Israel

Officials say the main theme of Blinken’s conversations with Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will be ‘de-escalation’

The moves, along with escalating violence, further raised tensions as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in the region

The Iranian Defense Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Security Cabinet late Saturday to discuss the burst of violence

The attack, which occurred as residents were observing the Jewish sabbath, came a day after an Israeli military raid killed nine people in the West Bank

The Israeli raid on a West Bank refugee camp that the Palestinians say killed nine people is likely to dominate his talks in Jerusalem and Ramallah

A 60-year-old woman was killed in the operation, according to Palestinian health officials

The work of artists and intellectuals whose background was previously considered irrelevant or accidental is now being examined in a new light

A new study highlights the role of high-intensity aerobic activity in preventing the appearance of metastases; still, experts warn that it should not be considered a substitute for other treatments

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will not return to Iran, which has harshly repressed other athletes who supported protests by competing with their heads uncovered

The leader who has governed Israel the longest looks set to take up the reins of power once again, after just a year and a half in the opposition and with support from the far right

The inexorable rise of the candidate highlights the country’s rightward drift. According to polls, the Religious Zionist Party is set to become the third-largest force in the Knesset

The owner of the franchise in Israel, Joey Schwebel, hosted an event for ultranationalist leader Itamar Ben Gvir, leading to a backlash against the retailer