An Israeli tank near the ceasefire line between the occupied Golan Heights and mainland Syria. Reuters

Israel strikes Syria and Lebanon despite US-brokered diplomacy

Israeli forces closing in on Ali Al Taher area in southern Lebanon

MENA

Gaza ceasefire heading for 'point of no return', says Board of Peace chief envoy

US

US sanctions Palestine Action and 'far-left groups' over alleged terror support

US

Netherlands 'regrets' Israeli expulsion of officials over settlement trade ban

Europe

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israel warning against paper kites being flown from Gaza

Cartoon

Tom Barrack back in the spotlight after Golan Heights comments

US

UK and French leaders urged to put business squeeze on Israel for Palestine

UK
Israeli forces stand guard during the raid. AFP

Israel swoops on UNRWA training centre in East Jerusalem

Netanyahu orders move against Palestinian refugee agency - as Israeli MP smashes West Bank monument with sledgehammer

MENA

CommentLebanon must get ready as Israel and Turkey battle for influence in the Levant

Comment

Syria's secret talks with Israel revealed as US drops terror designation

MENA

Iran's ambassador to Lebanon granted six-month visa as resident, not diplomat

MENA

Gaza’s children grew up flying kites. Now Israel says they will be treated as drones

MENA

EditorialSyria-Israel talks are a step in the right direction

Editorial

No Other Land directors’ Gaza film on ‘calculated mass killing’ heads to Venice

Film & TV
A Palestinian child flies a kite in a displacement camp in Gaza City on July 29. Middle East Images via AFP

Gaza’s children grew up flying kites. Now Israel says they will be treated as drones

Defence Minister warns of ‘powerful action’ after four kites landed in a kibbutz near the border

MENA

EditorialSyria-Israel talks are a step in the right direction

Editorial

No Other Land directors’ Gaza film on ‘calculated mass killing’ heads to Venice

Film & TV

Syria says it held high-level talks with Israel to defuse rising tensions

MENA

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