Defiant Netanyahu Denounces Palestine Recognition, to a Mostly Empty U.N. Hall

A Palestinian state would be “national suicide” for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, but many of the diplomats and leaders at the assembly boycotted his remarks.

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After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen: ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’

Israel’s military launched multiple attacks on Houthi sites in northern Yemen, a day after its widely-criticized airstrike against Hamas officials on Qatari soil.

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Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton Student, Is Released From Iraq, Trump Says

Iraq’s prime minister also said the group, Kataib Hezbollah, had freed Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli graduate student taken hostage in Iraq in 2023, in a deal with the United States.

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Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure

The strike by the Yemeni militants followed the Israeli killing of several of their top leaders a week ago.

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Thrust Into the Line of Fire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next

A 12-day war in June upended the shadow war rivalry between Israel and Iran. Some Iranians want to strike back, others want to move on.

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Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say.

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Houthis Say Prime Minister Is Killed in Israeli Attack

Ahmed al-Rahawi had led the Houthi cabinet in Yemen since 2024. His killing is unlikely to halt the Iranian-backed group’s missile attacks on Israel.

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Israel Says Iranian Agents Recruited Dozens of Its Citizens

The agents cajoled people into acts of sabotage and even assassination plots. The cases have raised questions about greed, gullibility and loyalty.

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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons

The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.

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