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Israel has destroyed more than 20,000 homes in southern Lebanon, according to Israeli military statements reported by Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr on the ground. The destruction continues despite an active ceasefire agreement between the two parties, raising questions about the terms and enforcement of the...

Israel will hold national elections on October 27, 2026, the legally mandated deadline for the vote. This is the first ballot since Hamas's October 7, 2024 attacks and the subsequent military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Surveys indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is...

Israeli officials claimed in July 2026 that Iran had developed an assassination plot targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump, according to reporting discussed on Breaking Points. Breaking Points hosts and guest Trita Parsi argued the claim appears designed to escalate tensions and potentially justify renewed...

The United States conducted military strikes against Iran, according to statements from Trump, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in Gaza on July 12, 2026. One Indian crew member went missing after Iran attacked a commercial vessel in regional waters. Kuwait reported responding...

During what is being described as a 284-day ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,093 Palestinians in Gaza this week alone, according to Al Jazeera reporting. The total Palestinian death toll in Gaza since October 7, 2023, stands at 73,221, Al Jazeera reports. Separately, Al...

In analysis published 22 June 2026, ABC News Australia featured former Tony Blair advisor John McTernon, who argued that Prime Minister Keir Starmer failed to articulate a coherent economic vision and constrained himself by refusing to raise taxes to fund public services. McTernon also characterized...

In reporting from mid-June 2026, Al Jazeera correspondent Robert McBride documented Israeli military attacks intensifying in southern Lebanon even as diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire continued, according to Al Jazeera's on-the-ground coverage. The escalation has prompted scrutiny of the viability of ongoing negotiations between the...

In a June 2026 TRT World interview, Lebanon's Minister for Displaced Persons Kamal Shehadi stated that Lebanon's objective is full territorial liberation and Hezbollah disarmament, while rejecting involvement in external conflicts. According to TRT World, Israeli military operations were continuing in southern Lebanon at the...

In reporting from late June 2026, Democracy Now! cited mediators from Pakistan and Qatar as saying the United States and Iran made "encouraging progress" during 18 hours of negotiations in Switzerland, with both sides agreeing to a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days....

Hezbollah has deployed fiber-optic guided drones with increased effectiveness against Israeli military targets in Lebanon, a capability shift documented in recent combat footage circulating widely online. The analysis argues this drone technology represents a tactical advancement that has altered Israel's operational planning in the region....

Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of Drop Site News, argued on Al Jazeera that Israeli military operations in Lebanon and the Trump administration's failure to constrain them could derail ongoing Iran-US diplomacy. Scahill told host Steve Clemons that prospects for moving beyond a preliminary memorandum of understanding...

On June 16, 2026, the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh sustained severe damage from Israeli military operations, with widespread destruction of residential buildings, the historic old market, and a mosque documented by AP journalists on site. Residents including Samar Kahil surveyed ruins of their homes...

On Fox News' 'Life, Liberty & Levin,' host Mark Levin reviews the terms of a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and, according to the segment, criticizes those he says are pressuring Israel over Middle East policy.