Middle East / Levant

Israel must approve individuals receiving aid to ensure that money goes to the poor and not to Hamas.

“The core of the problem is political, as long as the peace process is not addressed, you cannot just count on economic normalization,” said Qatar's foreign minister.

The need in the north has become a concern, especially due to the severe lack of public shelters and Lebanon’s growing economic crisis.

By adding to its power directly north of the border, it gives Hamas more flexibility on its attack options against Israel.

Iranian-backed forces in Syria said Thursday they will "respond forcefully" to the attack.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati issued a statement to the public calling for refraining from being drawn into civil war.

Palmyra (Tadmor) is located in an oasis in the middle of the Syrian Desert 134 miles northeast of Damascus.

Lapid: "Iran has publicly stated it wants to wipe us out. We have no intention of letting that happen."

"Iran to this day is not even close to acquiring a nuclear weapon. . . due to longstanding efforts by some forces in the world."

“Iran is blatantly violating the IAEA commitments. . . And we're not going to wait," Bennett told the 10th annual Jerusalem Post conference.

The agreement that will secure the doubling of the annual water supply from Israel to Jordan throughout the coming year, with the possibility of an additional year.

“The No. 1 enemy of this country is the Zionist regime, whose national security doctrine includes the weakening and destruction of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Iranian political analyst Mostafa Khoshcheshm.

Iran conducted the cyberattack “to enhance their contingency plans. Gaining access to commercial satellite imagery and proprietary shipping plans and logs could help Iran compensate for its developing satellite program.”

Three Iranian oil tankers have reached Syria’s Baniyas Port.

"It is impossible to discuss the Golan Heights without touching on what is happening over the border."

The Lebanese Army delivered nearly 160,000 gallons of fuel oil, splitting the delivery between the Deir Ammar and Zahrani power stations.

The IAEA estimates that Iran has around 85 kg of 20% enriched uranium, up from the 63 kg the atomic agency reported last May.

Last month, an arrangement was made to import Egyptian gas to Lebanon via Jordan, through Syrian territory.

As a result of the attack, six soldiers were injured and equipment was damaged, the Syrian Army said.

Hamas suggested that the Expo "promotes the weapons of the Occupation which it uses to kill the Palestinian nation."

“We do believe in economic peace to improve Palestinian lives and to do mutual industrial zones,” said Israel’s interior minister. “But not a state with an army, definitely.”

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered that the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya bint Hussein and those around her be hacked, according to an English court ruling.

It is not clear when the incident took place.

There is progress in Egyptian-brokered talks with Hamas on the matter of rehabilitation, but not regarding a prisoner exchange with Israel.

According to Kara, “Jordan can now help the Druze refugees on humanitarian grounds."

The Qatari envoy is expected to arrive in the Gaza Strip to establish a mechanism for paying salaries to Hamas officials.

Iran's Operation GhostShell is a highly-targeted cyber espionage campaign targeting the Aerospace and Telecommunications industries mainly in the Middle East.

Historically, Israel bombed the Osirak reactor in Iraq in 1981 and the Syrian nuclear program in 2007 before they went online.

In Syria, Mossad agents also allegedly abducted a retired Iranian general, who was taken to an undisclosed location and interrogated regarding the missing Israeli navigator.

Mossad director David Barnea said the operation failed; but the Prime Minister's Office said a few hours later the mission "was a successful one." Which is it?