears sole responsibility for Israel's presence on Lebanese soil, saying, “This is precisely why Hezbollah must be disarmed and dismantled."
ByAMICHAI STEINAn Israeli military vehicle displaying an Israeli flag in southern Lebanon. August 16, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Kushner, Blair, BoP head Mladenov meet Hamas delegation in Cairo over Gaza roadmap, sources say
Hamas, US, and Board of Peace delegations discuss disarmament, decommissioning of terror infrastructure • Talks also included IDF withdrawal and Gaza's reconstruction, source tells 'Post'
ByAMICHAI STEIN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAMUS President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Eight Arab, Islamic nations accuse Israel of derailing Trump's Gaza peace plan
In a joint statement, the countries accused Israel of undermining efforts to fully end the war with Hamas in Gaza and derailing Trump’s push to cement conditions necessary for long-lasting peace.
ByGOLDIE KATZ(Front row, L/R) Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, hosted by US President Donald Trump.(photo credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution engaged directly with Hamas, NGO Monitor claims
NGO Monitor says internal Hamas documents show NOREF coordinated with senior Hamas officials and was seen by Hamas as a conduit for influencing European policy.
ByMATHILDA HELLERProtesters take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration marching towards Ullevaal Stadium ahead of the World Cup qualifier between Norway and Israel, in Oslo, Norway, October 11, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Tom Little)Go to the full article > >
Recent Kurdistan Region attacks expose Baghdad’s struggle with Iran-backed militias - analysis
Three drones were intercepted over Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, as Baghdad seeks to bring armed groups under state control and rein in Iran-backed militias.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANSmoke rises from an oil warehouse on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, following a suspected drone strike on April 1, 2026. (Illustrative)(photo credit: Gailan Haji / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Renewed Moscow-Damascus flights signal revival of ties after Assad's fall - analysis
Syria is expanding its airline network, adding flights from numerous countries over the past year as Damascus seeks to reconnect with the region and Europe.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANRussian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 28, 2026. (photo credit: MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
