Even the religious public understands today that conversion therapy for gay men causes serious harm. But what about lesbians? A first study of its kind reveals how widespread the practice is among them – and the scars it leaves on their psyches

According to the UN children's agency, just 40 percent of Gaza's drinking water production facilities remain functional as fuel shortages could lead to a 'man-made drought' ■ At least 25 of those killed were awaiting aid distribution

Raja Khatib lost his wife, two daughters and sister-in-law in an Iranian missile attack last Saturday. Just two days earlier the family had returned from a vacation in their villa in Italy. 'I am left with nothing,' he says

Like Melville's obsessive Captain Ahab, Netanyahu lauched the war with Iran as part of a deranged personal mission

Iranian authorities have initiated a wave of arrests in the midst of the war with Israel, with media reporting dozens of people having been taken into custody across the country in recent days

For a prominent Jerusalem activist couple, the protests against Netanyahu's judicial coup, the war in Gaza, and for the return of the hostages are one interconnected struggle

Protesters gathered outside the homes of Prime Minister Netanyahu and several ministers; over three were arrested. Since the Iran war began, police have blocked protests under emergency rules, even dispersing small, spaced-out groups