Middle East
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Iran fires missiles at Israel following Israeli airstrike on Beirut, Trump responds
President Trump said on Sunday that he would ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to the Iran attack
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Iran’s national soccer team arrives in Mexico for World Cup preparation
Players landed Sunday after completing training sessions in Turkey, where the squad had been holding a pre-tournament camp
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Shootings erupt near West Bank, killing at least 1 and injuring 5
Israeli emergency officials said the violence unfolded across multiple locations, beginning with reports of gunfire at a gas station near Kokhav Yair, a community situated along the boundary with the West Bank.
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Biden says he will halt shipping weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah, citing civilian casualties
Multiple lawmakers have spoken out against the planned ground invasion of Rafah, including Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Biden's Vietnam? Israel-Gaza war threatens to sink 46 with legal, political triggers
Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren said that Congress has made a commitment to help Israel and the commitment must be upheld.
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Israel takes control of Gaza side of Rafah border crossing with Egypt
Israel moving a tank brigade to the edge of the southern Gaza city came amid cease-fire negotiations with Hamas.
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Israel launches targeted attacks in Rafah while continuing hostage deal negotiations
"The Hamas proposal is far from Israel's necessary requirements" for a ceasefire, per Netanyahu's office.
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Israel orders about 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate Rafah, Hamas calls it 'dangerous escalation'
A senior Hamas official reportedly reacted to the order, calling it a "dangerous escalation that will have consequences."
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Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel in one of largest attacks since war's start
There are no reports of injuries in the Lebanon attack, but at least seven people were reported injured from the Hamas barrage.
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Hamas delegation in Egypt has made progress in discussions regarding a ceasefire: report
Both sides are reportedly facing pressure to make a deal to end the war, which has been going on for seven months.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters take over main building at top university in Paris
The activists demanded that the university make an official statement “condemning the actions of Israel that infringe upon the rights and well-being of Palestinians.”
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Columbia University suspends press access on campus amid pro-Palestine protests
"Media access to campus is suspended. Campus is accessible only to CUID-holders and essential personnel as a safety measure and that includes media," the University announced.
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World Central Kitchen 'resuming operations' in Gaza after airstrike killed 7 workers
"We will continue to get as much food into Gaza, including northern Gaza, as possible—by land, air, or sea," the organization said in a news release.