Benjamin Netanyahu

The strategic significance of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the friction between the U.S. and China and the possible return of Trump make for a high-risk horizon

Moody’s has lowered the country’s credit rating for the first time in its history. Added to the enormous cost of mobilizing 300,000 reservists and accommodating 200,000 displaced people is the ‘significant’ risk of a large-scale conflict with Hezbollah

The raid was celebrated in Israel as a victory in the sluggish battle to free the hostages, with more than 100 captives still held by Hamas and other Gaza militants

In its announcement Friday, Moody’s warned that the ongoing war in Gaza and a possible war in the north with Hezbollah could adversely affect Israel’s economy. It downgraded the country’s rating from A1 to A2

Over one million Palestinians forcibly displaced to Gaza’s border with Egypt are surviving in increasingly inhumane conditions. Now, they face an Israeli military incursion with nowhere else to turn to

More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are packed into Rafah, many after following Israeli evacuation orders that now cover two-thirds of the territory

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ignoring calls from the international community, including the United States, to avoid the humanitarian disaster that a military incursion in the southern Gaza area would entail

The Israeli army is intensifying attacks on Rafah in the south of the Strip, while Egypt and Qatar are attempting to bring the parties in the conflict closer to a ceasefire agreement

Mohammed ‘Abu Bakr’ al-Saadi was the commander in charge of Kataib Hezbollah’s operations in Syria. Officials suspect the militia led the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan in late January

The U.S. Secretary of State began his fifth tour of the region on Monday after Washington struck targets in Iraq and Syria, where six U.S.-allied fighters were killed by pro-Iranian militias

Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said it was France’s role as a ‘friend’ to tell Israeli leaders some truths they ‘may have difficulties hearing’

Israel’s prime minister insists he will not accept a deal with Hamas ‘at any price’ as the Palestinian militia seeks prisoner releases and withdrawal of troops from the Strip

After most of its smuggling routes were cut off, Hamas resorted to making its own arms, partly by repurposing materials salvaged from Israeli attacks

Demonstrators managed to stop trucks bound for the Strip in the port of Ashdod to press for the release of the hostages still being held after the Hamas attacks of October 7

António Guterres warned that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, would be forced to scale back aid to more than 2 million Palestinians as soon as February

The bombing comes less than a day after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to do all it could to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in the besieged territory

The judges order Israeli authorities to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid and report within a month on the steps taken

In the highly anticipated decision made by a panel of 17 judges, the International Court of Justice decided not to throw out the case

Through their own past of oppression, many people here stand firmly with the Palestinians. But there is also a large Jewish community in the country, and its members are feeling increasingly fearful

The Israeli prime minister has sent a letter to Gustavo Petro asking him to support the efforts to free the 136 people held captive by the Islamic group

The ICJ judges will decide on Friday whether to order a provisional halt on the military offensive in the Palestinian enclave, which has killed nearly 26,000 people since October

Prime Minister Netanyahu assembles a crisis cabinet and submits declassified documents to the International Court of Justice to rebut South Africa’s claim. Judges are expected to decide on precautionary measures on Friday

Relatives of more than a hundred Israeli captives have been camping in front of the prime minister’s residence. Hamas is demanding an army withdrawal before negotiating their release. Meanwhile, the bombings are killing people in the south of the Palestinian enclave