Israel won't be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security, US envoy says

A U.S.-backed mechanism for distributing aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's ambassador to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, but he gave ... Read More

Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “defend ourselves alone” against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US President Donald Trump struck a deal with the Iran-backed group. Read More

Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza

Two months after Israel blocked all aid to Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials are considering a new food distribution plan. The U.N. says it is unworkable. Read More

Exclusive: US, Israel discuss possible US-led administration for Gaza, sources say

The United States and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading a temporary post-war administration of Gaza, according to five people familiar with the matter. Read More

Trump’s Hope for Gaza Deal Fades as Israel Plans Major Escalation

Ahead of a trip to the Middle East, President Trump has disengaged from the conflict, analysts said, but must now decide how to respond. Read More

Middle East latest: Israel frees a Gaza medic detained since troops killed 15 rescue workers

Israel released a Palestinian medic who has been held prisoner since soldiers killed 15 of his colleagues last month and buried them in a mass grave in southern Gaza. Read More

Middle East

This comes after the Palestinian Authority President called Hamas "sons of dogs" and called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. Information ... Read More

US lobbied Turkey and Israel to hold military deconfliction talks on Syria

The Trump administration has lobbied Turkey and Israel to establish a deconfliction mechanism in Syria to prevent potential accidents, a US official and a regional source told Middle East Eye. Read More

Can the US push Lebanon to normalise with Israel?

A popular uprising was able to abrogate the "peace" treaty that Lebanon signed with Israel in ... to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye. Read More

Middle East crisis

France on Sunday called on its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country "as soon as possible" amid fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah and a broader regional conflict. French police ... Read More

Middle East

Airlines have also been reacting to developments in the Middle East, with European and US carriers canceling flights for several days after a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis landed near Ben Gurion. Read More