Israel has attacked a military airport in northwestern Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirms on X. Shortly after the attack, three people were killed in an explosion at a power plant on the coast.
WorldNow peace in the Middle East was supposed to be on the way, but the plan was not put into action. The US and Iran are fighting hard and are even further apart on the crucial issues.
ConflictsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner have agreed on a way forward for Gaza. Donald Trump's peace council says this shows Israel is giving the American plan a chance, but adds that Israel is in a strong position.
ConflictsUS President Donald Trump does not want to extend the current ceasefire with Iran, he tells reporters at the White House. However, during the same press conference, he does not want to withdraw his threat to "bomb the crap out of Oman" if the country continues to stand in the way of a deal on the Strait of Hormuz.
ConflictsFrom a local Islamist insurgency to an authoritarian, militarized global player, the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen has undergone an astonishing transformation. In practice, it is the closest thing Yemen has to a government, says Middle East analyst Aron Lund.
ConflictsUS envoy and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has met with Hamas leaders and spoken with Egypt's president in Cairo.
ConflictsAt least 11 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, a move Israel hopes will speed up talks with Lebanon.
WorldDonald Trump has threatened to make the Strait of Hormuz “American territory” once the conflict with Iran is over. But after a backlash from Iran, the White House says Trump was joking.
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