2024 Iran-Israel Conflict

Former IDF negotiator says Israel could have ended Gaza war, freed hostages a year earlier

"We could have achieved the same strategic accomplishments in terms of damaging Hamas's military strength, and in terms of many other security issues, much earlier," said Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon.

IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.
Iranians residing in Armenia hold a demonstration in solidarity with Iranian protestors, outside the Iranian embassy in Yerevan on January 15, 2026.

Iranian rapper sentenced to death for 'writing protest slogans on walls'

Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Tel Aviv, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.

Forward unto dawn

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026; illustrative.

Iran FM Araghchi says Trump being ‘dragged’ toward war by 'certain elements'


Voices from the Arab press: Iran is at the forefront, and Gaza is being sidelined

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 PALESTINIAN GUERRILLAS patrol the Amman streets in Sept. 1970, after a civil war – known as Black September – broke out between the Jordanian army and various Palestinian forces.

14 Days: High alert

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Iranians chant during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2024.

Ex-Shin Bet official: Israel must strike the core of the Iranian regime

Former Shin Bet officer Yossi Amrosi discussed the Iran attack, emphasizing the need for a heavy and powerful response.

 Missile fire from Iran on April 14, 2024, as seen from Ashkelon

Israel's handling of the Palestinian issue is a strategic asset for Iran - opinion

As long as Israel keeps moving without a strategic vision, we are providing the Iranians with optimal conditions for influence.

 IRAN’S FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh meet in Doha in December 2023.

US Christians should push for a US-Israel strategic and moral victory over terror - opinion

American Christians should speak boldly and ask our leaders to ensure that Israel and the US may continue to collectively enjoy a victory over terror that is strategic and moral.

 SPEAKER MIKE Johnson stands in the US House of Representatives ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in 2023.

'Ironclad' US-Israel relations not strong enough to join counterstike on Iran - opinion

Is America’s ironclad relationship with Israel actually more malleable than so adamantly advertised by the Biden White House?

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken leaves after a news conference at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, in November.

Iran's main goal: Destroy the world as we know it, impose Shia Islam globally - opinion

Iran’s leaders want to destroy the world as we know it. They want to dominate the Middle East, overthrow Western-style democracy, wipe out Israel, and impose Shia Islam on the world.

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech marking the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, in February 2024.

The IDF's Tulkarm raid has big implications about the Palestinian Authority - opinion

It may have looked like a run-of-the-mill Israeli counter-operation in Tulkarm this week. But it’s always worth taking a closer look – because the implications can be enormous.

 THE IDF conducts an operation in Nur Shams, in pursuit of Palestinian terrorists, in April 2024.

Israel is already at war in the North, escalation with Lebanon is inevitable - opinion

Today’s reality of Israel’s northern border is that while perhaps called officially by another name, there is already a war taking place. It’s on a low flame, but it is war. 

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discusses the northern front with IDF Northern Command head Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin at the Northern Command headquarters on February 25, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 200?

Two killed by alleged Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon's Hanin •Jewish French woman allegedly raped, kidnapped to 'avenge Palestine' •Gazans discover mass grave near Nasser hospital

 Israeli soldiers guard the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, while Lebanese soldiers work on their side of the border, on May 16, 2023.