War

Iran has established an interim leadership council as the country faces a critical succession process following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. TEHRAN — Iran has entered one of the most uncertain periods in the history of the Islamic Republic following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a U.S.-Israeli strike […]

Kadim settlement reopens two decades after its evacuation, as Israel expands settlements around Jenin despite growing international opposition. JENIN, Occupied West Bank — Israel has reopened the Kadim settlement in the northern West Bank, two decades after it was evacuated under a previous Israeli government’s unilateral disengagement plan. About 30 families described by Israeli authorities […]

BANDAR ABBAS, Iran — Fishing boats are once again setting sail from the port of Bandar Abbas as daily life slowly resumes following months of heightened military tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors. Although a ceasefire has eased hostilities between Iran, the United States, and Israel, […]

TEL AVIV — Yocheved Lifshitz, one of the first Israeli hostages released by Hamas, took the world by surprise in late October when she shook the hand of one of her captors and uttered a single word: “Shalom” — a Hebrew salutation meaning “peace.” Now, in an exclusive interview, Lifshitz said she believes peace can […]

President Joe Biden was visiting Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on a campaign stop today when a group of war protesters interrupted his speech. “If you really care about the lives lost here, then you should honor the lives lost and call for a ceasefire in Palestine,” one protester shouted during his […]

Twelve-year-old Do’a Atef spends her days knocking on doors begging for food, or gathering firewood from a dusty hill near a refugee camp outside Rafah, in southern Gaza, to cook the few tomatoes and peppers given to her by strangers. Do’a told NBC News that she was displaced from her home in Beit Lahia in […]