#middle-east-conflict

#middle-east-conflict

What we're heading toward is the snapback scenario where the sanctions come back and Iran is likely to retaliate in some way that's unhelpful, said Ryan Costello, the policy director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). And the tensions could escalate into renewed violence after the Israeli attacks on Iran earlier this year. It's another kind of domino falling on the way toward the June war reigniting, Costello said.

Under the plan, Israel will build more than 3,000 homes on stolen Palestinian land in the E1 settlement area. The settlements would cut off East Jerusalem from the rest of the occupied West Bank, connecting Jerusalem to an existing illegal settlement, Maale Adumim.

"A two-state solution is humanity's best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza," he told reporters in Canberra on Monday.

The harvest season ends in the circular wheat fields of Altnova and Gozlu in the Kadnhan district.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting staff and customers while shouting antisemitic abuse at a cafe in central London.

The Middle East conflict is likely to be a major focus in Ireland's presidential election due to the candidacy of Catherine Connolly, a known supporter of Palestine.

Pope Leo XIV urged for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike that killed three and injured ten at a Catholic Church.

Here's the thing, and I'll speak to you in small words, so you understand. That shell was meant for HAMAS. You know, the organization who has sworn to murder all Jews, not just Israelis, time and time again, including my family. You shoot at Jews? Expect Jews to shoot back.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that the snapback of UN sanctions would end Europe's role in the Iranian nuclear dossier, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.

Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party have started the process of laying down their arms in northern Iraq after announcing the end of their armed struggle against Turkiye. This significant development follows decades of conflict and marks a shift towards democratic politics. The reactions from the Kurdish community are divided, with some perceiving this as a hopeful step towards peace, while others view it as a forced concession without tangible gains.

Netanyahu nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, revealing a strategy that exploits Trump's need for flattery while prolonging Israel's war on Gaza and ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Look, you're a man of great faith. A man who's highly respected in his country. You have to tell the truth. You got beat to hell.

To call that peace is not merely a misnomer; it is a criminal distortion. But what is peace in this world, if not submission to the West?

A midday airstrike in eastern Gaza City killed 11 people, whose bodies were taken to Al-Ahli Hospital. Another strike near the entrance of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza left two dead, according to Al-Awda Hospital.

It is disheartening to see today that the strength of international law and humanitarian law no longer seems binding, replaced by the presumed right to overpower others.

"Those of us who still cling to a belief that the actions of democratic countries should be driven by adherence to and promotion of fundamental humanitarian principles have looked on in despair at the impotence of world leaders, which has at times verged on complicity in Israel's and the US's actions."