Articles tagged with "Israel"

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Middle East Roundup, June 30: Iran prioritizes diplomacy with US but remains ready for war: Negotiator

Iranian official says Tehran’s ‘current priority is to ensure the implementation’ of the Islamabad MoU with Washington; Pezeshkian says mutual understanding is ‘a two-way street,’ adds Tehran will honor commitments if Washington does; German FM says the MoU ‘creates an opportunity for diplomacy in what remains a highly fragile situation.’

3 DAYS AGO

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. (Radio Pakistan/X)

Israel attempted to ‘derail’ US-Iran talks in Switzerland: Pakistan FM

'These parlays, which are starting today in Switzerland, could have started a few days earlier, but Israel's attacks on Lebanon derailed everything and stopped everything,' Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in an interview with Al Arabiya.

June 23, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on February 25, 2026. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

India tilts to Israel as Iran ties crumble in Middle East war

India abandoned neutrality in the Iran–Israel conflict, weakening ties with Iran while strengthening its strategic alliance with Israel despite regional and domestic costs.

June 22, 2026

German universities face growing pressure to cut ties with Israeli institutions

Student councils across Germany back academic boycotts of Israeli universities, citing alleged military ties; pro-Palestinian activism grows despite resistance from university administrations, political pressure, and police crackdowns.

June 10, 2026

Pakistan, OIC urge UNSC action against Israeli annexation efforts in occupied Palestinian territory

OIC and Arab Group members at the UN, urging the Security Council to stop Israeli annexation activities, settlement expansion, forcible displacement, and violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory.

June 5, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits for the start of an Israeli war cabinet meeting also attended by U.S. President Joe Biden on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli MPs back parliament dissolution bill in first reading

The coalition's move to propose the bill comes as Netanyahu faces growing pressure from ultra-Orthodox parties, and his fractious right-wing coalition appears increasingly vulnerable to collapse.

June 2, 2026

Israeli offensive in Lebanon forces Syrian, Palestinian refugees to flee again: UN

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, with roughly one in five people in the country a refugee, warning that escalating violence is leaving displaced communities with shrinking access to housing, medical care, and basic services across the country.

June 1, 2026

FILE: Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara listens on as she attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP)

Israel attorney general warns of country's democratic backsliding

Gali Baharav-Miara, who also serves as the government's legal adviser, has clashed with Netanyahu's government since it took office in late 2022 and has denounced what she describes as the government's general disregard for court rulings.

June 1, 2026

Israel added to UN blacklist on sexual violence in conflicts

UN added Israeli security forces to its blacklist for conflict-related sexual violence after documenting cases against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including rape, forced nudity and abuse in detention facilities.

May 29, 2026

Graphic content / TOPSHOT - Injured children wait for medical care at the trauma ward at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Gaza health officials say five killed in Israeli airstrike

At least five people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on eastern Al-Maghazi in Gaza despite a ceasefire, according to health officials.

May 26, 2026