Middle East

Israel launched major strikes on Gaza and Lebanon as the country commemorated the anniversary of the violent Oct. 7 attack that triggered its yearlong offensive against Hamas and Hezbollah militants....

Thousands of protesters were marching in cities around the world over the weekend, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Middle East approached its...

Israel intensified its bombardment of southern Beirut and northern Gaza overnight, as the Israeli military stepped up its airstrikes against Iran-allied militant groups. An Israeli strike on a mosque in...

Hurricane Helene’s death toll across the southern U.S. has now risen to 215, making it the deadliest storm to hit the mainland since Hurricane Katrina almost 20 years ago. (Hurricane...

When Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982, it exploited the sectarian fissures of a country shattered by civil war. This time, despite long-running divisions, many Lebanese are desperate to preserve a...

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep, where we’re taking a sip of coffee every time we write the phrase “escalating tensions.”  Since you last heard from us, Hezbollah leader Hassan...

Protestors threw a bag of tomatoes and red onions at Sweden’s foreign minister during a debate on Stockholm’s position on Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Thursday, local media...

As the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war approaches, the prospects of peace between Israelis and Palestinians seem less likely than ever. Despite repeated...

Someday, probably later rather than sooner, Israel and Hamas will stop shooting at each other. Relieved U.S. officials could claim there is a cease-fire and the worst is behind us,...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for Gaza to be governed by a third party as a means of ending the conflict there, while expressing support for Israel’s war...