A naval blockade of Israel was not considered a tangible threat until before the war in Gaza. Amid the rising tensions with Turkey, which has one of the strongest fleets in the region, the IDF now believes such a scenario may come about

Orna Zamir, wife of IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, joined the board of the small importer in May; her husband has yet to sign a conflict-of-interest arrangement covering the company, whose shares were recently suspended over accounting concerns

The shutdown has cut about 80 percent of Israel's desalinated water supply, as experts examine whether algae linked to sewage from Gaza and the Nile Delta contributed to the disruption

Prosecutors say the guards punched, kicked and beat Tair Abu Asab and eight other prisoners with batons after their shift commander told them to enter the cell to 'show the prisoners there is no cease-fire'

The British foreign secretary said his country would not 'acquiesce in the destruction of the two-state solution.' Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar, said Israel was prepared to retaliate against such measures

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would respond if Washington returned to its commitments under the interim agreement, as oil prices rose following renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

A viral video of Lebanese singer Elissa tossing aside a kaffiyeh has sparked an uproar across the Arab world – and a broader debate over changing attitudes toward Palestinians

The appointment comes after Defense Minister Israel Katz fired Avi Bluth's live on television, then retracted it a day later