Some 20 countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, said the plan constituted "a flagrant violation of international law, and an attempt to entrench the illegal occupation and impose a fait accompli... in contravention of international legitimacy".
Arab, Muslim nations condemn Israel's plan for Gaza City takeover
Several Arab and Muslim countries on Saturday condemned as a "dangerous escalation" Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City.
Gaza reports 14 dead after Israel says it killed two top Hamas figures
The Israel Defense Forces gives a statement Friday that it killed two top Hamas figures in Thursday's airstrikes, but Gaza health officials reported 14 deaths in 24 hours.
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
Iran executed a man on Saturday who was convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence and military, state media reported.
Netanyahu approves $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt, Israel’s largest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he has approved a $35 billion natural gas export agreement with Egypt, marking the largest gas deal in Israel’s history. The 15-year deal could also help ease tensions between the two nations following the two-year war in the Gaza Strip.
Israel mortar fire hits Gaza residential area, wounds at least 10
Israel’s military said on Wednesday that its troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least 10 people, in the latest incident to strain the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.
Israel’s northern communities still in ruins as border tensions with Hezbollah rise
More than a year after a fragile ceasefire took hold along the Israel-Lebanon border, residents of war-battered towns like Metula say they are still struggling to rebuild their lives as renewed tensions unsettle the region.
